President Roosevelt received Ibn Saud, King of Saudi Arabia, 14 February. 3 fireroom. 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. Fires from the hangar and the boat deck necessitated the abandoning of this space early in the action. It will thus make the immediate vicinity temporarily untenable. Dense smoke and fires cut off fore-and-aft passage on the second deck. All three of these turrets undoubtedly suffered other minor caliber hits which did not penetrate. History of USS QUINCY: Contents 1 Construction 2 Service history 2.1 World War II 2.1.1 The Quincy Agreement 2.1.2 Remainder of wartime career 2.2 Korean War 2.3 Fate 3 Awards 4 Legacy 5 References 6 External links Construction [ edit] 4) early in the action which jammed the turret in train and later in the left range finder hood (Hit No. The surviving personnel realized that it was necessary to abandon ship as quickly as possible. At this time, while still under heavy fire from the enemy, the ship began to list appreciably to port. Many casualties were sustained by this repair party. Back to the USS Quincy (CA 71) page|Crew List main page| 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. The intensely hot fragments from an H.E. ASTORIA ltr. 33. USS Oklahoma (BB-37) capsized and sank after being torpedoed by Japanese aircraft at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, 7 December 1941. that No. 1, 2 and 3) 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 Crew List:This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard USS QUINCY. In QUINCY and VINCENNES the initial heel was caused by the flooding of the port wiring passage and port side compartments damaged by the torpedo explosions. 89. 27 and 26, respectively), one in the hangar and the other through the boats on the boat deck, set aircraft and boats on fire. These particles were about the size of 'grape nuts' and were glowing and burning everything with which they came in contact". 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Sixty kw units similar to those described above are being installed in light cruisers of the CL4 class. USSQuincywas stricken from the Naval Vessel Register in October 1973 and sold for scrapping in August 1974. QUINCY joined the Support Force, 23 August; and four days later, helped occupy Sagami Wan, Japan, and entered Tokyo Bay 1 September. Quincy was decommissioned on 19 October 1946, in the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Washington. 67. For ship's logs and personnel records, see the Reference Page. 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. Undoubtedly, the I.C. Shortly thereafter the enemy searchlights were turned on this task group. The paint in this space had not been removed. 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. Later, she operated with Yorktown and TF 28 until sailing for home on 14 July. The fires amidships which were started early in the action undoubtedly contributed more in an indirect fashion to the loss of these three ships than any other factor. Although not reported, it appears as though a hit was received in the forward engine room because the exhaust steam line carried away and a flange on main steam line began leaking badly. Her own aircraft strafed targets in Omonawa on Tokune Shima 19 May. A hit (No. 5) and two in the barbette (Hits Nos. About 0206 director II was hit and put out of action. The hits are numbered for convenience from forward to aft without regard to time, size or source. [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. However, the coming of theKorean Warbrought a need for more active gun ships andQuincywas recommissioned in January 1952. This general area, as on the other two ships, was hit early in the action. Excess equipment, paint on bulkheads, records, and so forth in officers' spaces and in ship's offices provided fuel for a fire which gradually worked downward exploding ammunition in the 5" hoists. 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. 29, Destroyer Report - Gunfire, Bomb and Kamikaze Damage, Destroyer Report - Torpedo and Mine Damage and Loss in Action, Submarine Report - Vol. Both engine rooms were intact. Two attempts were made, the latter successful. Quincy's wreck was discovered and explored by Robert Ballard and his crew in July and August 1992. 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. Over 1000 men were killed or lost at sea. Bureau of Ships This brought the stern of ASTORIA through the enemy's line of fire resulting in hits on the starboard side from the foremast aft. 22), log room (Hit No. [4], Quincy got underway for the South Pacific in July with other vessels assembling for the invasion of Guadalcanal. 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. New cruisers of the CL55 class are equipped with two 100 kw units. She also took part in Fleet Problem XX with the Atlantic Fleet from 1326 February. Both the port and starboard catapult towers were struck by 5" projectiles (Hits Nos. 30. The experiences of ASTORIA in comparison with the experiences of SAN FRANCISCO** afford an excellent contrast of the effectiveness of A.P. This hit was followed by others in the supply office (Hit No. Two hits (Nos. This led to the gradual flooding of this fireroom. Her own aircraft strafed targets in Omonawa on Tokune Shima 19 May. 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. At least two (Nos. It will be placed about ten feet forward of the present mast and will be designed to carry radar antennas. 25) As a result, QUINCY was without fire power about eight minutes after contact with the enemy. Those inflammable materials which are classed essential should be stowed below in compartments well forward and below the waterline and which are provided with a CO2 smothering system. 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.
