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	52k	Joseph Strauss was born 16 November 1861 in Mount Morris, N.Y. He was commissioned Ensign 1 July 1887 and began a distinguished career as specialist in ordnance in June 1893 when he reported to the Bureau of Ordnance in Washington, D.C. During the Spanish-American War he served in Lancaster blockading the Cuban coast, then returned to the Bureau of Ordnance. He established the Naval Proving Ground, Indian Head, Md., 1900 to 1902; served on a Special Board of Naval Ordnance in 1906; and was a member of the Joint Army-Navy Board on Smokeless Powders the following year. He conducted experimental work with torpedoes while commanding cruiser Montgomery 1909 to 1911; commanded Ohio (BB-12) in 1912; then became Chief of Bureau of Ordnance 21 October 1913. Strauss assumed command of Nevada (BB-36) 30 December 1916 and remained in command as the United States entered World War I. Detached from the battleship in February 1918, he was designated Commander, Mine Force, Atlantic Fleet. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal both for directing the laying of the North Sea Mine Barrage and for the hazardous task of clearing it after peace came. In October 1919 he returned to the Navy Department to serve as a member of the General Board until March 1921 when he became Commander in Chief of the Asiatic Fleet with the rank of Admiral. He resumed duty with the General Board in October 1922. The following year he also worked with Congress on the budget and appropriations. He transferred to the Retired List 16 November 1925 but returned briefly to active duty 8 October 1937 to 8 February 1938 to serve the Advisory Board on Battleship Plans. Admiral Strauss was a founder of the Naval Historical Society and a long time financial adviser of the Navy Relief Society. Among his inventions were the superimposed system of mounting guns; the first spring recoil gun mount, the first disappearing mount for deck guns of submarines, and the 12-inch gun, the fore-runner of the mighty guns for capital ships' main batteries. He received a special letter of appreciation from Secretary of the Navy Charles F. Adams in 1929 for his work on safety devices of submarines and the salvaging of sunken submarines. He died 30 December 1948 and was buried in the Arlington National Cemetery.		NHC
	127k	Undated, location unknown.		-
	44k	Undated postcard Copyright © Marine Photos, San Diego, CA.		Mike Smolinski
	147k	Undated image from the NAVSEA Journal.		Bob Bush
	86k	Undated image from the NAVSEA Journal (Photo taken 1975 per former crewman Richard Odell).		Bob Bush
	88k	Undated, location unknown.		Richard Miller, BMCS, USNR (Ret.)
	94k	Undated, location unknown.		Richard Miller, BMCS, USNR (Ret.)
	125k	Undated, location unknown.		Richard Miller, BMCS, USNR (Ret.)
	142k	Undated, location unknown.		Richard Miller, BMCS, USNR (Ret.)
	161k	Undated, location unknown.		Richard Miller, BMCS, USNR (Ret.)
	174k	Commissioned April 20 1963 at New York.		Ron Reeves
	120k	Commissioned April 20 1963 at New York.		Ron Reeves
	166k	US Navy Photo 1110087 E dated 3/24/1965. The photo is by PH1 Jean Cote, USN. The USS Ranger (CVA 61) receives fuel and supplies from the USS Sacramento (AOR 1) while USS Joseph Strauss (DDG 16) moves into position to receive replenishment from the opposite side of the Sacramento. Ships are part of Task Force 77. Photo is courtesy of the Vallejo Naval & Historical Museum.		Darryl Baker
	49k	South China Sea, March 11, 1966		© Richard Leonhardt
	58k	June 3, 1968, the guided missile destroyer USS Joseph Strauss (DDG-16) underway.		Fred Weiss
	40k	Circa 1969-1971 signed by her CO at that time CDR John E. Arnold.		Jaroslaw Brancewicz
	39k	Vancouver, BC June 1975.		Marc Piché
	48k	San Francisco October 29 1981.		Marc Piché
	71k	San Francisco Fleet Week, October 29, 1981.		Robert M. Cieri
	82k	USS Joseph Strauss (DDG-16) and USS Benjamin Stoddert (DDG-22), San Francisco Fleet Week, October 29, 1981.		Robert M. Cieri
	34k	USS Joseph Strauss (DDG-16) and USS Stoddert (DDG-22) in San Francisco November 1 1981.		Marc Piché
	77k	USS Joseph Strauss (DDG-16) and USS Stoddert (DDG-22) in San Francisco November 1 1981.		Marc Piché
	86k	Circa 1984 off Southern California.		Richard Miller BMCS USNR RET.
	128k	DF-ST-86-09259. A crewman operates a console in the combat information center aboard the guided missile destroyer USS JOSEPH STRAUSS (DDG 16) during Exercise COPE CANINE '85. Photo by TSGT Mau, April 12 1985.		Bill Gonyo
	114k	DF-ST-86-09258. The combat information center aboard the guided missile destroyer USS JOSEPH STRAUSS (DDG 16) while participating in Exercise COPE CANINE '85. Photo by TSGT Mau, April 12 1985.		Bill Gonyo
	51k	Sydney, Australia June 1986.		Marc Piché
	36k	Sydney, Australia June 1986.		Marc Piché
	36k	Seattle, WA October 1986.		Marc Piché
	35k	Seattle, WA October 1986.		Marc Piché
	172k	DN-SC-92-04485. The guided missile destroyer USS JOSEPH STRAUSS (DDG-16) heads out to sea after departing Naval Station, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Photo by OS2 John Bouvia, November 1 1989.		Bill Gonyo
	307k	DN-SC-92-02885. Pearl Harbor, June 1 1991, four decommissioned Charles F. Adams-class guided-missile destroyers lie tied up in the Middle Loch. The ships are, from front to back: the Cochrane (DDG 21), the Henry B. Wilson (DDG 7), the Joseph Strauss (DDG 16) and the Hoel (DDG 13). U.S. Navy photo by OS2 John Bouvia.		Robert M. Cieri
	216k	DN-SC-92-02897. Pearl Harbor, June 1 1991, four decommissioned Charles F. Adams class guided missile destroyers lie at anchor in the Middle Loch. The ships are, from left to right: the Hoel (DDG 13), the Joseph Strauss (DDG 16), the Henry B. Wilson (DDG 7) and the Cochrane (DDG 21). U.S. Navy photo by OS2 John Bouvia.		Robert M. Cieri
	54k	Ship's patch		Mike Smolinski
	81k	Ship's patch		Mike Smolinski
On Greek Service
	135k	Undated, location unknown.		Konstantinos Athanasakis
	74k	Undated, location unknown.		Konstantinos Athanasakis
	143k	Undated, location unknown.		Yucel M.Umar, CPO (Ret.) Turkish Navy
	207k	Undated, location unknown.		Tommy Trampp
	95k	Five views of the Strauss during Navy Week at Saronikos Bay, Greece MAY 2 1993.		George Haralampides
	87k	As above.		George Haralampides
	80k	As above.		George Haralampides
	81k	As above.		George Haralampides
	87k	As above.		George Haralampides

