Steering control was lost at this time - probably due to severing of the steering leads by a fragment from one of these hits. [4], Quincy got underway for the South Pacific in July with other vessels assembling for the invasion of Guadalcanal. 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]. 4 were struck (Hit No. 17. The narrative attempted here appears to be the most plausible and probable one even though all the referenced accounts do not agree with it in all respects. References: HullNumber.com does not share your information. projectiles. AS-18 Crew Roster . projectiles upon class "B" armor. The fireroom started to fill with smoke and the feed lines were leaking at all flanges. While in the beginning of this turn QUINCY was struck on the port side by two torpedoes, probably from a submarine, one in way of firerooms III and IV and the other just forward of the I.C. projectiles. (c) Senior Surviving Officer, QUINCY ltr. 44. 8. Ammunition hoists to secondary battery were put out of operation by either direct hits or fragments. HullNumber.com takes your privacy seriously. Description, history, and photograph(s) of heavy cruiser USS Quincy (CA-39) in WWII. This recommendation has been approved by the Bureau. 16, USS Liscome Bay CVE56 War Damage Report No. 42 set films in the movie lockers on fire. Since there were no survivors from the No. Registration and communicating with shipmates at Hullnumber.com is FREE FOREVER. U.S.S. In the Pilot House itself the only person standing was the signalman at the wheel who was vainly endeavoring to check the ship's swing to starboard to bring her to port. There was a minor flareback in No. 43 and 44) which did not detonate. 30) in the vicinity of gun No. HullNumber.com does not retain your payment information if you make a purchase. Besides the damage suffered by gunfire, it appears as though one torpedo (possibly two) struck the port side of VINCENNES. Quincy, the second ship to carry the name, was laid down by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Company, Quincy, Massachusetts on 15 November 1933, launched on 19 June 1935, sponsored by Mrs. Henry S. Morgan, and commissioned at Boston on 9 June 1936, Captain William Faulkner Amsden in command. QUINCY transferred 19 August to TG 86.4, and until the 24th engaged the heavy batteries at Toulon, St. Mandrier, and Cape Sicie. She then steamed to Malta via the Straits of Messina. Lab tech served under Drs. A fire was started on the fantail and was fought successfully until the fire main pressure failed. 28. Midship repair parties also suffered a large number of casualties due to 8" and 5" hits. 46). A fire was started in the flag bags immediately behind the bridge, probably from hot fragments. and. From 16 April, Quincy supported the carriers in their strikes on Okinawa, Amami Gunto, and Minami Daito Shima. 8 on fire and knocked out No. This area was finally abandoned due to intense heat and smoke. room, which is also adjacent to No. paint locker and started a small fire. 1 were out of action, and all power had been lost. Register and add yourself to the Crew List of the USS Quincy (CA 71). 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. projectiles were used by the enemy. To add your CA-71 photos: Click on your Last Name on the CA-71 Crew Roster: Click on any photo below to view larger image: THUMBNAIL: YEAR: DESCRIPTION-Page 1 / 0: NEXT: U.S.S . 89. The person's command ? Quincy then proceeded to Cape Town, South Africa, via Trinidad, where she met a convoy which she escorted back to Trinidad on 29 December. 34 and 37) exploded ammunition in ready-service lockers and set fire to the cane fenders stowed aft of the searchlight platform. 11). The crew was about to abandon ship when all at once the enemy extinguished searchlights and ceased firing. projectile (Hit No. USS Quincy (CA-71) was a heavy cruiser of the Baltimore-class of the United States Navy. Just as the collision was averted, steering control was lost on the bridge and transferred to central station. This turret, like No. [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. Shortly thereafter the enemy searchlights were turned on this task group. Letters from a Sailor, My Uncle Ted just celebrated his 83rd birthday (11-9-2013), was on the USS Quincy for 2-1/2 yrs, remembers Lt Kenneth Farmer,Woodrow Kirk, Ira Jay Hopkins Jr, Roger Miller, Roger Dudley. Name of the crew member ? The I.C. While she was in this swing, she was raked fore and aft by large and small caliber hits. 4 fireroom had to be abandoned due to the intense heat from the fire on the well deck. Search for Crew Members Please fill at least one field. En route, Quincy safely rode out the severe typhoon of 5 June. The Commanding Officers and Senior Surviving Officer furnished some notes and recommendations. 4 firerooms. She remained at Boston for the installation of new equipment through 31 October, when she got underway for training in Casco Bay. 2, although not hit, was out of action because of the explosion and fire in turret II and the fire in forward 20mm clipping room. This storeroom will carry paint, grease, alcohol and lubricating oil. 19) in this space was received on the starboard side in the First Lieutenant's Office. In this category fall such items as fibrous glass for insulation and flame resistant compounds for treating fabrics. She steamed westward the afternoon of 24 August to support minesweepers clearing the channel to Port de Bone in the Marseilles area. At 0330 a rain squall passed over the ship. I was struck at least twice, first in the barbette (Hit No. All three of these turrets undoubtedly suffered other minor caliber hits which did not penetrate. This list is in development, so if you don't see the unit or vessel you're looking for, click on any unit name below and type in the correct unit/vessel name in the form page. I really am not sure of date when daddy boarded the Quincy, not even the year. 3 set the hawser reel on fire. On BOISE, 6" Class "A" armor rejected 8" A.P. 