This space is to be fitted with a CO2 smothering system. Help| 12. The bridge was engulfed by flames in the middle of the action from No. A little later BAGLEY came alongside the starboard bow and took off all survivors forward. In cases of damage as severe as that incurred by ASTORIA, however, it cannot be assured that controls for either flooding or sprinkling will remain operable. 24. Numerous hits were received in the vicinity above radio II. 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Roosevelt aboard Quincy, the official residence of the American ambassador to Saudi Arabia is named Quincy House, and is located on the Diplomatic Quarter in Riyadh. The deck in sick bay was reported ruptured and blown upward. No hits were received in the after engine room. HullNumber.com does not retain your payment information if you make a purchase. Please click on one of the unit names below to request research assistance in locating U.S. 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. 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. 44. Enroute, QUINCY safely rode out the severe typhoon of 5 June. projectiles. 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. Preliminary Design Branch About this time the ship received her first hit in the 1.1" mounts on the main deck aft. Ted: clerk, wrote out paychecks, Skipper during Quincy's final cruise in the Pacific, Korean War, 1953-4. Robert Carter '42 survived the sinking, but disappeared at sea in 1965. Both engine rooms and No. At 0155 when enemy searchlights illuminated ASTORIA, the main battery was trained out and fire was opened immediately upon order of the gunnery officer. The sixth 8" salvo hit the face plate and barbette of turret I putting it out of action and killing the personnel within the turret and the barbette. She returned to Newfoundland with a convoy on 31 October. 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. I was struck at least twice, first in the barbette (Hit No. From 0200 to 0206 ASTORIA was under an extremely heavy concentration of fire. I received his Flag and have his Blue Jacket manual. As a result of these hits the telephone circuits went dead. This type projectile which is unusually effective against light armor is poor against anything over 1/2 caliber in thickness. The President's senior aide, Maj. Gen. Edwin "Pa" Watson, who had been ailing, died aboard ship on 20 February. 52, 53 and 54) and fires were started in this compartment. 3 and No. Each ship was steaming on four boilers in two firerooms. The well deck was struck at least once (Hit No. Later, a projectile (Hit. Five-inch A.A. ammunition in the port passageway was set on fire by at least three hits (Nos. The fires which resulted, however, effectively prevented control of damage. (c) "Required combustible materials should be well separated.". Of the superstructure, the bridge is heavily damaged but intact, both funnels are missing, and the float plane hangar completely collapsed. 5) was received in the turret officer's booth putting this station out of action. 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. Special incendiary projectiles may have been fired by the Japanese, but the burning "grape-nut" fragments referred to in paragraph 41 might have been fragments of explosive from a low-order detonation. Besides the damage from the projectiles, two torpedo hits were received. The seriousness of the hits lay in the fires which they started. The exact locations of these hits are, of course, unknown, but it appears from the damage reported that one struck on the port side about frame 45 and the other struck on the port side about frame 74. 2 mess hall by one or more direct hits (Hit No. As a result of these explosions the hull must have been ruptured, as a port list gradually developed. We ask that you enter only enough information about yourself that your shipmates can recall you. After the action, the heat from the fires on the wardroom exploded ammunition in the hoists. 28, USS Princeton CVL23 War Damage Report No. The ship kept turning in a large circle to the right until power was lost at 0215. QUINCY received four battle stars for World War II service. 80. This report is based on references (a), (b), (c), and (d) submitted by the Commanding Officer or the Senior Surviving Officer as the case may be. In a brief twenty-minute action we suffered the loss of three heavy cruisers. If you also served aboard and you remember one of the people below you can click on the name to send an email to the respective sailor. A second hit (possibly No. Add yours! 