| James Hooker Strong | |
| Birth Date: | 26 April 1814 |
| Placeofburial Label: | Place of burial |
| Placeofburial: | Commander James H. Strong of U.S.S. Mohawk, Flag, and Monongahela in uniform with sword. From the Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress |
| Birth Place: | Canandaigua, New York |
| Death Place: | Columbia, South Carolina |
| Serviceyears: | 1829 - 1876 |
| Rank: | Rear admiral |
| Commands: | South Atlantic Squadron |
James Hooker Strong (26 April 1814 - 28 November 1882) was a rear admiral of the United States Navy, who served during the American Civil War.
Strong, born in Canandaigua, New York, was appointed a midshipman in the Navy while he was a student in the Polytechnic College at Chittenango, New York, on 2 February 1829. He made his first cruise on the Brazil Station in from 1833 to 1835. After various cruises, he commanded the store ship in 1859.
On the outbreak of the Civil War in April 1861, Strong was promoted to commander, and commanded and in the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron in 1861 and 1862, and in the West Gulf Blockading Squadron from 1863 to 1865. At the Battle of Mobile Bay, he was the first to ram the Confederate ironclad and received high commendation for his initiative and valor, and a promotion to captain.
Strong served at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in 1866 and 1867, and later commanded in the Mediterranean Squadron in 1869 and 1870. He was promoted to rear admiral in 1873 and served as Commander-in-Chief of the South Atlantic Squadron from 1873 to 1875.
Strong retired on 25 April 1876. He died in Columbia, South Carolina, on 28 November 1882.
Two destroyers have been named in his honor.