While in this turn, one torpedo hit (possibly two) was received probably from the submarine which was reported fired on by gun No. 37. I am just guessing. At some time during this period an 8" projectile entered No. From 16 April QUINCY supported the carriers in their strikes on Okinawa, Amami Gunto, and Minami Daito Shima. 1 fireroom and of those hits on the turrets and on the fire-room and engine room blowers. The Commanding Officer of ASTORIA produced a diagram of the battle which is the basis of most of the times stated in this report as well as the basis of Plate I. Quincy's stern is bent upwards aft of the number 3 turret, and heavily damaged by implosions. 24) USS QUINCY (CA-71) Crew Photos. The flooding from these two torpedo hits was undoubtedly the cause of the rapid sinking of the vessel. At 02:16, the cruiser was hit by a torpedo from Aoba, and the ship's remaining guns were silenced. From 0200 to 0206 ASTORIA was under an extremely heavy concentration of fire. She also neutralized and destroyed heavy, long range enemy batteries, supported minesweepers operating under enemy fire, engaged enemy batteries that were firing on the crews of the ships USS Corry (DD-463) and Glennon (DD-620) during their efforts to abandon their ships after they had struck mines and participated in the reduction of the town of Quinville on 12 June.[1]. 3 and No. 86. HullNumber.com does not retain your payment information if you make a purchase. She was assigned to the Bremerton Group, Pacific Reserve Fleet until 31 January 1952, when she recommissioned to serve in the 7th Fleet in support of United Nations Forces in Korea. The first hit (No. Survivors from the forward part of the ship collected on the forecastle with the Commanding Officer in charge. Besides this, all heavy cruisers, both those in service and new construction, carry six gasoline "handy billies" and twelve electrical submersible pumps. Of the superstructure, the bridge is heavily damaged but intact, both funnels are missing, and the float plane hangar completely collapsed. 30) in the vicinity of gun No. The hit on the face plate of turret I made a clean hole 11 inches in diameter through the 8" class "B" face plate and the 51 lb. The Bureau's policy. 25), penetrated the kerosene tank under the starboard ladder leading from the well deck to the boat deck and passed through the main deck into the after mess hall, where it detonated. 2 fireroom. As a result, there is a great deal of information which, naturally, is contradictory in many instances. Control was shifted to the after steering station. Quincy transferred 19 August to TG 86.4, and until the 24th, engaged the heavy batteries at Toulon, St. Mandrier, and Cape Sicie. The new year saw the ship visiting Cannes, France; Valenica, Spain and Oran, Algeria, before the QUINCY returned to Norfolk. This list was 10 by about 1130 when a heavy explosion took place on the port side in way of the forward 5" magazines. A few tubes in No. All Rights Reserved. It is based on the lessons learned from this and other actions. Before contacting the Reference Staff, please read through these questions and answers first. On the other hand, six of the nine turrets on ASTORIA, QUINCY and VINCENNES were put out of action due to direct hits by 8" A.P. (b) "There should be a hand-operated fuel oil service pump located in each fireroom.". Quincy, along with sister ships USSAstoria(CA-34) and USSVincennes(CA-44), had seen aircraft flares dropped over other ships in the task force, and had just sounded general quarters and was coming alert when the searchlights from the Japanese column came on. Shortly after the Japanese force had checked their fire and began their withdrawal, USS Quincy sank bow-first at this location at 0238hrs on August 9th, 1942, taking 370 of her crew with her to the bottom. HullNumber.com's mission is to provide a means for shipmates to keep in touch with one another. During the meeting, President Roosevelt tried to persuade Ibn Saud to give support for Jewish immigration to Palestine, and hoped that Ibn Saud might be able to offer constructive advice on the Palestine issue. HullNumber.com takes your privacy seriously. Survivors on the stern collected on the fantail with the Executive Officer in charge. After receiving calls by British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and other dignitaries, President Roosevelt departed Quincy and continued on to the Crimea by air to attend the Yalta Conference. Another hit (No. [4], Quincy transited the Panama Canal on 13 January bound for Guantanamo Bay where she engaged in gunnery practice and amphibious exercises. Events Ordered by the US Navy on 14 June, 1943, USS Salem (CA 139) was laid down on 4 July, 1945 at the Bethlehem Steel Company's Quincy Yard in Quincy, MA and launched on 25 March, 1947. On Plate V these are Hits Nos. After a call at Alexandria, and a final meeting between President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill, Quincy steamed for Algiers, arriving on 18 February. Ambassador Ray Mabus unveiled a detailed model of the meeting on Quincy, paid for with private donations, and this model is still on display today at Quincy House.[8]. Damage to QUINCY and VINCENNES was so extensive that loss of the vessels was inevitable. 