91. ASTORIA capsized to port, settling by the stern and disappeared at 1215. II turret and the 20mm clipping room located immediately below the bridge. 19) in the space immediately above. The fires had moderated except for a fire in the wardroom country. 49. 21) was received in the signal shack which demolished all confidential publications and started a fire in the flag bags. She departed Portland 24 June for Cherbourg, France. 24) in No. At 0208 course was changed to the left and the stern was again brought through the enemy's fire. 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. 41, USS O'Brien DD415 War Damage Report No. Each is capable of starting an electrically driven fire pump, and is available for other uses such as the 40mm battery, ship's lighting, etc. (b) Or an 8" projectile, which was short in range, penetrated the skin and inner hull below the water line, probably detonating upon penetrating the inner hull, killing all personnel and rupturing the hull sufficiently to permit rapid flooding.
[4], Quincy transited the Panama Canal on 13 January bound for Guantanamo Bay where she engaged in gunnery practice and amphibious exercises. Fragments from the hit also severed steering leads which resulted in the loss of steering control. Quincy (CA39) Fragments in this case entered into the turret officer's booth, wounding the turret officer. 4 firerooms undoubtedly resulted in immediate flooding of these two compartments. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 52. Quincy sat in the reserve fleet at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard until she was stricken on 1 October 1973. 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. 55, 56 and 57). 15) and the ammunition set on fire. 62, USS San Francisco CA38 War Damage Report No. Such ships, with a limit of 10,000 tons standard displacement and 8-inch caliber main guns, may be referred to as "treaty cruisers." U.S.S. 87. This area also received an unknown number of hits. All control spaces in the foremast, except radio I, were struck at least once. One result was the destruction of the forced draft blower to No. 200 likes. The necessity for a vigorous program for the removal of unessential material presenting fire hazards was also clearly presented. Jump to:navigation, search. USS QUINCY was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register in October 1973 and sold for scrapping in August 1974. USS Quincy (CA-71) was a heavy cruiser of the Baltimore-class of the United States Navy. 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 An 8" projectile passed through the 25 lb. 23. would like to know if anyone knows the whereabouts of Emory Panza RT2c. This is my grandfather and I am doing this for him. 0 users currently logged in and 68 visitors active. 47, USS Enterprise CV6 War History 1941 - 1945, USS Franklin CV-13 War Damage Report No. II turret. The new year saw the ship visiting Cannes, France; Valenica, Spain and Oran, Algeria, before the QUINCY returned to Norfolk. 55. Following a Caribbean shakedown cruise and training in the North Atlantic, in May 1944 she reported to the 12th Fleet for service in European waters. 2 fireroom was never hit; however, a heavy explosion was felt forward which probably came from the torpedo explosion forward. Survivors from the forward part of the ship collected on the forecastle with the Commanding Officer in charge. 46). 1 in warrant officers' country (Hit No. Fires in both cases, however, were also a major contributing factor. This projectile, which is boat-tailed, has three copper rotating bands and is 4.3 inches long. The most extensive and serious damage came while QUINCY began to make her turn to starboard. 22. At the same time, turret I was put out of action due to a fire in the upper powder room and a hit on the shell deck. 16. The few CO2 extinguishers were entirely inadequate for the fires that existed. USS Quincy CA39, USS Astoria CA34 & USS Vincennes CA44 Loss in Action, U.S.S. room, diesel generator room, bomb stowage, and the 5" A.A. handling room were immediately flooded. From 16 April, Quincy supported the carriers in their strikes on Okinawa, Amami Gunto, and Minami Daito Shima. 