She was the third ship to carry the name. USS Quincy sailed out of Hampton Roads 5 March 1945, arriving Pearl Harbor 20 March. 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. About 0156 the fourth Japanese salvo landed near the bow. She was launched on 23 June 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Catherine Adams-Morgan, wife of Henry S. Morgan, daughter of Charles Francis Adams, and sponsor of the previous Quincy. A hit (No. Quincy was authorized on 17 June 1940; laid down by the Bethlehem Steel Company, Shipbuilding Division, Quincy, Massachusetts as St. Paul on 9 October 1941; renamed Quincy on 16 October 1942 to perpetuate that name after destruction of the second Quincy at the Battle of Savo . 15. At the bottom of every email sent by HullNumber is an UNSUBSCRIBE link. QUINCY (CA-71) Crew Photos. 72. The hits mentioned in the preceding two paragraphs, as well as others, caused the ship to become a raging inferno from the foremast to the after bulkhead of the hangar. 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. Aflame . The heavy cruiser sailed for Mers-el Kebir, North Africa, on 4 July, arriving there 10 July. 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. 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. President Roosevelt and his party embarked in QUINCY 23 January 1945 at Newport News, Va. for passage to Malta, arriving 2 February. 54. 8 received hits (Nos. 3 fireroom had to be abandoned. 77. 75. The fire was extinguished by throwing the flags overboard. 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. These fires were never brought under control. Midship Repair and Second Deck 5" Ammunition Train. 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. II turret and the 20mm clipping room located immediately below the bridge. Posted this on Nov2016, I am posting the letters from my father, Clark "Buss" Gerdes, to my mother during his tour of duty aboard the USS Quincy in 1952. Baxter was participating in the 25th reunion of former crew members since the USS Salem Asslociaion formed in the late 1980s. 89. At 0155, as enemy searchlights were trained on QUINCY from abaft her port beam, the main battery was trained out and commenced firing. By this time the batteries of VINCENNES, QUINCY and ASTORIA had been trained out and commenced firing. (a) C.O. 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. 4 firerooms and the other in way of the I.C. Control was shifted to the after steering station. The hits are numbered for convenience from forward to aft without regard to time, size or source. In 1995, to commemorate 50 years since the meeting occurred, thenU.S. 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. 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. 67. 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. 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. QUINCY was detached from European duty 1 September and steamed for Boston, arriving one week later. 86. 42. 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. This is borne out by a statement of a survivor. The night was dark and overcast with occasional light mists of rain. I, was also hit in the left range finder hood (Hit No. and 5" H.E. It will be noted in the narrative that all three of these ships sank by capsizing. Copyright 2023 HullNumber.com. 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. If you contact a Shipmate through HullNumber, your email address is not displayed in the message to your Shipmate. Two of the 5" projectiles (Nos. The difference in performance is attributed to the following: (a) Class "B" armor does not have the hard surface which tends to break up all except unusually high quality A.P. The first hit (No. I was struck at least twice, first in the barbette (Hit No. This ship and Vincennes were a slightly improved version of the New Orleans-class design. Back to the USS Quincy (CA 71) page|Crew List main page| 34) entered the port after corner close to the barbette of turret III and detonated damaging the work bench, test instruments and TAQ transmitter. 19) in the space immediately above. ASTORIA capsized to port, settling by the stern and disappeared at 1215. In the case of all three ships the enemy commenced hitting on the fourth or fifth salvo. One torpedo probably struck under the sick bay in way of the lower handling room of No. 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. Registration and communicating with shipmates at Hullnumber.com is FREE FOREVER. The shells in the fuse pot of gun 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. 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. 82. 36. In honor of the meeting between Saudi's King Abdul Aziz and Franklin D. 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. She departed Portland, 24 June, for Cherbourg, France. No. USS Quincy (CA-39), Astoria (CA-34) and Vincennes (CA-44) War Damage Report No. The structural damage, though severe, was not of a serious nature except in the cases of the penetrative hit into No. At 0155 the gunnery officer on ASTORIA sighted an enemy cruiser force bearing about 230 relative, range 5500 yards. projectile (Hit No. 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. With the growth of hostilities in Europe, she was ordered to Task Force 2 (TF 2) and operated with Wasp in the mid-Atlantic, preserving US neutrality from 26 April to 6 June. Two of these pumps, one forward and one aft, are being installed on light cruisers of the CL40 class. The President and his party returned to Quincy on 12 February, following the Yalta Conference with Soviet leader Josef Stalin and Churchill, and the next day received King Farouk of Egypt and Haile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia. An 8" hit (No. Damage to QUINCY and VINCENNES was so extensive that loss of the vessels was inevitable. room about frame 45. 65. No fragments entered into the turret. President Roosevelt received Ibn Saud, King of Saudi Arabia, 14 February. Guns No.