35) on the face plate which dislodged a large piece of armor. projectiles were used by the enemy. All Rights Reserved. The heavy cruiser sailed for Mers-el-Kebir, North Africa 4 July, arriving there the 10th. projectile (Hit No. At this time, while still under heavy fire from the enemy, the ship began to list appreciably to port. Her own aircraft strafed targets in Omonawa on Tokune Shima 19 May. This was due primarily to the fact that the fires so completely lighted up the ships that the enemy had no trouble in remaining on the targets despite the evasive maneuvers used. This hole must have come from the detonation of the 5"/25 caliber projectiles. Class: Baltimore-class heavy cruiser Named for: Quincy Complement: 1142 Officers and Enlisted Displacement: 13600 tons Length: 673 feet 5 inches Beam: 70 feet 10 inches Flank Speed: 33 knots Final Disposition: Scrapped in 1974 16. This was my father who passed away in 2008. 23), cutting off the cartridge case bases and causing them to burn like "Roman Candles". At 0208 course was changed to the left and the stern was again brought through the enemy's fire. These hits cut fire main risers and started fires which filled the compartments with smoke. About 0209 turret II was struck on the face plate by an 8" shell which penetrated without exploding and set exposed powder on fire. USS Quincy (CA-39), Astoria (CA-34) and Vincennes (CA-44) War Damage Report No. Heavy explosions were also felt overhead (apparently from Hits Nos. History of USS QUINCY: At 0537, 6 June 1944, she engaged shore batteries from her station on the right flank of Utah Beach, Baie de la Seine. Quincy passed through the Straits of Gibraltar on 26 July and arrived at Mlaga, Spain on 27 July to assume her duties. The emergency feed pump, located on the centerline against the forward bulkhead at frame 53, was blown off by the effects of an explosion forward - probably from the torpedo explosion at frame 45 in way of the diesel generator room. One 8" projectile (Hit No. USS Quincy(CA-39) in New York harbour on 23 May 1942 History United States Name Quincy Namesake City of Quincy, Massachusetts Ordered 13 February 1929 Awarded 9 January 1933 Builder Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation's Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts Cost $8,196,000 (contract price) Laid down 15 November 1933 Launched 19 June 1935 48). Plate III shows the paths and damage resulting from 35 of the most important of these hits. on the port catapult was set afire and shortly thereafter, was knocked off the catapult inboard onto the well deck by a hit from port (Hit No. She got underway for the Pacific on 12 April to join CruDiv 7, transited the Panama Canal from 2327 April and arrived at Pearl Harbor on 10 May. Topside exposed personnel received the greatest number. 93. VINCENNES, U.S.S. He remembers so many names but a few that really stick out are Harold Hewitt, Paul Boyd. 17) on the machine gun platform passed through the 1.1" clipping room setting the ammunition located there on fire. The other hit at frame 74 in way of No. 1, were completely out of commission due to direct hits and to the fire amidships on the upper deck. Quincy then proceeded to Cape Town, South Africa, via Trinidad, where she met a convoy which she escorted back to Trinidad on 29 December. This reduced the speed to nine knots. 61. She then steamed to Malta via the Straits of Messina. These six are the only hits reported which struck originally below the second deck. 3 fireroom". HullNumber.com's mission is to provide a means for shipmates to keep in touch with one another. No hits were received in No. Each ship was steaming on four boilers in two firerooms. 57. If you contact a Shipmate through HullNumber, your email address is not displayed in the message to your Shipmate. Both QUINCY and VINCENNES were so badly holed that they sank within one hour. There were light breezes from the southwest with a ceiling of about 1500 ft. Flame and smoke made sky aft and control aft untenable. Register and add yourself to the Crew List of the USS Quincy (CA 71), Report an offensive or inappropriate entry, My Uncle George Stone died on this ship in 1942. At the bottom of every email sent by HullNumber is an UNSUBSCRIBE link. Various risers are led to the upper decks from the fire main. 4 were struck (Hit No. All supports for the steam line in the after engine room had broken loose from the overhead apparently from the shock of projectiles which exploded above. II turret. projectiles upon class "B" armor. We ask that you enter only enough information about yourself that your shipmates can recall you. The bridge was struck at least twice, once early in the action (Hit No. Since there were no survivors from the No. She was then assigned to TF 18 as the flagship of Rear Admiral Norman R. Scott, Commander, Cruisers. During the period 6 through 17 June, in conjunction with shore fire control parties and aircraft spotters, QUINCY conducted highly accurate pinpoint firing against enemy mobile batteries and concentrations of tanks, trucks, and troops. Fires (particularly the one in the wardroom country) were the direct cause of the loss of ASTORIA. Registration and communicating with shipmates at Hullnumber.com is FREE FOREVER. projectiles. VINCENNES ltr. The paint in this space had not been removed. One result was the destruction of the forced draft blower to No. Elliot M. Senn in command. room, diesel generator room, bomb stowage, and the 5" A.A. handling room were immediately flooded. At 0330 a rain squall passed over the ship. 47) passed directly through the hangar setting the planes located there on fire. At 0155, as enemy searchlights were trained on QUINCY from abaft her port beam, the main battery was trained out and commenced firing. 