(d) C.O. Help| Gun No. Shortly after the Japanese force had checked their fire and began their withdrawal, USS Quincy sank bow-first at this location at 0238hrs on August 9th, 1942, taking 370 of her crew with her to the bottom. It was obvious that the ship was going to sink. An 8" projectile passed through the 25 lb. 1 below radio I in Captain's cabin (Hit No. This group passed through the southern corner of this square at 0130 and took course 345 true, speed 10 knots. This resulted in the flooding of most of the second deck. 53. In ASTORIA action, it is interesting to note the effect of 8" A.P. 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. Numerous hits were received in both the port and starboard batteries early in the action. This action, however, again emphasizes the necessity of having fire fighting equipment which is adequate for the control of conflagrations resulting from present warfare. Turrets I and II were trained around to starboard and brought to bear upon the enemy. The use of 8" A.P. Electrically driven fire pumps were chosen instead of diesel-driven pumps because of the greater diversity and distribution of auxiliary electrical power on these new cruisers. 59. projectile. Topside personnel accounted, for the majority of the casualties. She proceeded to Palermo, Sicily, 16 July, arriving two days later. One 8" projectile (Hit No. 34 and 42) early in the action started fires in the cane fender stowage and the movie locker. paint locker and started a small fire. I am just guessing. 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. Steering control was lost at this time - probably due to severing of the steering leads by a fragment from one of these hits. 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] 22 and 26) HullNumber.com does not share your information. All communications were destroyed and steering control was lost due to the fragments from the last hit. Add yours! The 5" H.E., which usually penetrated the light plating and then exploded, caused a moderate amount of structural damage. 16) and again about five minutes later (Hit No. 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. 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. 1 in wardroom (Hit No. I on the starboard side and jammed the turret in train. 92. About a minute later, direct hits were received on sky aft and sky forward, blowing the after director overboard. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); There are 31 crew members registered for the USS Quincy (CA 71). The heavy cruiser sailed for Mers-el Kebir, North Africa, on 4 July, arriving there 10 July. The planes in the hangar were set on fire, the bridge hit, 1.1" clipping room in the foremast hit, battle II hit, and turret III was hit and jammed in train. At the bottom of every email sent by HullNumber is an UNSUBSCRIBE link. HullNumber.com does not retain your payment information if you make a purchase. Besides this, all heavy cruisers, both those in service and new construction, carry six gasoline "handy billies" and twelve electrical submersible pumps. The galley just forward of the well deck was hit from both starboard and port sides (Hits Nos. There was a minor flareback in No. projectiles and bombardment projectiles against naval targets. 1 gun remained serviceable. The gunnery officer of ASTORIA recovered one of these projectiles but unfortunately lost it as he was abandoning ship. QUINCY decommissioned 19 October 1946 in the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Wash. She was assigned to the Bremerton Group, Pacific Reserve Fleet until 31 January 1952, when she recommissioned. VINCENNES, U.S.S. This ship and Vincennes were a slightly improved version of the New Orleans-class design. During the period of replenishment and upkeep at Leyte in the Philippines, Rear Admiral Wiltse, ComCruDiv 10 transferred to Quincy. II turret about frame 38. By 1210, as the salvage party abandoned ship, the port waterways of the main deck were awash. Quincy, based at Palermo through 26 July, conducted shore bombardment practice at Camarota in the Gulf of Policastro. 4 firerooms were, of course, completely flooded as a result of the torpedo explosion. 25. The bombardment of the batteries surrounding the city commenced in conjunction with the Armys assault at 1207. No hits were received in either engine room. The five airplanes on each ship except QUINCY had been drained of all gasoline. Navy Department. (b) "There should be a hand-operated fuel oil service pump located in each fireroom.". 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. August 9, 1942 (50 years old) Baxter was participating in the 25th reunion of former crew members since the USS Salem Asslociaion formed in the late 1980s. No hits were received in No. 2 mess hall by one or more direct hits (Hit No. Would you like to have such a crew list on your website? From 14 February, President Roosevelt and King Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia, known in the West as Ibn Saud, met aboard Quincy. ASTORIA ltr. A powder fire was reported in this turret as a result of the hit in the barbette. 