A few tubes in No. Naval Drydock, South Boston, Massachusetts, on 15 December 1943, with Captain Elliot M. Senn in command.[1]. 35) on the face plate which dislodged a large piece of armor. 8. Please keep in mind that this list does only include records of people who submitted their information for publication on this website. Registration and communicating with shipmates at Hullnumber.com is FREE FOREVER. The deck in sick bay was reported ruptured and blown upward. The well deck was struck at least once (Hit No. Fires filled these spaces with smoke and eventually forced the crew to abandon this area. The USNSM is housed aboard the Quincy-built USS Salem; the world's only preserved Heavy Cruiser. Dense smoke and fires cut off fore-and-aft passage on the second deck. A hit (No. HullNumber.com does not retain your payment information if you make a purchase. 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. The personnel casualties, as on the other two ships, were very heavy. 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. 23. Again the most extensive and serious damage from gunfire was from the first few 8" salvos which struck the bridge, carpenter shop, battle II, secondary battery, and the hangar where planes were set on fire, presenting the enemy with a well-illuminated target. 22), log room (Hit No. By this time the batteries of VINCENNES, QUINCY and ASTORIA had been trained out and commenced firing. This hit was followed by others in the supply office (Hit No. From an analysis of the damage it appears that 8" A.P. About this time all steam power was lost due to blowers either being destroyed or drawing smoke and flames from the fires amidships into the firerooms. Enroute, QUINCY safely rode out the severe typhoon of 5 June. 1 boiler room, must have remained intact because it was reported that some telephones remained in service until the ship was abandoned. After a fourteen day Atlantic crossing, the ship arrived at Greenock, Scotland. I am just guessing. USS Quincy (CA-39) was a United States Navy New Orleans-class cruiser, sunk at the Battle of Savo Island in 1942. (b)The projectiles used against BOISE had a flat nose with a windshield. 1 were out of action, and all power had been lost. HullNumber.com does not share your information. In the interim, the long forestay from the stem to the foremast will be removed and short stays installed to give a larger factor of safety and reduce the whip. 2 fireroom was never hit; however, a heavy explosion was felt forward which probably came from the torpedo explosion forward. While in this turn, one torpedo hit (possibly two) was received probably from the submarine which was reported fired on by gun No. 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. Cincpac directed, however, that Commanding Officers, at their own discretion, have the planes flown off or dropped overboard if action appears imminent. This blew a hole in the ship's side below the waterline. USS Quincy (CA 71) Crew List The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Quincy (CA 71). 5" projectiles. QUINCY entered the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Va., for post-shakedown repairs until 26 August. Her bow is missing forward of her number 1 turret, both forward turrets are trained to starboard, with turret 1 featuring a jammed gun, and one of turret 2's guns burst. Quincywas decommissioned at Bremerton, Washington, in October 1946. 15 December 1943, Capt. In mid-July, she used her own eight-inch guns to bombard an iron plant at Kamaishi, Japan. There was one plane on each catapult, one on the well deck and two in the hangar. 29, Battle of Savo Island Battle of Savo Island Allied and Japanese Orders of Battle Vignette: Lieutenant. ASTORIA burned throughout the night, and, despite valiant fire fighting by her crew, sank the next day at noon. 82. A projectile (Hit No. 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. 59. for the past few years has been to provide magazine sprinkling systems in lieu of flooding-from-sea. 4 fireroom was reported by the Commanding Officer, in reference (d), to have been hit by a torpedo. This fireroom was then secured and later abandoned. 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. The experiences of ASTORIA in comparison with the experiences of SAN FRANCISCO** afford an excellent contrast of the effectiveness of A.P. From 0200 to 0206 ASTORIA was under an extremely heavy concentration of fire. Radio I was struck at least once (Hit No. Grandpa is now 84 and living with his wife of 64 yrs Mary in southern CA. Crew's quarters abaft No. 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. 19. One 8" projectile set ready-service ammunition at gun No. [4], Quincy was occupied in Atlantic Fleet maneuvers and landing force exercises off Culebra Island, Puerto Rico from 3 February to 1 April 1941. 200 likes. QUINCY transferred 19 August to TG 86.4, and until the 24th engaged the heavy batteries at Toulon, St. Mandrier, and Cape Sicie. Every effort is being made to insure that water will be available for magazine sprinkling. QUINCY, based at Palermo through 26 July, conducted shore bombardment practice at Camarota in the Gulf of Policastro. It is noted that performance of armor on ASTORIA was considerably different from that on BOISE*, although range in both cases was approximately the same. Each ship was steaming on four boilers in two firerooms. 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. 74. The paint in this space had not been removed. In accordance with reference (e), a vertical loop fire main in the forward and after living spaces, separated by at least one deck is being installed in all heavy cruisers in commission. Home Join Now About Hullnumber Before You Register Tell A Shipmate FAQs Related Links Contact Us. 54. Five-inch A.A. ammunition in the port passageway was set on fire by at least three hits (Nos. 4 firerooms undoubtedly resulted in immediate flooding of these two compartments. During the next fifteen minutes. 