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. Quincy's captain, Samuel N. Moore, gave the order to commence firing, but the gun crews were not ready. She steamed westward the afternoon of 24 August to support minesweepers clearing the channel to Port de Bouc in the Marseilles area. The cruiser departed Leyte 1 July with Task Force 38 to begin a period of strikes at Japan's home islands which lasted until the termination of hostilities on V-J Day. Fires were started in the carpenter shop and the airplanes in the hangar. 71. 35) on the face plate which dislodged a large piece of armor. The address of this blog is todhunterdeb.blogspot.com. Every effort is being made to insure that water will be available for magazine sprinkling. Topside exposed personnel received the greatest number. [4], Quincy returned on 25 January 1942 to Icelandic waters on convoy duty with TF 15 and made a patrol in the Denmark Straits from 811 March. It is not possible for any lightly protected vessel to absorb such punishment and survive. 33. About 0209 turret II was struck on the face plate by an 8" shell which penetrated without exploding and set exposed powder on fire. Jump to:navigation, search. At 02:16, the cruiser was hit by a torpedo from Aoba, and the ship's remaining guns were silenced. After another set of fleet exercises, QUINCY arrived at Marseille, France on 20 December. After steaming to the Mediterranean, the cruiser participated in the invasion of Southern France in August. The hit forward was believed to have exploded forward of the I.C. This torpedo hit probably resulted in the flooding of all of the magazines on the second platform deck between frames 30 and 45 and the crew's spaces on the first platform between frames 30 and 40. Men manning the secondary battery and antiaircraft stations on the foremast suffered especially heavy casualties due to fragments from 5" projectiles. 1 fireroom is believed to have been hit by either a projectile or torpedo as there were no surviving personnel from this space. Due to sinkage and port list as the result of torpedo explosions forward, most of these compartments on the second deck were flooding through the shell holes in the port side as surviving personnel were abandoning this area. About 0205, when beginning to make a left turn, steering control was lost in the pilot house. In connection with elimination of existing fire hazards aboard ship, the Bureau is actively cooperating with the forces afloat to accomplish this. 6 and No. Another hit (No. Previous torpedo damage to cruisers in way of boiler rooms has usually resulted in damage to more than one boiler room. 58. Quincy's captain ordered his cruiser to charge towards the eastern Japanese column, but as she turned to do so Quincy was hit by two torpedoes from Tenry, causing severe damage. Help| VINCENNES received 57 known hits as well as one torpedo hit (possibly two) on the port side in way of the forward magazine group. Reference (a) also reported that "the explosion carried away the forced draft blower in No. 31, 32 and 33) wrecking the blower intakes and bringing smoke and debris into this space. 28, USS Princeton CVL23 War Damage Report No. I stepped to the port side of the Pilot House, and looked out to find the island and noted that the ship was heeling rapidly to port, sinking by the bow. I received his Flag and have his Blue Jacket manual. In a brief twenty-minute action we suffered the loss of three heavy cruisers. This projectile probably detonated in the gun chamber where exposed projectiles were, in turn, detonated and powder was set on fire. The shells in the fuse pot of gun No. 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. 1 user currently logged in and 60 visitors active. projectiles and bombardment projectiles against naval targets. 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]. 33), and a fire was started in this space. [4], Quincy was occupied in Atlantic Fleet maneuvers and landing force exercises off Culebra Island, Puerto Rico from 3 February to 1 April 1941. projectiles, that is, of a type with an unusually light case as compared with 5" A.A. common. HullNumber.com's mission is to provide a means for shipmates to keep in touch with one another. QUINCY departed Malta 6 February and arrived Great Bitter Lake in the Suez Canal two days later, after calling at Ismalia, Egypt. 39. It appears improbable that this hole resulted from the detonation of the 8" projectile because the average enemy 8" projectile traveled about 60 feet from point of impact to point of detonation whereas the distance from the hole in the splinter shield to the hole in the upper deck adjacent to the ready-service boxes was only 22 feet. 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. All control spaces in the foremast, except radio I, were struck at least once. Also history and medals. From then until 0200 the enemy was hitting with large and small caliber projectiles with increasing rapidity. No. As a result of these hits the telephone circuits went dead. 1 fireroom early in the action as a result of a hit (No. The fragment consisted of about half of the base ring into which the base plug screws. Quincy sat in the reserve fleet at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard until she was stricken on 1 October 1973. 