8 received hits (Nos. 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. 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. 1 in the officers' galley (Hit No. The term "heavy cruiser" was not defined until the London Naval Treaty in 1930. She proceeded to Palermo, Sicily, 16 July, arriving two days later. The hangar curtain had been previously removed because of blast damage received during the bombardment the preceding day. Bucket brigades were organized by both parties. It is improbable that this resulted from the shock of the torpedo hit forward. 62. 38 and 40) detonated in the laundry, starting fires. I really am not sure of date when daddy boarded the Quincy, not even the year. 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. After training in the Pearl Harbor area, she steamed for Ulithi via Eniwetok, joining the 5th Fleet there 11 April. Plate III shows the paths and damage resulting from 35 of the most important of these hits. This is borne out by a statement of a survivor. The first hit (No. After a call at Alexandria, and a final meeting between President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill, Quincy steamed for Algiers, arriving on 18 February. 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. Copyright 2023 HullNumber.com. Please keep in mind that this list does only include records of people who submitted their information for publication on this website. 36. This turret, like No. The well deck was struck at least once (Hit No. Her float plane artillery observer pilots were temporarily assigned to VOS-7 flying Spitfires from RNAS Lee-on-Solent (HMS Daedalus). Turret No. 2 mess hall by one or more direct hits (Hit No. 3 mount put No. Quincy's wreck was discovered and explored by Robert Ballard and his crew in July and August 1992. Both engine rooms were intact. We ask that you enter only enough information about yourself that your shipmates can recall you. 0 users currently logged in and 68 visitors active. Heavy explosions were also felt overhead (apparently from Hits Nos. 46. HullNumber.com takes your privacy seriously. 1, 5 and 7 were put out of action, after three star shell salvos were fired to starboard, from a series of hits (Nos. 18. These particles were about the size of 'grape nuts' and were glowing and burning everything with which they came in contact". Many 8" and 5" hits were received forward on the upper, main and second decks: 3 or 4 in forecastle (Hits Nos. 34 and 42) early in the action started fires in the cane fender stowage and the movie locker. One of these generators is installed forward on the second deck and one aft. 71. In new construction the foremast and mainmast are designed to carry the weight of the radar antennas without the use of forestays and backstays. Cincpac directed, however, that Commanding Officers, at their own discretion, have the planes flown off or dropped overboard if action appears imminent. 29, Destroyer Report - Gunfire, Bomb and Kamikaze Damage, Destroyer Report - Torpedo and Mine Damage and Loss in Action, Submarine Report - Vol. E. Notes and Recommendations by Commanding Officers. 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 space is to be fitted with a CO2 smothering system. 56. 24) in No. The flooding from these two torpedo hits was undoubtedly the cause of the rapid sinking of the vessel. Of the Baltimore class she had the second shortest active career (Fall River was in service just .mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}2+12 years), and was in active service for only 5+12 years. 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. Therefore, important control spaces and areas within the vicinity will be listed with a description of the damage resulting to that station or space. 19) in this space was received on the starboard side in the First Lieutenant's Office. 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. Registration and communicating with shipmates at Hullnumber.com is FREE FOREVER. The bombardment of the batteries surrounding the city commenced in conjunction with the Army's assault at 1207. 1 fireroom and wrecked it. She was the only one of her class to retain her Bofors 40 mm gun mounts instead of receiving the newer 3/50 mounts. Quincy steamed to Portland, England, 21 June, and joined TF 129. Damage to QUINCY and VINCENNES was so extensive that loss of the vessels was inevitable. 19, USS South Dakota BB57 War Damage Report No. 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. Help| The stay at home was short and the ship was called to duty to serve in the 7th Fleet in support of United Nations Forces in Korea. 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. 3 and No. 48, USS Canberra CA70 War Damage Report No. Following Operation Mainbrace which started 13 September, QUINCY arrived in Plymouth, England, on 26 September, but soon continued southbound arriving at Gibraltar 3 October. She also took part in Fleet Problem XX with the Atlantic Fleet from 1326 February. 90. QUINCY and U.S.S. II turret. 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. USS Quincy (CA-39) was a United States Navy New Orleans-class cruiser, sunk at the Battle of Savo Island in 1942. (b) "There should be a hand-operated fuel oil service pump located in each fireroom.". The information submitted by the Commanding Officer or the Senior Surviving Officer of QUINCY and VINCENNES in references (c) and (d) gave only the general vicinity of the hits. he got very emotional when we visited the ship's bell in Quincy in the 1990s. At 0208 course was changed to the left and the stern was again brought through the enemy's fire. The few CO2 extinguishers were entirely inadequate for the fires that existed. 