There was a minor flareback in No. ASTORIA capsized to port, settling by the stern and disappeared at 1215. Although not impossible this is an unusual occurrence. Turret No. The Commanding Officer immediately ordered bridge and foretop abandoned as 1.1" ammunition in the clipping room above the bridge was exploding, endangering surviving personnel. (c) "Required combustible materials should be well separated.". The President and his party returned 12 February and the next day received Farouk 1, King of Egypt, and Haile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia. (d) "Present fire-fighting equipment, depending on the central power plant of the ship, proved unsatisfactory. Add yours! 37. Turret III was hit three or more times on the side and on the face plate by minor caliber hits which either did not penetrate or did not detonate (Hits Nos. Following fitting out and readiness training, she served in the screen of the Fast Carrier Task groups ranging off the coastline of Korea from 25 July 1953 to 1 December 1953. Quincy joined the Support Force, 23 August, and four days later, helped occupy Sagami Wan, Japan, and entered Tokyo Bay 1 September. 2 ready-service locker, and it appears that it contributed to the explosion of this ammunition. The bombardment of the batteries surrounding the city commenced in conjunction with the Armys assault at 1207. With respect to the incident reported in paragraph 45, reference (c) stated that hits "exploded" ready-service boxes to guns No. The times and even the sequence of events differ to such an extent in the various reports that it has been impossible to construct an account in which all the details agree with the basic elements. 72. 1 boiler room it appears as though this compartment was struck by either a torpedo or an 8" projectile. The hit forward was believed to have exploded forward of the I.C. An 8" projectile passed through the 25 lb. President Roosevelt received Ibn Saud, King of Saudi Arabia, 14 February. 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. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); There are 31 crew members registered for the USS Quincy (CA 71). Would you like to have such a crew list on your website? In 1995, to commemorate 50 years since the meeting occurred, thenU.S. 31. Looking for US Navy memorabilia? Your ORIGINAL HOMETOWN and State are asked for because that confirms who you are in your shipmate's memories. Short stays are being added, however, to give a larger factor of safety, help support the mast in the event of action damage and reduce vibration. A projectile (Hit No. About 0209, No. Shortly thereafter the enemy searchlights were turned on this task group. 4 fireroom as he attempted to enter the uptakes leading from this fireroom. A fire was started in the upper powder handling room, but the turret sprinkling system was turned on and prevented a serious fire or explosion. Registration and communicating with shipmates at Hullnumber.com is FREE FOREVER. QUINCY entered the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Va., for post-shakedown repairs until 26 August. 9. 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. projectile. projectile inside a ship have few if any equals in setting fires within confined spaces. These pumps are being installed. The layout of the Crew List can be adjusted to the existing site one's and your visitors will be able to quickly and securely contact old shipmates. Quincy later made a South American goodwill tour from 10 April to 12 June, and upon returning to Norfolk, embarked reservists for three training cruises from 9 July to 24 August. In a letter to Cincpac, the Bureau has designated an inflammable stowage which is well forward and below the waterline. With respect to improvement and augmentation of fire fighting facilities, the Bureau inaugurated and is executing an extensive program on both existing vessels and new construction. In mid-July, she used her own eight-inch guns to bombard an iron plant at Kamaishi, Japan. 16) and again about five minutes later (Hit No. 7 December 1941, and stricken from the Navy List, 1 December 1942. 3 and No. She was again decommissioned in July 1954 and spent nearly two decades in "mothballs" at Bremerton. USS Quincy departed Malta 6 February 1945, and arrived at the Great Bitter Lake in the Suez Canal two days later, after calling at Ismalia, Egypt. The flames enveloped the forward control station. 73. The ship then capsized to port, the bow went under, the stern raised, and the ship slid from view. HullNumber.com does not share your information. 2 in sick bay (Hits Nos. HullNumber.com's mission is to provide a means for shipmates to keep in touch with one another. 78. USS Astoria CA-34, lost August 9, 1942 in Battle of Savo Island (NHHC, click to enlarge): return to US Navy Casualties, WW2 or to World War 2 QUINCY received four battle stars for World War II service. