USS Joseph Strauss (DDG-16), named for Admiral Joseph Strauss USN (1861–1948), was a Charles F. Adams -class guided missile destroyer of the United States Navy. Joseph Strauss ' s keel was laid down by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation at Camden in New Jersey on 27 December 1960.

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The USS JOSEPH STRAUSS (DDG-16), a Charles F. Adams-class guided missle destroyer, was commissioned on 20 APR 1963. USS JOSEPH STRAUSS served her country for 26 years, 9 months and 12 days, until decommissioned on 1 FEB 1990.

The USS Joseph Strauss (DDG-16) was the 15 th ship of the Charles F. Adams-class guided missile destroyers that served the United States Navy for almost 30 years mostly in the Vietnam War and during the hostilities between US and Iran in April 1988.

Joseph Strauss (DDG-16) was laid down 27 December 1960 by the New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, N.J.; launched 9 December 1961; sponsored by Mrs. Lawrence Haines Coburn, granddaughter of Admiral Joseph Strauss, and commissioned in the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard 20 April 1963, Cdr. William M. A. Greene, USN in command.

Commencing 24 April 1965, Joseph Strauss, together with Ernest G. Small (DDR-838), was part of the first advanced SAR/AAW picket team in the Gulf of Tonkin to support U.S. air strike operations against North Vietnam. From 16 through 21 May, she observed operations of a Russian task unit.

Four battle group ships en route to a port call in Mombasa were turned around, and the USS Joseph Strauss (DDG-16) and USS Bagley (FF-1069) raced north, refueled from the USS Wabash (AOR-5) and steamed through the Straight of Hormuz at more than 25 knots to join teammates, the USS Merrill (DD-976) and USS Lynde McCormick (DDG-8).

Commencing 24 April 1965, JOSEPH STRAUSS, together with ERNEST G. SMALL (DDR 838), was part of the first advanced SAR/AAW picket team in the Gulf of Tonkin to support U.S. air strike operations against North Vietnam. From 16 through 21 May, she observed operations of a Russian task unit.

The USS Joseph Strauss (DDG-16) was a Charles F. Adams-class guided-missile destroyer laid down on December 27, 1960, and launched on December 9, the following year. It was commissioned on April 20, 1963, with the hull number DDG-16 and served in the US Navy for 27 years until it was decommissioned on February 1, 1990.

USS Joseph Strauss (DDG-16) leads a line of ships off the coast of San Francisco, California, on 1 November 1981. Following Joseph Strauss were, from foreground: the guided missile destroyer USS Benjamin Stoddert (DDG-22), the frigates USS Robert E. Peary (FF-1073), and USS Sample (FF-1048), the destroyer USS Morton (DD-948), the combat stores ...