CDR William Morris Ari Greene    Apr 20 1963 - Jul 22 1964 (Later RADM)

CDR Bruce Keener III    Jul 22 1964 - Mar 1 1966 (Later RADM)

CDR James Donald Elliott    Mar 1 1966 - Jul 17 1967

CDR Lawrence Layman    Jul 17 1967 - Aug 16 1969 (Later RADM)

CDR John Elwin Arnold    Aug 16 1969 - Mar 27 1971

CDR James Joseph Clarkin    Mar 27 1971 - May 17 1972

LCDR Shane Patrick Daniels    May 17 1972 - Nov 2 1973

CDR David Michael Bennett    Nov 2 1973 - Sep 20 1975 (Later VADM)

CDR Ronald Frank Ingram    Sep 20 1975 - Sep 17 1977

CDR Richard Harring Wyttenbach    Sep 17 1977 - Sep 21 1979

CDR John Wesley Benepe    Sep 21 1979 - Dec 15 1981

CDR Robert Charles Bartlett    Dec 15 1981 - Jan 21 1984

CDR Linton Wells II    Jan 21 1984 - Jun 10 1986

CDR Samuel Kaaloa Anderson    Jun 10 1986 - Dec 1988

CDR John Howard Strauss    Dec 1988 - Feb 1 1990