7 December 1941, and stricken from the Navy List, 1 December 1942. Therefore, important control spaces and areas within the vicinity will be listed with a description of the damage resulting to that station or space. HullNumber.com. This space is to be fitted with a CO2 smothering system. Two attempts were made, the latter successful. SAN FRANCISCO received two 14" projectile hits on the barbette of No. Many 5" hits were also sustained in the wardroom country. 2 boiler were ruptured. By 1210, as the salvage party abandoned ship, the port waterways of the main deck were awash. 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The CA68 class are better in this respect than the CL55 class, so that, on this latter class, there are also installed two 60 kw emergency diesel generators for use with the casualty power system. Five hits, all estimated to be 5", struck below the waterline. The most extensive and serious damage came while QUINCY began to make her turn to starboard. I really am not sure of date when daddy boarded the Quincy, not even the year. 2 fireroom. The explosion of ready-service ammunition and other hits early in the action decommissioned the secondary battery. She was commissioned at the U.S. 4 fireroom were accessible at this time. 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. Eventually, the powder or the projectiles in the forward 5" magazine exploded, rupturing the hull. The ready-service boxes serving guns No. In regard to the incident discussed on ASTORIA in paragraph 25, it appears probable that the 5"/25 caliber ammunition charges were ignited by direct impact of the 8" projectile. 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. There are various cross connections between the loop. An 8" projectile passed through the 25 lb. She remained at Boston for the installation of new equipment through 31 October, when she got underway for training in Casco Bay. (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.". After steaming to the Mediterranean, the cruiser participated in the invasion of Southern France in August. He remembers so many names but a few that really stick out are Harold Hewitt, Paul Boyd. Quincy sat in the reserve fleet at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard until she was stricken on 1 October 1973. The use of 8" A.P. Registration and communicating with shipmates at Hullnumber.com is FREE FOREVER. She then steamed to Malta via the Straits of Messina. projectiles is definitely established in that the gunnery officer of ASTORIA found part of the base of an 8" A.P. 70. 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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 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 Quineville 12 June 1944. After penetrating the shield it hit one of the 5" ready-service boxes for this gun. the list increased rapidly and it appeared that there was no possibility of saving the ship. All communications were destroyed and steering control was lost due to the fragments from the last hit. U.S.S. 5). In company with units of TF 58, QUINCY departed Ulithi 9 May for the area east of Kyushu, arriving 12 May for carrier strikes against Amami Gunto and Kyushu. 3 and No. After fitting out at Boston for a Presidential cruise, QUINCY steamed for Hampton Roads, Va. 16 November. All Rights Reserved. 1 below radio I in Captain's cabin (Hit No. 1 fireroom and wrecked it. The arrangement of fire mains on the new cruisers under construction, both light and heavy, is such as to possess greater flexibility under damaged conditions. Turret III was put out of action after firing only two salvos. Some of the ammunition in the box was ignited as the result of direct impact by the 8" projectile. 13) in the communication office. HullNumber.com's mission is to provide a means for shipmates to keep in touch with one another. Quincy, the second ship to carry the name, was laid down by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation's Fore River Shipyard in Quincy, Massachusetts, on 15 November 1933, launched on 19 June 1935, sponsored by Mrs. Catherine Adams-Morgan, wife of Henry S. Morgan, and commissioned at Boston, on 9 June 1936, Captain William Faulkner Amsden in command.[4]. 3 and 4), which put this turret out of action. 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. QUINCY steamed to Portland, England 21 June and joined TF 129. 63. 56. The model is now at the Navy Museum, Washington Navy Yard. Samuel Moore Class of 1913. Main battery control forward was hit by a projectile which did not detonate. Quincy's stern is bent upwards aft of the number 3 turret, and heavily damaged by implosions. About 0156 the fourth Japanese salvo landed near the bow. No hits were received in the after engine room. 6. [4], Prior to the Marine assault on Guadalcanal on 7 August, Quincy destroyed several Japanese installations and an oil depot during her bombardment of Lunga Point. 3 fireroom. Registration and communicating with shipmates at Hullnumber.com is FREE FOREVER. QUINCY was detached from European duty 1 September and steamed for Boston, arriving one week later. After port visits in Sicily and La Spezia, Italy, QUINCY participated in Operation Longstep in the first half of November, followed by port visits to Izmir, Turkey and Salonika, Greece. The hazard, therefore, is one of a violent powder fire which may spread, which is difficult to extinguish and rather hazardous to attempt to approach too closely. Her own aircraft strafed targets in Omonawa on Tokune Shima 19 May. There was a minor flareback in No. Find Your Shipmates . 31, 32 and 33). II turret. We ask that you enter only enough information about yourself that your shipmates can recall you. 6) 1 fireroom early in the action as a result of a hit (No. 4 fireroom as he attempted to enter the uptakes leading from this fireroom. Navy Department. Undoubtedly, there were many other hits in these and other spaces which were not reported. August 9, 1942 (50 years old) Midship Repair and Second Deck 5" Ammunition Train. 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