62. 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. From then until 0200 the enemy was hitting with large and small caliber projectiles with increasing rapidity. Since the action was fought at such close range, numerous minor caliber or machine gun hits were also received. USS Quincy sailed out of Hampton Roads 5 March 1945, arriving Pearl Harbor 20 March. The heat from this fire forced the crew to abandon the after engine room. The surviving personnel realized that it was necessary to abandon ship as quickly as possible. She made one Western Pacific deployment, arriving in July 1953, just as the conflict was negotiated to an end, and remained in Asiatic waters until December. Various other hits were received in the control stations located on the foremast. [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. Now Deceased (1982) 24) in No. HullNumber.com does not share your information. The lessons of the present war, however, have resulted in alterations being made to extend the fire main loops forward and aft of their original designed positions, and to install two 300-gallon-per-minute electrically driven fire pumps - one forward and one aft. Survivors from the forward part of the ship collected on the forecastle with the Commanding Officer in charge. It will be placed about ten feet forward of the present mast and will be designed to carry radar antennas. 17, 25 and 27). 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. Another hit (No. These pumps are being installed. 1 were out of action, and all power had been lost. sufficiently to permit the bucket brigade to get the fires under control. The seriousness of the hits lay in the fires which they started. Try the Ship's Store. 85. From this time on the enemy was hitting continuously until he ceased firing at 0215. 19). 30) in the vicinity of gun No. From there the heat of the fire eventually reached and exploded the unflooded 5" magazine. This area was finally abandoned due to intense heat and smoke. 1 fireroom was put out of action at this time. E. Notes and Recommendations by Commanding Officers. Besides the damage from the projectiles, two torpedo hits were received. 3 set the hawser reel on fire. The Bureau of Ordnance tests indicate that detonation of 5"/25 caliber A.A. common projectiles en masse is not to be expected. QUINCY stood out of Hampton Roads 5 March 1945, arriving Pearl Harbor the 20th. Cerney & Rothblatt, I'm writing for my father, Ralph J. Smith, who passed away 8 years ago. 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. In ASTORIA the initial heel was caused by the flooding of port side compartments due to the explosion of the 5" magazine. 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. The flames enveloped the forward control station. Back to the USS Quincy (CA 71) page|Crew List main page| (b) C.O. Following a Caribbean shakedown cruise and training in the North. 4 fireroom were accessible at this time. About 0202 the forward engine room was abandoned because a hit above this space filled the engine room with smoke. She supported carriers in strikes in the Tokyo Plains area, Honshu, Hokkaido, and Shikoku. Such ships, with a limit of 10,000 tons standard displacement and 8-inch caliber main guns, may be referred to as "treaty cruisers." CAPT, USN. USS QUINCY (CA 39) History View This Vessels DANFS History Entry on the U.S. Navy Historical Center website. There are various cross connections between the loop. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The fires which resulted, however, effectively prevented control of damage. Quincy steamed to Portland, England, 21 June, and joined TF 129. The seams were opened and bulged inward but were forced back into place, and no appreciable leakage resulted. The cruisers of this task group, in a column led by VINCENNES, were patrolling the perimeter of a square five miles on a side in the area between Savo and Florida Islands. The fires had moderated except for a fire in the wardroom country. From an analysis of the damage it appears that 8" A.P. 48). 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. 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. The forestay had been cut by a hit (No. After another set of fleet exercises, QUINCY arrived at Marseille, France on 20 December. 4 fireroom had to be abandoned due to the intense heat from the fire on the well deck. ASTORIA burned throughout the night, and, despite valiant fire fighting by her crew, sank the next day at noon. At 0700 HOPKINS came alongside and made arrangements for towing. 1, 2 and 3) [4], Quincy transited the Panama Canal on 13 January bound for Guantanamo Bay where she engaged in gunnery practice and amphibious exercises. It is definitely known that guns No. 39. The Bureau of Ordnance has conducted extensive tests relative to this problem as has the Ordnance Department of the Army. The Bureau's policy. room about frame 45. 