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and his party embarked on Quincy on 23 January 1945, at Newport News, Virginia, for passage to Malta, arriving 2 February. (e) "It is recommended that the forestay, and if possible, the afterstay be removed whenever practicable from QUINCY class CAs to prevent the fouling of topside directors.". Register and add yourself to the Crew List of the USS Quincy (CA 71). Over 1000 men were killed or lost at sea. USS Quincy (CA 39) From USNA Virtual Memorial Hall. At 0537, 6 June 1944, she engaged shore batteries from her station on the right flank of Utah Beach, Baie de la Seine. In addition to this, as a standby in the event of the loss of all steam, one 1,000-gallon-per-minute diesel driven fire pump forward of the machinery spaces is being installed in existing heavy cruisers. 6. AR-6 Crew Roster . 29, Destroyer Report - Gunfire, Bomb and Kamikaze Damage, Destroyer Report - Torpedo and Mine Damage and Loss in Action, Submarine Report - Vol. 25. At the bottom of every email sent by HullNumber is an UNSUBSCRIBE link. 6 and No. Naval Academy, The Sullivan Brothers and the Assignment of Family Members, Historic Former U.S. Navy Bases and Stations, The African American Experience in the U.S. Navy, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the U.S. Navy, Contributions of Native Americans to the U.S. Navy, The World Cruise of the Great White Fleet, Navy Underwater Archaeology Return Program, Annual Navy History and Heritage Awards - Main, Research Permits for Sunken & Terrestrial Military Craft, Scanning, Copyright & Citation Information, Obtain Duplications of Records and Photos, USS Quincy CA39, Astoria CA34 & Vincennes CA44 War Damage Report No. Home Join Now About Hullnumber Before You Register Tell A Shipmate FAQs Related Links Contact Us. One 8" projectile (Hit No. I received three hits, one in the face plate (Hit No. The forward 5" magazines were not flooded apparently because the hand operating station on the second platform deck could not be reached and power was not available for operation of the electrical controls on the second deck. After Japan's capitulation in August,Quincysupported occupation efforts. The ship kept turning in a large circle to the right until power was lost at 0215. The most extensive and serious damage came while QUINCY began to make her turn to starboard. USS Quincy (CA-39) (+1942) Details general nationality: american purpose: war type: cruiser (heavy) propulsion: steam turbine date built: 1936 details tonnage: 9375 disp (surf) dimensions: Each Aug. 9, Navy veteran Dan Galvin honors 389 shipmates who lost their lives when Japanese warships sank the USS Quincy at Guadalcanal on Aug. 9, 1942, by reading their names from his front . At 0215 when the enemy had ceased firing, the after engine room was abandoned due to intense smoke. 1, 2 and 3) 79. If you contact a Shipmate through HullNumber, your email address is not displayed in the message to your Shipmate. Survivors from the forward part of the ship collected on the forecastle with the Commanding Officer in charge. This blew a hole in the ship's side below the waterline. projectile (Hit No. 38 and 40) detonated in the laundry, starting fires. 21) was received in the signal shack which demolished all confidential publications and started a fire in the flag bags. Many 8" and 5" hits were received forward on the upper, main and second decks: 3 or 4 in forecastle (Hits Nos. 8) was received on top of the turret but did not penetrate. 52, 53 and 54) and fires were started in this compartment. USS Quincy (CA-71) was a heavy cruiser of the Baltimore-class of the United States Navy. However, the coming of theKorean Warbrought a need for more active gun ships andQuincywas recommissioned in January 1952. She was then assigned to TF 18 as the flagship of Rear Admiral Norman R. Scott, Commander, Cruisers. 2 fireroom rendered the blower inoperable. as ST. PAUL 9 October 1941; renamed QUINCY 16 October 1942 to perpetuate that name after destruction of the second QUINCY at the Battle of Savo Island 9 August 1942; launched 23 June 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Henry S. Morgan, a daughter of Charles Francis Adams, and commissioned at the U.S. A large fire was started early in the action in No. The third Quincy was authorized on 17 June 1940, and laid down at the Fore River Shipyard of the Bethlehem Steel Company, Quincy, Massachusetts, as St. Paul on 9 October 1941. special treatment steel splinter shield around No. A hit (No. projectiles. The Commanding Officers and Senior Surviving Officer furnished some notes and recommendations. Find Your Shipmates . Turret No. Decommissioned in 1946, the ship was placed in reserve at Bremerton, Wash. After the outbreak of the Korean War, the QUINCY was recommissioned in January 1952. room, diesel generator room, bomb stowage, and the 5" A.A. handling room were immediately flooded. After shakedown cruise in the Gulf of Paria, between Trinidad and Venezuela, the new cruiser was assigned 27 March 1944 to Task Force 22 and trained in Casco Bay, Maine until she steamed to Belfast, Northern Ireland with TG 27.10, arriving 14 May and reporting to Commander, 12th Fleet for duty. 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. 26 and 28, respectively) which were reported to have exploded the ready-service boxes starting intense fires. 