56, USS Houston CL81 War Damage Report No. By 1210, as the salvage party abandoned ship, the port waterways of the main deck were awash. 1 in the Marine compartment (Hit No. 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. 4. Try the Ship's Store. 4 and No. 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. It is definitely known that guns No. 7 were hit (Hits Nos. 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. Quincy joined the Support Force, 23 August, and four days later, helped occupy Sagami Wan, Japan, and entered Tokyo Bay 1 September. 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. 61, USS Northampton CA26 War Damage Report No. This is undoubtedly due to the fact that the intense heat from the fires later detonated these duds. In company with units of TF 58, QUINCY departed Ulithi 9 May for the area east of Kyushu, arriving 12 May for carrier strikes against Amami Gunto and Kyushu. Would you like to have such a crew list on your website? 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. US Navy Crew List - Reunite with old Navy Buddies - 344743 entries available online. Attempts to extinguish fires failed as all fire main risers had been ruptured. At 02:10, incoming shells killed or wounded almost all of Quincy's bridge crew, including the captain. QUINCY was detached from European duty 1 September and steamed for Boston, arriving one week later. 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. After receiving calls by Prime Minister Winston Churchill and other dignitaries, President Roosevelt departed QUINCY and continued on to the Crimea by air. 78. Since there were no survivors from the No. Numerous 8", 5" and 25mm hits were received by each ship; the exact number is unknown. 20). 5). 16) struck the 1.1" clipping room on the battle lookout and machine gun platform. Contact General Reference and Inquiries: Email is the quickest and best way to reach us. II turret. In addition to DesRon 23's Presidential Unit Citation, Spence earned 8 battle stars. The heat from this fire forced the crew to abandon the after engine room. 45) entered the forward mess hall but did not explode. VINCENNES, U.S.S. The material damage was restricted to the superstructure surfaces above the gun deck and in the hangar. The five airplanes on each ship except QUINCY had been drained of all gasoline. Search for a command's Crew List| At least two (Nos. projectile of impact nose type fuze. Numerous hits were received in both the port and starboard batteries early in the action. Other hits received (Hits Nos. U.S.S. After penetrating the shield it hit one of the 5" ready-service boxes for this gun. 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. Quincy evacuated 490 refugees to Marseille and Villefranche, France, before being relieved by Raleigh on 27 September. At some time during this period an 8" projectile entered No. It is no official listing but contains the names of sailors who submitted their information. projectile. 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. USS Quincy (CA 39) From USNA Virtual Memorial Hall. 87. About 0200, attempts were made to evade enemy fire by turning hard right. 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. Attention is invited to paragraphs 25 and 45 in which the 5"/25 caliber ready-service ammunition exploded as a result of projectile hits. About a minute later, direct hits were received on sky aft and sky forward, blowing the after director overboard. 13) in the communication office. This recommendation has been approved by the Bureau. During the period of replenishment and upkeep at Leyte, Rear Admiral Wiltse, ComCruDiv 10 transferred to Quincy. About 0206 director II was hit and put out of action. Home Join Now About Hullnumber Before You Register Tell A Shipmate FAQs Related Links Contact Us. As a result, there is a great deal of information which, naturally, is contradictory in many instances. HullNumber.com does not retain your payment information if you make a purchase. The fires had moderated except for a fire in the wardroom country. USS Quincy 15 and No. ASTORIA capsized to port, settling by the stern and disappeared at 1215. Both engine rooms and No. In ASTORIA the initial heel was caused by the flooding of port side compartments due to the explosion of the 5" magazine. Naval Drydock, South Boston, Massachusetts, on 15 December 1943, with Captain Elliot M. Senn in command.[1]. Turret II was struck at least three times, once in the face plate by an 8" A.P. This was my father who passed away in 2008. USS Astoria (CA 34) Crew List The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Astoria (CA 34). 1 fireroom was put out of action at this time. Bureau of Ships 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. Steering control was lost at this time - probably due to severing of the steering leads by a fragment from one of these hits. 38, USS North Carolina BB55 War Damage Report No. Home; About HullNumber; Before you Register; Tell a Shipmate . For three days the group provided fire support on the left flank of the U.S. 7th Army. However, the coming of theKorean Warbrought a need for more active gun ships andQuincywas recommissioned in January 1952. Add yours! II turret about frame 38. Please keep in mind that this list does only include records of people who submitted their information for publication on this website. [4], Quincy returned to the Boston Navy Yard on 5 October for refit preparatory to final acceptance trials which were held from 1518 March 1937. The boats and the 20mm clipping room were set on fire by Hit No. The bombardment of the batteries surrounding the city commenced in conjunction with the Armys assault at 1207. Control was shifted to the after steering station. 