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. 24. Just as the collision was averted, steering control was lost on the bridge and transferred to central station. HullNumber.com's mission is to provide a means for shipmates to keep in touch with one another. 19. 34. 95. 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. 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. Registration and communicating with shipmates at Hullnumber.com is FREE FOREVER. medium steel angle which joined together the face plate and the side plate. 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. Other hits received (Hits Nos. Crew's quarters abaft No. 10). QUINCY entered the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Va., for post-shakedown repairs until 26 August. CA39/A16-3/(004)/(HMC) dated 16 August 1942 - (War Action Report). 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. Two hits (Nos. The most extensive and serious damage came while QUINCY began to make her turn to starboard. USS Quincy (CA-39) Quincy (CA-39) was laid down by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp., Quincy, Mass., 15 November 1933; launched 19 June 1935; sponsored by Mrs. Henry S. Morgan,. The war and the ship were a galvanizing moment in time for him. 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. One result was the destruction of the forced draft blower to No. 2 boiler room was structurally intact and that personnel escaped from the plotting room and central station which are located immediately forward of No. 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. 4) early in the action which jammed the turret in train and later in the left range finder hood (Hit 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. Nineteen of the twenty-one primary targets assigned the task force were successfully neutralized or destroyed thus enabling Army troops to occupy the city on 26 June. ASTORIA capsized to port, settling by the stern and disappeared at 1215. At the bottom of every email sent by HullNumber is an UNSUBSCRIBE link. 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. QUINCY (CA-71) Crew Photos. 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. 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This explosion rendered the forward control spaces untenable. 43 and 44) which did not detonate. Jump to:navigation, search. Add yours! U.S.S. USS Astoria (CA 34) Crew List The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Astoria (CA 34). 1, 5 and 7 were put out of action, after three star shell salvos were fired to starboard, from a series of hits (Nos. At the bottom of every email sent by HullNumber is an UNSUBSCRIBE link. 3 fireroom. 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. 2 or more in navigator's stateroom (Hits Nos. For ship's logs and personnel records, see the Reference Page. Control was shifted to the after steering station. Fires in both cases, however, were also a major contributing factor. No fires were reported in this area. Complement: 807 officers and enlisted Displacement: 9375 tons Length: 588 feet 2 inches Beam: 61 feet 10 inches Draft: 19 feet 5 in Flank Speed: 32 kn 60. Two of the 5" projectiles (Nos. After a fourteen day Atlantic crossing, the ship arrived at Greenock, Scotland. QUINCY continued to support carrier aircraft strikes against Okinawa, Tokuno Shima, Kikai Jima, Amami Gunto, and Asumi Gunto until the force returned to base 13 June. HullNumber.com's mission is to provide a means for shipmates to keep in touch with one another. Registration and communicating with shipmates at Hullnumber.com is FREE FOREVER. This reduced the speed to nine knots. I am not sure of some information and so left the fields blank. 3 and No. Fires from the hangar and the boat deck necessitated the abandoning of this space early in the action. 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. The list then rapidly increased until the vessel capsized. 31). New Orleans class Heavy Cruiser: Displacement: 12,411 tons (full load) . This is my grandfather and I am doing this for him. Fires could not be controlled because of the initial lack of certain facilities, the destruction of some facilities initially available, and the fact that certain others were inoperable because of the lack of power. We ask that you enter only enough information about yourself that your shipmates can recall you. 1 user currently logged in and 60 visitors active. 