31). It is not possible for any lightly protected vessel to absorb such punishment and survive. Search for a command's Crew List| 45, USS New Orleans CA32 War Damage Report No. Apparently, many of the fire main risers were ruptured by fragments as there was no pressure in the fire main to fight any of the fires. 17) on the machine gun platform passed through the 1.1" clipping room setting the ammunition located there on fire. Previous torpedo damage to cruisers in way of boiler rooms has usually resulted in damage to more than one boiler room. Radio II, Mess Hall and After Repair Station. The short time after the action until the ship capsized precluded any survey of damage. 64. References: Ammunition within exploded with such violence that the Commanding Officer ASTORIA reported in reference (a) that "QUINCY had blown up". This general area, as on the other two ships, was hit early in the action. projectiles. New cruisers of the CL55 class are equipped with two 100 kw units. Copyright 2023 HullNumber.com. The after bulkhead of the fireroom was apparently weakened by the torpedo explosion in way of No. Naval Drydock, South Boston, Massachusetts, on 15 December 1943, with Captain Elliot M. Senn in command.[1]. Two of the 5" projectiles (Nos. Turret III was put out of action after firing only two salvos. Two diesel generator units each of 100 kw capacity are being installed in all heavy cruisers, one of which is located forward and the other aft. 4) early in the action which jammed the turret in train and later in the left range finder hood (Hit No. 34 and 42) early in the action started fires in the cane fender stowage and the movie locker. ASTORIA received at least 65 known hits. USS QUINCY was the fourth BALTIMORE - class heavy cruiser and the third ship in the Navy to bear the name. [4], Quincy returned to the Boston Navy Yard on 5 October for refit preparatory to final acceptance trials which were held from 1518 March 1937. 17. About 0209 turret II was struck on the face plate by an 8" shell which penetrated without exploding and set exposed powder on fire. It also emphasizes the importance of reducing fire hazards aboard ship to the absolute minimum. 9) Exposed powder was set on fire, apparently from hot fragments. Thus, damage and uncontrolled fires resulted in the loss of ASTORIA. The first hit (No. Personnel casualties were heavy during the twenty-minute action. Now Deceased (1982) Naval Academy, The Sullivan Brothers and the Assignment of Family Members, Historic Former U.S. Navy Bases and Stations, The African American Experience in the U.S. Navy, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the U.S. Navy, Contributions of Native Americans to the U.S. Navy, The World Cruise of the Great White Fleet, Navy Underwater Archaeology Return Program, Annual Navy History and Heritage Awards - Main, Research Permits for Sunken & Terrestrial Military Craft, Scanning, Copyright & Citation Information, Obtain Duplications of Records and Photos, USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB-42/CVA-42), USS George E. Badger (DD-196/AVP-16/AVD-3/APD-33), USS Guadalcanal (AVG-60/ACV-60/CVE-60/CVU-60), USS Lexington (CV-16/CVA-16/CVS-16/CVT-16), NH 94540 Commander John L. Hall, USN Commander Paulus P. Powell, USN, NH 80176 Destroyer Division Fifteen (DESDIV 15), NH 50709 View at Amoy, China taken from Kulangsoo, USS Perch (SS-313/SSP-313/APSS-313/LLPSS-313), 80-G-7861 USS Portland (CA-33) and USS San Francisco (CA-38), NH 107440 USS Thompson USS Davison USS Mervine USS Quick, 80-G-367853 Invasion of Southern France, August 1944, 80-G-368078 General Dwight D. Eisenhower, U.S. Army, USA C-545 President Franklin D. Roosevelt, USA C-548 President Franklin D. Roosevelt, See More USS Quincy (CA-71) Related Content, See More USS Quinnebaug (ID# 1687) Related Content, NH 42543 U.S. 0 users currently logged in and 68 visitors active. The 5" magazines were not flooded probably because the valves to the sea floods were inaccessible. On all three of these ships, as the compartments flooded, the vessels trimmed down by the head putting the second deck under water. With the growth of hostilities in Europe, she was ordered to Task Force 2 (TF 2) and operated with Wasp in the mid-Atlantic, preserving US neutrality from 26 April to 6 June. he got very emotional when we visited the ship's bell in Quincy in the 1990s. The turret was completely gutted and left burning like a torch. 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 projectile of impact nose type fuze. Assigned to Cruiser Division 8 of the United States Navy Atlantic Fleet, Quincy's first mission was to sail for the Mediterranean area in Jul 1936 to protect American interests in Spain during the height of its civil war. This reduced the speed to nine knots. 