Fire in the wardroom increased in intensity and frequent small explosions were heard below deck. VINCENNES, U.S.S. projectile. 52. Eight-inch A.P. After training in the Pearl Harbor area, she steamed for Ulithi via Eniwetok, joining the 5th Fleet there 11 April. 20) and an intense fire was started. She again decommissioned 2 July 1954, at Bremerton.[1]. [4], Coordinates: .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}9432S 1595830E / 9.07556S 159.97500E / -9.07556; 159.97500, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, "US Cruisers List: Light/Heavy/Antiaircraft Cruisers, Part 1", "National Geographic: The Lost Fleet of Guadalcanal (1993)", Ensign John M Villepigue lost with the USS Quincy, "US NAVY casualties killed and died, UBITE to VYDFOL, World War 2", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=USS_Quincy_(CA-39)&oldid=1093504830, 8 5in (130mm)/25 caliber anti-aircraft guns, 2 3-pounder 47mm (1.9in) saluting guns, This page was last edited on 17 June 2022, at 01:36.
The most extensive and serious damage was apparently done by the first few 8" salvos from the heavy cruisers. 15) and the ammunition set on fire. These hits started fires, wrecked bunks and lockers and filled the compartment with smoke. 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. 35) on the face plate which dislodged a large piece of armor. The Bureau's policy. On BOISE, 6" Class "A" armor rejected 8" A.P. These six are the only hits reported which struck originally below the second deck. This blew a hole in the ship's side below the waterline. II turret. The plane. It is not possible for any lightly protected vessel to absorb such punishment and survive. 4 and No. QUINCY (CA-71) Crew Roster U.S.S. 31. 1, 2 and 3) In ASTORIA action, it is interesting to note the effect of 8" A.P. This blower was probably destroyed by fragments from the detonation of one or more of these ready-service projectiles. Robert Carter '42 survived the sinking, but disappeared at sea in 1965. I on the starboard side and jammed the turret in train. 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 explosion of ready-service ammunition and other hits early in the action decommissioned the secondary battery. Fires filled these spaces with smoke and eventually forced the crew to abandon this area. 13. 2 in sick bay (Hits Nos. 36) received by the ship was in mount No. 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. 47, USS Enterprise CV6 War History 1941 - 1945, USS Franklin CV-13 War Damage Report No. At the bottom of every email sent by HullNumber is an UNSUBSCRIBE link. These fires were never brought under control. E. Notes and Recommendations by Commanding Officers. 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 . 3 blower serving No.
