John Strong

John Strong (died 1694) was an English privateer and maritime trader.

History

Strong began his career as first mate under William Phips, whose 1686–1687 expedition to salvage a sunken Spanish treasure ship yielded immense rewards. Strong was arrested and accused of keeping part of the treasure for himself but was later released. A second expedition under John Narborough was less successful, returning to England in 1688 with little treasure and Narborough dead; Strong was again arrested and released. He named it Falkland Sound for Anthony Cary, 5th Viscount of Falkland, a part-owner in Welfare. On 27 January 1690, he made the first recorded landing in the Falkland Islands. His expedition also recorded the first sighting of the Falkland Islands wolf The expedition continued through the Strait of Magellan. Strong stopped at Barbados before returning to England, finally capturing two French-associated vessels off Ireland in mid-1691.