27 and 26, respectively), one in the hangar and the other through the boats on the boat deck, set aircraft and boats on fire. QUINCY (CA-71) Crew Photos. One or two 9-gun salvos were fired when QUINCY's course was changed to the right, bringing her stern through the enemy's fire. 94. Every effort is being made to insure that water will be available for magazine sprinkling. 65. After steaming to the Mediterranean, the cruiser participated in the invasion of Southern France in August. 3) in the barbette in way of the shell deck. 42. She departed on 14 March for the United States and an overhaul at the New York Navy Yard that lasted until the end of May. Click here for a larger version of this plate. Quincy continued to support carrier aircraft strikes against Okinawa, Tokuno Shima, Kikai Jima, Amami Gunto, and Asumi Gunto until the force returned to base 13 June. The Bureau is assisting in the program by the development of new non-inflammable materials and authorizing the replacement of inflammable materials with new materials. All control spaces in the foremast, except radio I, were struck at least once. There was a minor flareback in No. Following Operation Mainbrace which started 13 September, QUINCY arrived in Plymouth, England, on 26 September, but soon continued southbound arriving at Gibraltar 3 October. Also history and medals. She was the third ship to carry the name. 24. 72. Following a Caribbean shakedown cruise and training in the North. The Commanding Officer or the Senior Surviving Officer in all three of these ships strongly recommended the removal of aircraft from cruisers. In mid-July, she used her own eight-inch guns to bombard an iron plant at Kamaishi, Japan. Many 5" hits were also sustained in the wardroom country. 6 and No. 62, USS San Francisco CA38 War Damage Report No. These estimates are made on the basis of those reported by the Commanding Officer and from the effects of the projectiles as compared with the performance of U.S. Navy projectiles on light plating. She served alongside German heavy cruisers at Mlaga to evacuate their respective nationals out of Spain. This type projectile which is unusually effective against light armor is poor against anything over 1/2 caliber in thickness. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Originally classified a light cruiser when she was authorized, because of her thin armor, she was reclassified a heavy cruiser, because of her 8-inch guns. The structural damage, though severe, was not of a serious nature except in the cases of the penetrative hit into No. She was the third ship to carry the name . USS Quincy, a 13,600-ton Baltimore class heavy cruiser, was built at Quincy, Massachusetts, and commissioned in December 1943. Two days later, she departed Ulithi and joined Rear Admiral Wiltse's Cruiser Division 10, in Vice Admiral Mitscher's Fast Carrier Task Force. Casualties: U.S. Navy and Coast Guard Vessels, Sunk or Damaged Beyond Repair during World War II, 7 December 1941-1 October 1945. projectile, and blown overboard. 19) in the space immediately above. HullNumber.com's mission is to provide a means for shipmates to keep in touch with one another. After an overhaul at Mare Island Navy Yard, Quincy resumed tactical operations with her division off San Clemente, California, until her redeployment to the Atlantic on 4 January 1939. Despite the fact that one was fired from about 17,000 yards and the other from about 3,000 yards, neither one of these penetrated the barbette or put the turret out of action. Numerous 5" hits were received by the blowers leading into the fireroom. From an analysis of the damage it appears that 8" A.P. About this time the ship received her first hit in the 1.1" mounts on the main deck aft. Following fitting out, QUINCY departed Bremerton for the short trip to Bangor, Wash., for ammunition onload in early May. CA-71 General Specifications. After Japan's capitulation in August,Quincysupported occupation efforts. All the ships were in condition of Readiness II, material condition Zed. The lessons of the present war, however, have resulted in alterations being made to extend the fire main loops forward and aft of their original designed positions, and to install two 300-gallon-per-minute electrically driven fire pumps - one forward and one aft. The two agencies are in agreement that under certain conditions the impact of high velocity fragments is quite capable of igniting 5"/25 caliber charges stowed as in ready-service boxes. Your ORIGINAL HOMETOWN and State are asked for because that confirms who you are in your shipmate's memories. One 8" projectile set ready-service ammunition at gun No. Many casualties were sustained by this repair party. Course was changed to the left and speed increased; however, at no time was it greater than 19.5 knots.

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