(d) C.O. [4], Quincy sortied with Cruiser Divisions, Pacific Fleet on 20 May on a tactical exercise which was the first of many such maneuvers that she participated in during 19371938. Contact General Reference and Inquiries: Email is the quickest and best way to reach us. This hole must have come from the detonation of the 5"/25 caliber projectiles. 1 fireroom early in the action as a result of a hit (No. 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. 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. This area was finally abandoned due to intense heat and smoke. 46. About 0200, attempts were made to evade enemy fire by turning hard right. (a) "There should be a diesel generator set from 50 to 75 kw located in the end of the ship independent of the central power plant.". 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. At this time all turrets and secondary battery except turret III and gun No. projectiles. Many casualties were sustained by this repair party. A large fire was started early in the action in No. The person's rank/rate ? Ammunition hoists to secondary battery were put out of operation by either direct hits or fragments. Undoubtedly, as in QUINCY, there were many other hits in these and surrounding spaces which were not reported. 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. HullNumber.com's mission is to provide a means for shipmates to keep in touch with one another. (b) C.O. Nearly all of the fire main risers were cut by either direct hits or fragments. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});
The intensely hot fragments from an H.E. Shortly thereafter the enemy searchlights were turned on this task group. He died in 1992. He remembers so many names but a few that really stick out are Harold Hewitt, Paul Boyd. 79. HullNumber.com takes your privacy seriously. 1 fireroom and of those hits on the turrets and on the fire-room and engine room blowers. The surviving personnel realized that it was necessary to abandon ship as quickly as possible. 4 fireroom was reported by the Commanding Officer, in reference (d), to have been hit by a torpedo. Jump to:navigation, search. 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. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); There are 31 crew members registered for the USS Quincy (CA 71). Numerous hits during the early part of the action put out most of the guns of the secondary battery. Turrets I and II were trained around to starboard and brought to bear upon the enemy. Some, but probably not all, of the projectiles may be expected to give "low order" bursts. The Commanding Officers and Senior Surviving Officer furnished some notes and recommendations. About 0209, No. 1 user currently logged in and 60 visitors active. These reports consist of the Commanding Officer's own summary, as well as reports made to him by various survivors of each ship. Apparently, when the torpedo exploded, fuel oil in the side tanks was blown into the fireroom and this floated to the surface where it ignited and resulted in the dense smoke which he observed. 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. Further hits started fires in the movie locker and the cane fender stowage in the after end of the searchlight platform. 31). 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. 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. USS Quincy honors the past crews of the ships that bore this name, the people/Veterans from communities named Quincy and President John Quincy Adams. 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 . This permitted additional water to enter the ship causing an increase in the list such that the shell holes on the second deck, port side, were brought below the waterline. 32. 1 and No. 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. room, which is also adjacent to No. 47. QUINCY departed Malta 6 February and arrived Great Bitter Lake in the Suez Canal two days later, after calling at Ismalia, Egypt. At least two fire mains, well separated from each other, should be run the entire length of the ship and installed in such a manner that they may be operated singly or jointly.". About this time ASTORIA had a near collision with the blazing QUINCY which was on an opposite course. 9. 43. 1 were out of action, and all power had been lost. 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. 61. She sank, bow first, at 02:38, being the first ship sunk in the area which was later known as Ironbottom Sound. These produced intense fires in the bedding, papers and clothing. 53, USS Independence CVL22 & USS Denver CL58 War Damage Report No. 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. It was obvious that the ship was going to sink. 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. Finally decommissioned on July 2, 1954, the ship was stricken from the Navy list on October 1, 1973, and sold for scrapping in August 1974. The spotter was unable to clear this. The hit forward was believed to have exploded forward of the I.C. The person's command ? 19) struck the port side armor a glancing blow. Fires from the hangar and the boat deck necessitated the abandoning of this space early in the action. I was hit (No. I am just guessing. All three of these turrets undoubtedly suffered other minor caliber hits which did not penetrate. Back to 1st page. 17) on the machine gun platform passed through the 1.1" clipping room setting the ammunition located there on fire. Find Your Shipmates . All control spaces in the foremast, except radio I, were struck at least once. 