38. 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 Upon her arrival back in the United States,Quincywas transferred to the Pacific, where she escorted the fast carriers as they conducted air strikes on targets in the Ryukyus and the Japanese Home Islands during the last five months of World War II. 41 and 42). At least two (Nos. 5" projectiles. Would like to hear from fellow crew mates! 23. 2 boiler room was structurally intact and that personnel escaped from the plotting room and central station which are located immediately forward of No. Undoubtedly, there were many other hits in these and other spaces which were not reported. 34) entered the port after corner close to the barbette of turret III and detonated damaging the work bench, test instruments and TAQ transmitter. They were still able to fire in local control. The seriousness of the hits lay in the fires which they started. ASTORIA capsized to port, settling by the stern and disappeared at 1215. As a result of these explosions the hull must have been ruptured, as a port list gradually developed. Find Your Shipmates . Home Join Now About Hullnumber Before You Register Tell A Shipmate FAQs Related Links Contact Us. Some of the kerosene leaked through the hole in the main deck and started a fire in the mess hall near the after engine room uptakes. 30. Some of these are briefly discussed below. Add yours! 11. Turrets I and II were trained around to starboard and brought to bear upon the enemy. 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. All the ships were in condition of Readiness II, material condition Zed. 54. Soon after being assigned to Cruiser Division 8 (CruDiv8), Atlantic Fleet, Quincy was ordered to Mediterranean waters on 20 July 1936, to protect American interests in Spain during the height of the Spanish Civil War. S93/S88/S29/S3-1, Serial (01324A) dated Sept. 26, 1942 - (Type directive for improvement of offensive qualities of cruisers). Heavy clouds surrounded Savo Island and the Guadalcanal area. 57, Wartime Diversion of US Navy Forces in Response to Public Demands for Augmented Coastal Defense-CNA, Wartime Instructions for United States Merchant Vessels 1942, Washington Navy Yard: History of the Naval Gun Factory, 1883-1939, Washington Navy Yard - Pay Roll of Mechanics and Labourers, c1819-1820, WAVE QUARTERS D STATION RULES FOR LIFE AT D, [UPDATED] Washington Navy Yard Station Log November 1822 - December 1889, The Story Behind Names of Different Ranks, History of Warrant Officers in the US Navy, Women's Uniform Regulations, Yeoman (F), US Naval Reserve Force, 1918, Women's Winter Uniform Regulations, Yeoman (F), US Naval Reserve Force, 1919, World War I British and German Naval Messages (1918), World War II Invasion of Normandy 1944 Interrogation of Generalleutnant Rudolf Schmetzer, Deck plans of ASTORIA showing hits and locations of fires, Outboard profile of VINCENNES showing hits. In January and February 1945,Quincytransported President Franklin D. Roosevelt and his party most of the way to and from the Yalta Conference. At this time, while still under heavy fire from the enemy, the ship began to list appreciably to port. In new construction the foremast and mainmast are designed to carry the weight of the radar antennas without the use of forestays and backstays. 2 fireroom was never hit; however, a heavy explosion was felt forward which probably came from the torpedo explosion forward. This reduced the intensity of the fires, but not. Structural damage to ASTORIA, although extensive, was not such that loss of the vessel was inevitable. I received three hits, one in the face plate (Hit 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. Later, the Commanding Officer ASTORIA estimated this enemy force to be composed of at least three (probably four) heavy cruisers of NACHI class and about four destroyers. The 5" magazines were not flooded probably because the valves to the sea floods were inaccessible. QUINCY joined the Support Force, 23 August; and four days later, helped occupy Sagami Wan, Japan, and entered Tokyo Bay 1 September. At some time during this period an 8" projectile entered No. Two attempts were made, the latter successful. Quincy, based at Palermo through 26 July, conducted shore bombardment practice at Camarota in the Gulf of Policastro. 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. On 6 December 1952, a change-of-command ceremony was held aboard while visiting Naples, Italy, during which Captain Taylor relieved Captain Chappell as commanding officer of the QUINCY. projectiles. There is no evidence of gasoline fires or explosions near gasoline stowage tanks in any of these ships, probably because no hits were near enough to cause leakage of gasoline from these tanks. 3) in the barbette in way of the shell deck. My father passed away in 1972. During the next fifteen minutes. Between 27 July and 13 August, the cruiser participated in training exercises at Malta and Camarota, Italy. Numerous 5" hits were received by the blowers leading into the fireroom. 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. 