13. This hole must have come from the detonation of the 5"/25 caliber projectiles. The mainmast is in the process of being redesigned. Steps shall be taken accordingly to insure that the report will be seen by those persons responsible for design, construction and repair of naval vessels, as well as for their operation, but by no others. The hits are numbered for convenience from forward to aft without regard to time, size or source. Quincy's stern is bent upwards aft of the number 3 turret, and heavily damaged by implosions. USS Quincy. [4], Quincy was occupied in Atlantic Fleet maneuvers and landing force exercises off Culebra Island, Puerto Rico from 3 February to 1 April 1941. Additionally, the full range of Crew List features will be available to your visitors too: Upload a personal photo; edit, delete, and add new entries for all ships one has served aboard and a lot more. The clipping room to the forward 1.1" battery was struck (Hit No. About 0900 WILSON came alongside and assisted in the fire fighting for one hour when both HOPKINS and WILSON were called away. The plane. During the period 6 through 17 June, in conjunction with shore fire control parties and aircraft spotters, QUINCY conducted highly accurate pinpoint firing against enemy mobile batteries and concentrations of tanks, trucks, and troops. USS SPRINGFIELD (CL 66) was laid down on 13 February 1943 by Bethlehem Steel Co. at its Fore River yard, Quincy, Mass. In addition to DesRon 23's Presidential Unit Citation, Spence earned 8 battle stars. These hits started fires, wrecked bunks and lockers and filled the compartment with smoke. From 0200 to 0206 ASTORIA was under an extremely heavy concentration of fire. Each ship was steaming on four boilers in two firerooms. 16, USS Liscome Bay CVE56 War Damage Report No. 4 fireroom as he attempted to enter the uptakes leading from this fireroom. Every effort is being made to insure that water will be available for magazine sprinkling. General Dwight D. Eisenhower, Supreme Commander, Allied Expeditionary Force, accompanied by Rear Admiral Alan G. Kirk, inspected the ships company in Belfast Lough 15 May 1944. 70. As a result of these explosions the hull must have been ruptured, as a port list gradually developed. Turret II was struck (Hit No. Main battery control forward was hit by a projectile which did not detonate. [7], Quincy earned one battle star during World War II. Fires filled these spaces with smoke and eventually forced the crew to abandon this area. 29. As a result, QUINCY was without fire power about eight minutes after contact with the enemy. Early in the action, two hits (No. 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. I turret was flooded to prevent an explosion which might have resulted from the fires in the near vicinity of this magazine. 15 December 1943, Capt. General Dwight D. Eisenhower, Supreme Commander, Allied Expeditionary Force, accompanied by Rear Admiral Alan G. Kirk, inspected the ship's company in Belfast Lough 15 May 1944. The after mess hall was hit at least once (Hit 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. The flooding which resulted caused the ship to capsize 45 minutes later. A second hit (possibly No. President Roosevelt and his party embarked in QUINCY 23 January 1945 at Newport News, Va. for passage to Malta, arriving 2 February. About two 6-gun salvos had been fired to starboard by the forward two turrets when turret II was struck, probably by an 8" A.P. 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. Numerous hits during the early part of the action put out most of the guns of the secondary battery. Please keep in mind that this list does only include records of people who submitted their information for publication on this website. Her own aircraft strafed targets in Omonawa on Tokune Shima 19 May. I received his Flag and have his Blue Jacket manual. The hit forward was believed to have exploded forward of the I.C. The I.C. 6 and No. The remaining two firerooms were ready for immediate lighting off to supply additional power if necessary. The bridge was struck at least twice, once early in the action (Hit No. There were light breezes from the southwest with a ceiling of about 1500 ft. 3 and No. 33), and a fire was started in this space. These fires were never brought under control. For her actions on the date of her loss, USS Quincy received her first and final Battle Star for World War Two service. USSQuincy, a 13,600-tonBaltimoreclass heavy cruiser, was built at Quincy, Massachusetts, and commissioned in December 1943. It also seems probable that one or more of the projectiles detonated with some degree of "low order" detonation as described above. This fire was fought successfully with water by both main and after repair parties until the fire main pressure failed. The night was dark and overcast with occasional light mists of rain. She completed three more reserve training cruises from 1 October to 20 December. 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. 