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. IT is now docked at . Course was changed to the left and speed increased; however, at no time was it greater than 19.5 knots. 3 blower leading into the No. After fitting out at Boston for a Presidential cruise, QUINCY steamed for Hampton Roads, Va. 16 November. 94. CA-39 Crew Roster . There were light breezes from the southwest with a ceiling of about 1500 ft. Personnel casualties suffered by QUINCY were by far the heaviest sustained on any of the three ships in this action. Numerous hits on the main and second deck amidships started fires which soon resulted in the ship becoming a blazing inferno from turret II to the after bulkhead of the hangar. 49, 50 and 51) were received in this station and other control stations in the immediate vicinity. Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945 CA-39 USS Quincy. This space was flooded to the floor plates in a period of seven minutes. US Navy Crew List - Reunite with old Navy Buddies - 344743 entries available online. Main battery control forward was hit by a projectile which did not detonate. The fireroom started to fill with smoke and the feed lines were leaking at all flanges. The museum welcome visitors for tours on seasonal weekends. During the engagement described in paragraphs 12, 13, and 14, ASTORIA sustained an unknown number of hits from 8", 5", and 20mm projectiles of which about 63 were reported in references (a) and (b). projectiles. 1 in warrant officers' country (Hit No. 41 and 42). Quincy then proceeded to Cape Town, South Africa, via Trinidad, where she met a convoy which she escorted back to Trinidad on 29 December. Other hits received (Hits Nos. 37. (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. 1. Sons address below on file. 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. room and central station as the last message from central station indicated that this space was filling rapidly with water. Two minutes later No. A minute later the first enemy salvo struck, hitting the bridge, the carpenter shop, the hangar, battle II and the antenna trunk. Fragments in this case entered into the turret officer's booth, wounding the turret officer. The sizes of hits are all estimated. Survivors on the stern collected on the fantail with the Executive Officer in charge. U.S.S. I'm doing this for my father who's not so computer savvy but he's love to get in contact with his mates from the Quincy CA71. projectiles. 16, USS Liscome Bay CVE56 War Damage Report No. Search for a command's Crew List| When so ignited, cartridge cases may be expected to jump out by rocket action in a flaming condition, and to burn on deck or to roast other charges so that they too ignite in succession. 6. QUINCY (CA-71) U.S.S. Also history and medals. The enemy's fire gradually diminished from 0206 until 0215 when the enemy ceased firing and retired to the northwest. This brought the stern of ASTORIA through the enemy's line of fire resulting in hits on the starboard side from the foremast aft. CA34/A9-16 dated 4 Sept. 1942 - (War Damage Report). This storeroom will carry paint, grease, alcohol and lubricating oil. 16. While in this turn, the left side range finder hoods of turrets I and II were struck. 33. 5) and two in the barbette (Hits Nos. The narrative of each ship will be taken up independently beginning at 0155 when enemy searchlights illuminated. All lighting and communications were destroyed. About 0200 ASTORIA had to turn right to clear QUINCY's line of fire. this is my daddy's information. Midship repair parties also suffered a large number of casualties due to 8" and 5" hits. With respect to the incident reported in paragraph 45, reference (c) stated that hits "exploded" ready-service boxes to guns No. 5" projectiles. 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. One of these (Hit No. 2 ready-service locker, and it appears that it contributed to the explosion of this ammunition. One 8" projectile passed through the. 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. USS Quincy (CA-39) (+1942) Details general nationality: american purpose: war type: cruiser (heavy) propulsion: steam turbine date built: 1936 details tonnage: 9375 disp (surf) dimensions: Please keep in mind that this list does only include records of people who submitted their information for publication on this website. 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]. 45. Quincy evacuated 490 refugees to Marseille and Villefranche, France, before being relieved by Raleigh on 27 September. Various other hits were received in the control stations located on the foremast. projectiles and bombardment projectiles against naval targets. Undoubtedly, there were many other hits in these and other spaces which were not reported. At least 36 hits were received in the spaces discussed above. 6 and No. As a result of these hits the telephone circuits went dead. Ted: clerk, wrote out paychecks, Skipper during Quincy's final cruise in the Pacific, Korean War, 1953-4. We ask that you enter only enough information about yourself that your shipmates can recall you. 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. Copyright 2023 HullNumber.com. 14). 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