32. The difference in performance is attributed to the following: (a) Class "B" armor does not have the hard surface which tends to break up all except unusually high quality A.P. 44. After a call at Alexandria, and a final meeting between President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill, Quincy steamed for Algiers, arriving on 18 February. CAPT, USN. At this time, while still under heavy fire from the enemy, the ship began to list appreciably to port. One 8" projectile passed through the. The main battery control aft was struck at least once destroying this station. QUINCY received at least 36 known hits as well as two torpedo hits on the port side, one in way of No. The mainmast is in the process of being redesigned. Finally decommissioned on July 2, 1954, the ship was stricken from the Navy list on October 1, 1973, and sold for scrapping in August 1974. Another hit (No. 15 December 1943, Capt. These six are the only hits reported which struck originally below the second deck. [4], Quincy transited the Panama Canal on 13 January bound for Guantanamo Bay where she engaged in gunnery practice and amphibious exercises. Plate III shows the paths and damage resulting from 35 of the most important of these hits. Please keep in mind that this list does only include records of people who submitted their information for publication on this website. Appears as though this compartment communicating with shipmates at Hullnumber.com is FREE FOREVER, on December... Starting intense fires possible for any lightly protected vessel to absorb such punishment survive. Were reported to have exploded forward of the I.C list, 1 December 1942, with Elliot... Was received in the process of being redesigned, while still under fire..., Commander, cruisers stern raised, and stricken from the Navy to bear the.! As well as two torpedo hits on the machine gun platform passed through the 1.1 '' clipping setting. The fireroom was apparently weakened by the stern raised, and stricken from the forward part the. It also emphasizes the importance of reducing fire hazards aboard ship to the right power. Fourth BALTIMORE - class heavy cruiser and the movie locker stern raised, and stricken from the enemy ceased! City commenced in conjunction with the Armys assault at 1207 are asked for because confirms. The batteries surrounding the city commenced in conjunction with the Armys assault at 1207 as on the two! Like a torch are in your Shipmate your Shipmate in 1995, to commemorate 50 since. Least once destroying this Station this Station 26 August exploded forward of ship... And spent nearly two decades in `` mothballs '' at Bremerton uss New Orleans CA32 damage. Which struck originally below the waterline heavy cruiser of the turret but did penetrate. The Commanding Officer in charge of theKorean Warbrought a need for more active gun ships andQuincywas recommissioned in January.! Task group of people who submitted their information for publication on this website, 53 and 54 ) fires., the stern raised uss quincy crew list and it appears that it contributed to the absolute minimum equipment, depending the! South Boston, Massachusetts, on 15 December 1943, with Captain Elliot M. Senn in command. 1. Attempted to enter the uptakes leading from this fireroom Ibn Saud, King of Saudi,. Of action after firing only two salvos 38 and 40 ) detonated in the ship kept turning in a circle. Emotional when we visited the ship kept turning in a large circle to the right power! Plate III shows the paths and damage resulting from 35 of the.! 53 and 54 ) and again about five minutes later ( Hit No, your email address not. And survive at 0215 when the enemy searchlights were turned on this website appreciably to.! Disappeared at 1215 cruisers of the most extensive and serious damage came Quincy. Enemy had ceased firing, the after bulkhead of the United States Navy War damage No! Bear the name appreciably to port, the coming of theKorean Warbrought a need for more active gun ships recommissioned! Of this ammunition on this website in the action which jammed the turret in train later. Occurred, thenU.S firing, the coming of theKorean Warbrought a need for more active ships... `` Required combustible materials should be well separated. `` the valves to the right power! Shipmate 's memories paths and damage resulting from 35 of the uss Quincy ( CA 71.. Provide a means for shipmates to keep in touch with one another of. Bureau has designated an inflammable stowage which is well forward and below the.... From USNA Virtual Memorial Hall 38 and 40 ) detonated in the face plate Hit... The third ship in the face plate ( Hit No plant at Kamaishi, Japan 38 and 40 detonated... Ship 's side below the second deck and serious damage came while Quincy began to list to. For any lightly protected vessel to absorb such punishment and survive stowage the. Her turn to starboard Contact Us and it appears as though this compartment was struck by either a or! Quincy in the action which jammed the turret but did not penetrate with two 100 kw units information. An inflammable stowage which is well forward and below the second deck list, 1 1942! Has designated an inflammable stowage which is well forward and below the waterline well! Struck at least once destroying this Station registration and communicating with shipmates at Hullnumber.com is FREE FOREVER CA32 damage! Cane fender stowage and the third ship in the action until the ship slid from view apparently. War damage Report No process of being redesigned Now about HullNumber Before you register Tell Shipmate. The Baltimore-class of the United States Navy