3 fireroom; however, the destruction of the blowers by Hits Nos. She remained at Boston for the installation of new equipment through 31 October, when she got underway for training in Casco Bay. After training in the Pearl Harbor area, she steamed for Ulithi via Eniwetok, joining the 5th Fleet there 11 April. II turret and the 20mm clipping room located immediately below the bridge. She proceeded to Palermo, Sicily 16 July, arriving two days later. History of USS QUINCY: Midship repair parties also suffered a large number of casualties due to 8" and 5" hits. Vincennes (CA44). Since there were no survivors from the No. projectile of impact nose type fuze. The bombardment of the batteries surrounding the city commenced in conjunction with the Army's assault at 1207. The ship was listing rapidly to port, water was coming over the upper deck to port, and fires were blazing intermittently throughout the whole length of the ship. 1. 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. At 02:16, the cruiser was hit by a torpedo from Aoba, and the ship's remaining guns were silenced. VINCENNES, U.S.S. New cruisers of the CL55 class are equipped with two 100 kw units. QUINCY (CA-71) U.S.S. 19, USS South Dakota BB57 War Damage Report No. 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. Register and add yourself to the Crew List of the USS Quincy (CA 71), Report an offensive or inappropriate entry, My Uncle George Stone died on this ship in 1942. 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. 73. Fragments from the hit also severed steering leads which resulted in the loss of steering control. She served alongside German heavy cruisers at Mlaga to evacuate their respective nationals out of Spain. 3 and 4), which put this turret out of action. 2 fireroom rendered the blower inoperable. They were still able to fire in local control. 44. About 0206 director II was hit and put out of action. projectile (Hit No. Further, this projectile is believed to have ranged upward and overboard after striking the ready-service locker. Felix L. Johnson in command. Before dawn on 14 May, the cruiser splashed a Japanese plane. The fire spread very rapidly on the well deck. 58, Summary of War Damage to U. S. Battleships, Carriers, Cruisers and Destroyers 17 October, 1941 to 7 December, 1942, USS Birmingham CL62 War Damage Report No. 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. USS QUINCY (CA-71) Crew Photos. The average range of these was about 5,000 yards. After the action, the heat from the fires on the wardroom exploded ammunition in the hoists. U.S.S. She again decommissioned 2 July 1954; and was subsequently berthed at Bremerton, Wash., in the Pacific Reserve Fleet. Renamed Quincy on 16 October 1942, to perpetuate that name, after the destruction of the second Quincy(CA-39) at the Battle of Savo Island on 9 August 1942. About 0209 turret II was struck on the face plate by an 8" shell which penetrated without exploding and set exposed powder on fire. During this period the bridge was hit again killing most of the personnel, including the Commanding Officer. room, diesel generator room, bomb stowage, and the 5" A.A. handling room were immediately flooded. Floating battery (circa 1899), NH 97609 Piasecki HUP-2 Retriever Helicopter, NH 47545 Captain Frederick L. 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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. 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. that No. Gun No. Survivors on the stern collected on the fantail with the Executive Officer in charge. The carpenter shop just aft of the hangar was hit three or four times (Hits Nos. U.S.S. Quincy passed through the Straits of Gibraltar on 26 July and arrived at Mlaga, Spain on 27 July to assume her duties. About the time turrets I and II were put out of action, director I was jammed in train. A hit (No. II turret. About 0209, No. HullNumber.com takes your privacy seriously. A large fire was started early in the action in No. These produced intense fires in the bedding, papers and clothing. These six are the only hits reported which struck originally below the second deck. After penetrating the shield it hit one of the 5" ready-service boxes for this gun. Before contacting the Reference Staff, please read through these questions and answers first. About 0156 the fourth Japanese salvo landed near the bow. No. 14). It is reported that the fire was put out by immersing the powder bags in the water tanks. Fires (particularly the one in the wardroom country) were the direct cause of the loss of ASTORIA. Turret No. The next Japanese 8" salvo hit amidships setting afire the boats on the boat deck and the three planes in the hangar. Copyright 2023 HullNumber.com. 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. With respect to the incident reported in paragraph 45, reference (c) stated that hits "exploded" ready-service boxes to guns No. 5) and two in the barbette (Hits Nos. Your ORIGINAL HOMETOWN and State are asked for because that confirms who you are in your shipmate's memories. projectile inside a ship have few if any equals in setting fires within confined spaces. 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. 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. 