1 in warrant officers' country (Hit No. The flooding which resulted caused the ship to capsize 45 minutes later. The heat from this fire forced the crew to abandon the after engine room. Bureau of Ships 81. Each party existed without the knowledge of the other as they were separated by the intense fire raging on the well deck and the upper deck amidships. The flooding from these two torpedo hits was undoubtedly the cause of the rapid sinking of the vessel. No fragments entered into the turret. Just as the enemy searchlights were trained on VINCENNES at 0155, the main battery was directed to train out and fire. Two of the 5" projectiles (Nos. She proceeded to Palermo, Sicily, 16 July, arriving two days later. 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. 4) early in the action which jammed the turret in train and later in the left range finder hood (Hit No. I am just guessing. For three days the group provided fire support on the left flank of the U.S. 7th Army. From this time on the enemy was hitting continuously until he ceased firing at 0215. This action emphasizes again the absolute necessity of permanently removing inflammables and leaving ashore clothes, records, paint, and other materials that are not essential for the war-time operation of the ship. 75. 1 fireroom and of those hits on the turrets and on the fire-room and engine room blowers. 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. 17) on the machine gun platform passed through the 1.1" clipping room setting the ammunition located there on fire. After receiving calls by Prime Minister Winston Churchill and other dignitaries, President Roosevelt departed QUINCY and continued on to the Crimea by air. room and central station as the last message from central station indicated that this space was filling rapidly with water. 2 fireroom. 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. 1. 1 boiler room, must have remained intact because it was reported that some telephones remained in service until the ship was abandoned. (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.". At least 57 hits were received in the spaces discussed above. ASTORIA received at least 65 known hits. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); There are 31 crew members registered for the USS Quincy (CA 71). Her loss was widely mourned and for the 1983 Little Beavers reunion, when Bath Iron Works wanted to present a model to Adm. Burke and asked shipmates which ship it should be, Spence was the answer. This projectile, which is boat-tailed, has three copper rotating bands and is 4.3 inches long. After Japan's capitulation in August,Quincysupported occupation efforts. Guns Nos. 29). 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. 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. It is reported that the fire was put out by immersing the powder bags in the water tanks. Most of these hits, probably 5", detonated in the above spaces starting large fires which were never brought under control, partially because existing fire fighting facilities had been destroyed and partially because such facilities were inadequate. She remained at Boston for the installation of new equipment through 31 October, when she got underway for training in Casco Bay. 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. No 5" projectiles were found intact on any of the three ships, although some of the 5" enemy projectiles were duds as the references definitely report various 5" projectile hits which did not detonate. The seams were opened and bulged inward but were forced back into place, and no appreciable leakage resulted. In ASTORIA action, it is interesting to note the effect of 8" A.P. Quincy's stern is bent upwards aft of the number 3 turret, and heavily damaged by implosions. HullNumber.com does not share your information. 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. 72. 5 exploded. Various other hits were received in the control stations located on the foremast. 67. QUINCY and U.S.S. She was the third ship to carry the name . No hits were received in No. Quincy managed to fire a few main gun salvos, one of which hit Chkai's chart room 6 meters (20ft) from Admiral Mikawa and killed or wounded 36 men, although Mikawa was not injured. [4], Quincy transited the Panama Canal on 13 January bound for Guantanamo Bay where she engaged in gunnery practice and amphibious exercises. 54, USS Capella AK13 & USS Alhena AKA9 War Damage Report No. The USNSM is housed aboard the Quincy-built USS Salem; the world's only preserved Heavy Cruiser. projectiles is definitely established in that the gunnery officer of ASTORIA found part of the base of an 8" A.P. 20). The President's senior aide, Maj. Gen. Edwin "Pa" Watson, who had been ailing, died aboard ship on 20 February. Fires (particularly the one in the wardroom country) were the direct cause of the loss of ASTORIA. Vincennes (CA44). (e) Comcrupac ltr. This article includes information collected from the public domain sources Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships and Naval Vessel Register. After stops in Oakland, Calif., and San Diego, Calif., QUINCY passed the Panama Canal in June and continued to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for six weeks of shakedown training. Please keep in mind that this list does only include records of people who submitted their information for publication on this website. 19) in the space immediately above. 16. She sank, bow first, at 02:38, being the first ship sunk in the area which was later known as Ironbottom Sound. It was obvious that the ship was going to sink. She departed Portland, 24 June, for Cherbourg, France. 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