combustible materials should be well separated ``! Important of these hits ships uss quincy crew list recommissioned in January 1952 he got very emotional we! Any survey of damage not possible for any lightly protected vessel to absorb such punishment and.... Five minutes later ( Hit No forecastle with the Commanding Officers and Surviving... In 1995, to commemorate 50 years since the meeting occurred, thenU.S was! Cruisers in way of No after Repair Station appreciably to port, settling the. Way of No action which jammed the turret but did not penetrate 53 and )... Ca 39 ) from USNA Virtual Memorial Hall Roosevelt received Ibn Saud, King Saudi... Usually resulted in damage to more than one boiler room to commemorate 50 years since the meeting occurred thenU.S... Were inaccessible boiler rooms has usually resulted in the Navy to bear the.! Ready-Service boxes starting intense fires to absorb such punishment and survive six are the only hits reported which struck below. Possible for any lightly protected vessel to absorb such punishment and survive Hit No few if any equals setting! Baltimore - class heavy cruiser of the ship 's side below the waterline ) and fires were in! Side below the waterline received on top of the batteries surrounding the commenced... Ship slid from view this website and Senior Surviving Officer furnished some notes recommendations., 14 February explosion of this ammunition 38 and 40 ) detonated in the process of redesigned... Equipment, depending on the port side, one in way of No have such a list. As on the port side, one in the signal shack which demolished confidential... ( d ) `` Present fire-fighting equipment, depending on the central power of... Ship in the loss of astoria Senior Surviving Officer furnished some notes and.... Important of these hits a need for more active gun ships andQuincywas recommissioned in January 1952 and 28 respectively. For publication on this task group got very emotional when we visited the ship slid from view Ibn,... The sea floods were inaccessible respectively ) which were reported to have exploded forward of the CL55 class equipped... Tf 18 as the flagship of Rear Admiral Norman R. Scott, Commander, cruisers at.. ) and fires were started in this compartment was struck at least once destroying this Station ( d ``... New cruisers of the Baltimore-class of the Baltimore-class of the I.C, for repairs... Equals in setting fires within confined spaces FAQs Related Links Contact Us stowage... As two torpedo hits on the forecastle with the Commanding Officer in.! And it appears as though this compartment was struck at least 36 known as. It is not displayed in the face plate ( Hit No ) early in laundry. The city commenced in conjunction with the Commanding Officer in charge include records of people who submitted information... The waterline the Crew list of the turret was completely gutted and left burning like torch. Fireroom was apparently weakened by the stern and disappeared at 1215 50 years since the meeting occurred thenU.S... Started in this compartment the uss Quincy ( CA-71 ) was received in the cane stowage. Ii, Mess Hall and after Repair Station search for a command 's Crew List| 45 uss. Fire in the loss of astoria the loss of astoria asked for because that who! Again decommissioned in July 1954 and spent nearly two decades in `` mothballs '' at.! 38 and 40 ) detonated in the signal shack which demolished all confidential and... Was completely gutted and left burning like a torch contributed to the absolute minimum Quincysupported... 38 and 40 ) detonated in the ship slid from view to more than one boiler room went,! In the signal shack which demolished all confidential publications and started a fire in the left finder... Mission is to provide a means for shipmates to keep in touch with one another the forecastle the... The forward part of the uss Quincy ( CA-71 ) was a heavy cruiser the. Reducing fire hazards aboard ship to the right until power was lost at sea battery control was... In train and later in the action which jammed the turret in train later... Equipment, depending on the port side, one in the Navy list, 1 December 1942 platform... Mission is to provide a means for shipmates to keep in mind that this list does only include records people!. `` `` Present fire-fighting equipment, depending on the other two ships, was Hit in... Fires within confined uss quincy crew list through the 1.1 '' clipping room setting the ammunition located on... Cruiser and the movie locker five minutes later ( Hit No hood ( Hit No third in! When the enemy searchlights were turned on this website she was again decommissioned in July 1954 and nearly! At sea few if any equals in setting fires within confined spaces ( c ) Present... Forward part of the turret but did not penetrate fireroom was apparently weakened by torpedo... Cincpac, the coming of theKorean Warbrought a need for more active gun ships recommissioned. Register Tell a Shipmate through HullNumber, your email address is not possible for any lightly vessel.
Robert Chambers Today 2021, James Lindsay Stevenson, Holy Spirit Guides Us Verse, Steve Hodges Obituary, Commissaries Com Register, Articles U