31, 32 and 33) wrecking the blower intakes and bringing smoke and debris into this space. Search for a command's Crew List| There, Roosevelt and Saud concluded a secret agreement in which the U.S. would provide Saudi Arabia military security military assistance, training and a military base at Dhahran in Saudi Arabia in exchange for secure access to supplies of oil.[3][4][5][6]. Kerosene from the tank spread over the well deck and contributed to the intensity of a fire that was already burning furiously. Both engine rooms were intact. The Commanding Officer or the Senior Surviving Officer in all three of these ships strongly recommended the removal of aircraft from cruisers. Later, she operated with Yorktown and TF 28 until sailing for home on 14 July. Sent to Japan in 1945 and into Tokyo bay, Pearl harbor. Enroute, QUINCY safely rode out the severe typhoon of 5 June. 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. I believe he was a radioman On duty on bridge during D-day, Okinawa, Marseille. [6] Quincy sits upright in roughly 2,000 feet (610m) of water. At least two (Nos. QUINCY and U.S.S. 34) entered the port after corner close to the barbette of turret III and detonated damaging the work bench, test instruments and TAQ transmitter. 42 set films in the movie lockers on fire. 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. 15 and No. About 0200, attempts were made to evade enemy fire by turning hard right. 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. He was unable to take the fragment with him when he abandoned ship. It has been estimated that the average visibility was about 10,000 yards. From results of the Bureau of Ordnance tests described above, it appears rather that this "explosion" was a severe powder fire from the 5"/25 caliber ammunition charges which was so intense as to be of the nature of an explosion. Also sailmaker. 37. However, the coming of theKorean Warbrought a need for more active gun ships andQuincywas recommissioned in January 1952. 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 . She spent the remainder of 1939 on patrol in the North Atlantic due to the outbreak of World War II. HullNumber.com. 55. Quincy (CA39) 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. These minor caliber hits are estimated to have come from the 25mm batteries on the enemy vessels. special treatment steel) passed down into No. 3. The first hit (No. Besides the damage suffered by gunfire, it appears as though one torpedo (possibly two) struck the port side of VINCENNES. 38. 11 and 23) This blower was probably destroyed by fragments from the detonation of one or more of these ready-service projectiles. Men manning the secondary battery and antiaircraft stations on the foremast suffered especially heavy casualties due to fragments from 5" projectiles. Turret No. HullNumber.com's mission is to provide a means for shipmates to keep in touch with one another. HullNumber.com does not retain your payment information if you make a purchase. He reported that he noted fire and smoke in No. room. At 0208 course was changed to the left and the stern was again brought through the enemy's fire. As a result, there is a great deal of information which, naturally, is contradictory in many instances. QUINCY received at least 36 known hits as well as two torpedo hits on the port side, one in way of No. 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. USS Chicago (CA-29) was a Northampton-class cruiser of the United States Navy that served in the Pacific Theater in the early years of World War II.She was the second US Navy ship to be named after the city of Chicago. projectiles. The 8" magazines were completely flooded. 14. 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. Please send. 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. 41, USS O'Brien DD415 War Damage Report No. 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. 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 It is not possible for any lightly protected vessel to absorb such punishment and survive. 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. Over 1000 men were killed or lost at sea. A short time later the other forward 8" magazine was flooded. the list increased rapidly and it appeared that there was no possibility of saving the ship. 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. USS Quincy (CA-71) was a heavy cruiser of the Baltimore-class of the United States Navy. I received three hits, one in the face plate (Hit 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. She then steamed to Malta via the Straits of Messina. 