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. At this time the stern and bow groups realized the existence of each other, and at daylight BAGLEY took off the wounded from the stern group. Besides this, all heavy cruisers, both those in service and new construction, carry six gasoline "handy billies" and twelve electrical submersible pumps. She proceeded to Palermo, Sicily, 16 July, arriving two days later. Fires filled these spaces with smoke and eventually forced the crew to abandon this area. Login| No fragments entered into the turret. Two of these pumps, one forward and one aft, are being installed on light cruisers of the CL40 class. Two days later, she departed Ulithi and joined Rear Admiral Wiltse's Cruiser Division 10, in Vice Admiral Mitscher's Fast Carrier Task Force. 8 on fire and knocked out No. Find Your Shipmates . After penetrating the shield it hit one of the 5" ready-service boxes for this gun. 54, USS Capella AK13 & USS Alhena AKA9 War Damage Report No. 1, 5 and 7 were put out of action, after three star shell salvos were fired to starboard, from a series of hits (Nos. Grandpa is now 84 and living with his wife of 64 yrs Mary in southern CA. 26, USS Saratoga CV3 War Damage Report No. Besides the damage suffered by gunfire, it appears as though one torpedo (possibly two) struck the port side of VINCENNES. During this period the bridge was hit again killing most of the personnel, including the Commanding Officer. Crew's spaces on the first platform deck immediately above the compartments mentioned in the preceding sentence were flooded. En route, Quincy safely rode out the severe typhoon of 5 June. 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. 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 spotter was unable to clear this. E. Notes and Recommendations by Commanding Officers. 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. In connection with elimination of existing fire hazards aboard ship, the Bureau is actively cooperating with the forces afloat to accomplish this. The Commanding Officer and the Senior Surviving Officer of ASTORIA and QUINCY, respectively, recommended the reduction of ready-service ammunition, apparently based on their experiences as mentioned in paragraphs 25 and 45. Floating battery (circa 1899), NH 97609 Piasecki HUP-2 Retriever Helicopter, NH 47545 Captain Frederick L. 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The remaining two firerooms were ready for immediate lighting off to supply additional power if necessary. The average range of these was about 5,000 yards. I am not sure of some information and so left the fields blank. 31, 32 and 33) wrecking the blower intakes and bringing smoke and debris into this space. One 8" projectile set ready-service ammunition at gun No. The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Quincy (CA 71). About 0200 ASTORIA had to turn right to clear QUINCY's line of fire. 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. This permits the fire main loop to be damaged in two or three places without loss of fire main pressure. 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. There was also a hit (No. special treatment steel splinter shield around No. She was again decommissioned in July 1954 and spent nearly two decades in "mothballs" at Bremerton. 8 5" gun. Search for a command's Crew List| 1 fireroom early in the action as a result of a hit (No. 83. Quincy sustained many direct hits which left 370 men dead and 167 wounded. President Roosevelt and his party embarked in QUINCY 23 January 1945 at Newport News, Va. for passage to Malta, arriving 2 February. 1. 1 below radio I in Captain's cabin (Hit No. Now Deceased (1982)
30) on the well deck set the planes secured there on fire, sprayed gasoline on the well deck, the midship portion of the upper deck and the planes on the catapult. Vincennes (CA44). The after mess hall was hit at least once (Hit No. HullNumber.com's mission is to provide a means for shipmates to keep in touch with one another. My father passed away in 1972. This reduced the speed to nine knots. CAPT, USN. At 0330 a rain squall passed over the ship. From this time on the enemy was hitting continuously until he ceased firing at 0215. 3 fireroom; however, the destruction of the blowers by Hits Nos. This turret, like No. Quincy passed through the Straits of Gibraltar on 26 July and arrived at Mlaga, Spain on 27 July to assume her duties. Copyright 2023 HullNumber.com. At the bottom of every email sent by HullNumber is an UNSUBSCRIBE link. medium steel angle which joined together the face plate and the side plate. 13. 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