3, although not hit, was unable to fire due to the fire and smoke from the forward superstructure, turret II and the well deck. Damage to QUINCY and VINCENNES was so extensive that loss of the vessels was inevitable. Fragments from hits received in this vicinity damaged the ladders leading to and from the bridge, but not sufficiently to prevent the crew from escaping. Rear Admiral Wiltse transferred his flag 17 September to Vicksburg (CL-86), and 20 September, Quincy joined the 5th Fleet as a unit of the Eastern Japan Force, TF 53, basing in Tokyo Bay. Such ships, with a limit of 10,000 tons standard displacement and 8-inch caliber main guns, may be referred to as "treaty cruisers." She later provided close fire support for the Marines during the landing. Early in the action, two hits (No. 16, 12 and 14, respectively. 83. 22 and 26) The ready-service boxes serving guns No. During the period of replenishment and upkeep at Leyte in the Philippines, Rear Admiral Wiltse, ComCruDiv 10 transferred to Quincy. She remained at Boston for the installation of new equipment through 31 October, when she got underway for training in Casco Bay. 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. Both QUINCY and VINCENNES were so badly holed that they sank within one hour. 8 received hits (Nos. Turrets I and II fared very little better as they were put out of action after firing only four salvos, two of which were to starboard. There was a minor flareback in No. (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.". On questioning him I found out that the Captain, who at that time was laying [sic] near the wheel, had instructed him to beach the ship and he was trying to head for Savo Island, distant some four miles (6km) on the port quarter. At the bottom of every email sent by HullNumber is an UNSUBSCRIBE link. The sizes of hits are all estimated. As in ASTORIA, hits received in this engagement are numbered for convenience from forward to aft without regard to time, size, or source. 19. 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. Structural damage to ASTORIA, although extensive, was not such that loss of the vessel was inevitable. Guns No. Sixty kw units similar to those described above are being installed in light cruisers of the CL4 class. All Rights Reserved. With the heel and trim by the bow, free flooding fore and aft through the riddled bulkheads on the second deck occurred, destroying a large portion of the water plane area with the result that the stability of the ship was reduced and finally eliminated completely. Some of the ammunition in the box was ignited as the result of direct impact by the 8" projectile. Turret III was jammed in train by a hit (No. 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. He reported that he noted fire and smoke in No. The bridge was struck at least twice, once early in the action (Hit No. 50. This will be discussed in paragraph 90. About 0300, when smoke was reaching down into the lower deck spaces, the small arms magazine and one group of forward 8" magazines were flooded. 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. She departed Portland, 24 June, for Cherbourg, France. AP37/A16-3/(00500) dated 29 Aug. 1942 (War Action Report). It has been estimated that the average visibility was about 10,000 yards. Turret II was struck at least three times, once in the face plate by an 8" A.P. 20), about seven minutes later, caused all fires to go out and fuel suction to be lost. 45, USS New Orleans CA32 War Damage Report No. 10). [4], Quincy got underway for the South Pacific in July with other vessels assembling for the invasion of Guadalcanal. Exposed powder was set on fire, apparently from hot fragments. This action, however, again emphasizes the necessity of having fire fighting equipment which is adequate for the control of conflagrations resulting from present warfare. The address of this blog is todhunterdeb.blogspot.com. 39. These hits cut fire main risers and started fires which filled the compartments with smoke. 37. 11). While in Spanish waters, she operated with an international rescue fleet that included Deutschland, Admiral Graf Spee, and Admiral Scheer. Plate III shows the paths and damage resulting from 35 of the most important of these hits. 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 The use of 8" A.P. 59. Preliminary Design Branch Early in the action, battle II and the main battery control aft were rendered untenable due to the flame and smoke from the boat deck where the boats and the 20mm clipping room burned fiercely. The Allied forces, U.S. and Australia, lost 3 heavy cruisers (USS Quincy, USS Vincennes, HMAS Canberra) and 1 heavy cruiser and 2 destroyers badly damaged. These hits were confined to the superstructure above the upper deck and to the hangar; however, this damage was negligible in comparison to the material damage caused by the detonation of the. The Bureau's policy. About this time ASTORIA had a near collision with the blazing QUINCY which was on an opposite course. Although sea floods were provided in these ships, they were ineffective in the case of ASTORIA 5" magazines because by the time the fire was serious enough to threaten these magazines the flood valve controls were inoperable. 31. QUINCY (CA-71) at HullNumber.com - Specs & Deployments - Crew Roster - Photos - NEW -> ALL HANDS - Internet Links - Reunion Info Add Your Name to the CA-71 Crew Roster HullNumber.com's mission is to provide a means for shipmates to keep in touch with one another. She departed Portland 24 June for Cherbourg, France. [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. A fire was started which eventually led to this ammunition exploding. 5 exploded. If you contact a Shipmate through HullNumber, your email address is not displayed in the message to your Shipmate. USS QUINCY was authorized 17 June 1940; laid down by Bethlehem Steel Co., Shipbuilding Div., Quincy, Mass. We ask that you enter only enough information about yourself that your shipmates can recall you. Before contacting the Reference Staff, please read through these questions and answers first. HullNumber.com does not retain your payment information if you make a purchase. The war and the ship were a galvanizing moment in time for him. He remembers so many names but a few that really stick out are Harold Hewitt, Paul Boyd. Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945 CA-39 USS Quincy. [4], On 28 July, Quincy sailed with TF 16 for Iceland on neutrality duty which included a patrol in the Denmark Straits from 2124 September. The action sharply emphasized the necessity for providing equipment which is reliable and adequate for the control of the major conflagrations resulting from present day naval warfare. Just as the enemy searchlights were trained on VINCENNES at 0155, the main battery was directed to train out and fire. 20) penetrated the second deck amidships (90 lb. Nineteen of the twenty-one primary targets assigned the task force were successfully neutralized or destroyed, thus enabling Army troops to occupy the city that day. 54, USS Capella AK13 & USS Alhena AKA9 War Damage Report No. 43. The bombardment of the batteries surrounding the city commenced in conjunction with the Armys assault at 1207. 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(b) C.O. 62, USS San Francisco CA38 War Damage Report No. Probably the 2-3 port list which developed during the action was due to flooding of an off-center tank or compartment from an unreported underwater hit. She spent the remainder of 1939 on patrol in the North Atlantic due to the outbreak of World War II. This was my father who passed away in 2008. 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. 1 gun remained serviceable. 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. Fires were started in the carpenter shop and the airplanes in the hangar. Turret II was struck (Hit No. 27. 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]. At least 36 hits were received in the spaces discussed above. 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. Registration and communicating with shipmates at Hullnumber.com is FREE FOREVER. VINCENNES, U.S.S. Fragments from the hit also severed steering leads which resulted in the loss of steering control. No fires were reported in this area. projectile. 6 and 30) struck doubling plates but did not enter the hull. 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. She returned to Ulithi with units of the task force 30 April. 41 and 42). For ship's logs and personnel records, see the Reference Page. This area was finally abandoned due to intense heat and smoke. 73. 27). Quincy's captain, Samuel N. Moore, gave the order to commence firing, but the gun crews were not ready. The most extensive and serious damage came while QUINCY began to make her turn to starboard. At that instant the Captain straightened up and fell back, apparently dead, without having uttered any sound other than a moan."[5]. 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. S93/S88/S29/S3-1, Serial (01324A) dated Sept. 26, 1942 - (Type directive for improvement of offensive qualities of cruisers). 3 and No. 3 fireroom. 13. 30) in the vicinity of gun No. On the afternoon of 13 August, in company with four British cruisers, one French cruiser, and four American destroyers, QUINCY departed Malta for the landings on the southern coast of France, arriving Baie de Cavalaire 15 August. Fires filled these spaces with smoke and eventually forced the crew to abandon this area. AR-6 Crew Roster . Would you like to have such a crew list on your website? She then steamed to Malta via the Straits of Messina. 13) in the communication office. An 8" projectile passed through the 25 lb. The bombardment of the batteries surrounding the city commenced in conjunction with the Army's assault at 1207. 35 and 39) passed through the laundry and detonated in the uptakes. On Plate V these are Hits Nos. 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. Kerosene from the tank spread over the well deck and contributed to the intensity of a fire that was already burning furiously. 2 boiler room was structurally intact and that personnel escaped from the plotting room and central station which are located immediately forward of No. Lab tech served under Drs. Many casualties were sustained by this repair party. The night was dark and overcast with occasional light mists of rain. Two attempts were made, the latter successful. Various risers are led to the upper decks from the fire main. All Rights Reserved. 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 . AS-18 Crew Roster . As told to me as a kid by my grandpa at night I was in normandy rode with President Roosevelt and family and 2 maids, and winston Churchill was a cook for them. A fire was started in the flag bags immediately behind the bridge, probably from hot fragments. 36) received by the ship was in mount No. Vincennes (CA44). 26 and 28, respectively) which were reported to have exploded the ready-service boxes starting intense fires. Numerous hits were received in both the port and starboard batteries early in the action. USS Quincy (CA 71) Crew List The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Quincy (CA 71). CA-71 General Specifications. Later, she operated with Yorktown and TF 28 until sailing for home on 14 July. She steamed westward the afternoon of 24 August to support minesweepers clearing the channel to Port de Bone in the Marseilles area. One 8" projectile (Hit No. It is improbable that this resulted from the shock of the torpedo hit forward. From 0200 to 0206 ASTORIA was under an extremely heavy concentration of fire. 32, USS Lexington CV2 War Damage Report No. and 5" H.E. 1, War Damage Report No. 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. President Roosevelt received Ibn Saud, King of Saudi Arabia, 14 February. The fireroom started to fill with smoke and the feed lines were leaking at all flanges. 72. (c) "Required combustible materials should be well separated.". One result was the destruction of the forced draft blower to No. She also took part in Fleet Problem XX with the Atlantic Fleet from 1326 February. She was sold to American Ship Dismantling Co., Portland Oregon on 1 September 1974 for $1,156,667.66. The information submitted by the Commanding Officer or the Senior Surviving Officer of QUINCY and VINCENNES in references (c) and (d) gave only the general vicinity of the hits. 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