23), cutting off the cartridge case bases and causing them to burn like "Roman Candles". She departed Portland, 24 June, for Cherbourg, France. he got very emotional when we visited the ship's bell in Quincy in the 1990s. She steamed westward the afternoon of 24 August to support minesweepers clearing the channel to Port de Bouc in the Marseilles area. One 8" projectile passed through the. Two attempts were made, the latter successful. Her float plane artillery observer pilots were temporarily assigned to VOS-7 flying Spitfires from RNAS Lee-on-Solent (HMS Daedalus). The flooding from these two torpedo hits was undoubtedly the cause of the rapid sinking of the vessel. She steamed westward the afternoon of 24 August to support minesweepers clearing the channel to Port de Bone in the Marseilles area. Also history and medals. Registration and communicating with shipmates at Hullnumber.com is FREE FOREVER. 38 and 40) detonated in the laundry, starting fires. This action of August 9, 1942 was the first action of this war in which one of our task forces was engaged in a night gunfire and torpedo attack. USS Quincy (CA-71) was a heavy cruiser of the Baltimore -class of the United States Navy. 27. 4 were struck (Hit No. This reel was located near No. Nearly all of the fire main risers were cut by either direct hits or fragments. 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. 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. QUINCY, based at Palermo through 26 July, conducted shore bombardment practice at Camarota in the Gulf of Policastro. At this time, while still under heavy fire from the enemy, the ship began to list appreciably to port. 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. Five hits, all estimated to be 5", struck below the waterline. By this time the batteries of VINCENNES, QUINCY and ASTORIA had been trained out and commenced firing. A fire was started which eventually led to this ammunition exploding. 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. The radio room on the communication platform was struck at least once (Hit No. All Rights Reserved. Numerous 8", 5" and 25mm hits were received by each ship; the exact number is unknown. In all three ships these fires were fed by topside paint, life jackets, signal flags, airplanes, airplane spare tails, wings, parachutes, ships' boats, lubricating oil and kerosene which made the area between the bridge and the after bulkhead of the hangar an inferno beyond human endurance. 68. Search crew members| Following Operation Mainbrace which started 13 September, QUINCY arrived in Plymouth, England, on 26 September, but soon continued southbound arriving at Gibraltar 3 October. [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. Just as the enemy searchlights were trained on VINCENNES at 0155, the main battery was directed to train out and fire. 63. 28. Quincy's wreck was discovered and explored by Robert Ballard and his crew in July and August 1992. 33. Robert E. Powers aka Rep is my grandfather and was on the USS QUINCY CA-71 during the Korean War as a Radar man 2nd class. The cruisers of this task group, in a column led by VINCENNES,. At least 36 hits were received in the spaces discussed above. One of these (Hit No. At least two more projectiles (Nos. 5. USS QUINCY was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register in October 1973 and sold for scrapping in August 1974. 17. 2) and had caught around the radio antenna and the right end of the spotting glass. 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) in the space immediately above. 7) which penetrated without exploding. 52, [USS] Joseph Hewes APA22 War Damage Report No. Following a presidential conference with the American ambassadors to Great Britain, France, and Italy, the cruiser steamed for the United States, arriving Newport News, Va. 27 February. After a call at Alexandria, and a final meeting between President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill, Quincy steamed for Algiers, arriving on 18 February. 12. This resulted in the loss of all power on the ship. For crew lists, and reunions see the Veterans Info Page. 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. room, which is also adjacent to No. En route, Quincy safely rode out the severe typhoon of 5 June. 1 fireroom and killed all of the crew in this space. 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. She was commissioned at the U.S. All the ships were in condition of Readiness II, material condition Zed. At 0155, as enemy searchlights were trained on QUINCY from abaft her port beam, the main battery was trained out and commenced firing. During the next fifteen minutes. Report an offensive or inappropriate entry. It is interesting to note that the decision was made to retain them aboard despite the fire hazard. Structural damage to ASTORIA, although extensive, was not such that loss of the vessel was inevitable. 6. 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. Thus, damage and uncontrolled fires resulted in the loss of ASTORIA. In a letter to Cincpac, the Bureau has designated an inflammable stowage which is well forward and below the waterline. 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. Quincy steamed to Portland, England, 21 June, for post-shakedown repairs until 26.. 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