1, were completely out of commission due to direct hits and to the fire amidships on the upper deck. 22. It is based on the lessons learned from this and other actions. After steaming to the Mediterranean, the cruiser participated in the invasion of Southern France in August. 20) penetrated the second deck amidships (90 lb. special treatment steel splinter shield around No. 49, 50 and 51) were received in this station and other control stations in the immediate vicinity. These fires were never brought under control. These fires were never brought under control. Two days later she departed Ulithi and joined Rear Admiral Wiltses Cruiser Division 10, in Vice Admiral Mitschers Fast Carrier Task Force. 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. 39. Crew's quarters abaft No. A fire was started in the flag bags immediately behind the bridge, probably from hot fragments. This article includes information collected from the public domain sources Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships and Naval Vessel Register. Would like to hear from fellow crew mates! 74. 8 on fire and knocked out No. 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. About 0202 the forward engine room was abandoned because a hit above this space filled the engine room with smoke. 3 and No. At the bottom of every email sent by HullNumber is an UNSUBSCRIBE link. (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. This is my grandfather and I am doing this for him. Home Join Now About Hullnumber Before You Register Tell A Shipmate FAQs Related Links Contact Us. Your ORIGINAL HOMETOWN and State are asked for because that confirms who you are in your shipmate's memories. (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.". 3 fireroom". Two minutes later No. 24) This is based on reference (a) which reported that there was a very large hole in the upper deck near the ready-service box. IT is now docked at . 3 fireroom. The detonation and ignition by fragments of 5" ammunition will be discussed further in paragraph 89. Registration and communicating with shipmates at Hullnumber.com is FREE FOREVER. Nearly all of the fire main risers were cut by either direct hits or fragments. She later provided close fire support for the Marines during the landing. [4], Quincy got underway for the South Pacific in July with other vessels assembling for the invasion of Guadalcanal. (b)The projectiles used against BOISE had a flat nose with a windshield. QUINCY served in the screen of the Fast Carrier Task groups ranging off the coastline of Korea 25 July 1953 through 1 December 1953. 75. 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. 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. 2 fireroom. 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. Please send. This fireroom was then secured and later abandoned. This resulted in the loss of all power on the ship. This recommendation, which has been discussed in reference (e), has also been approved. 200 likes. The experiences of ASTORIA in comparison with the experiences of SAN FRANCISCO** afford an excellent contrast of the effectiveness of A.P. A large fire was started early in the action in No. HullNumber.com. All control spaces in the foremast, except radio I, were struck at least once. 5" projectiles. 79. HullNumber.com takes your privacy seriously. 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 . The intensely hot fragments from an H.E. This rendered the ship incapable of fighting the fires except by a few CO2 extinguishers which were soon exhausted. 27). 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. Register and add yourself to the Crew List of the USS Quincy (CA 71). 73. 55. Course was changed to the left and speed increased; however, at no time was it greater than 19.5 knots. special treatment steel) passed down into No. The fact that these projectiles usually detonated upon contact or just after penetrating the skin indicates that quite probably they were 5" H.E. One 8" projectile set ready-service ammunition at gun No. 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. 76. 29). This reduced the intensity of the fires, but not. Of the superstructure, the bridge is heavily damaged but intact, both funnels are missing, and the float plane hangar completely collapsed. VINCENNES ltr. The paint in this space had not been removed. At 0700 HOPKINS came alongside and made arrangements for towing. In accordance with reference (e), a vertical loop fire main in the forward and after living spaces, separated by at least one deck is being installed in all heavy cruisers in commission. Quincy's assistant gunnery officer, sent to the bridge to ask for instructions, reported on what he found: "When I reached the bridge level, I found it a shambles of dead bodies with only three or four people still standing. 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 from the hangar and the boat deck necessitated the abandoning of this space early in the action. 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. Hits were received from automatic A.A. weapons. AR-6 Crew Roster . For three days the group provided fire support on the left flank of the 3rd U.S. Army. (b) C.O. 23), cutting off the cartridge case bases and causing them to burn like "Roman Candles". Besides this, all heavy cruisers, both those in service and new construction, carry six gasoline "handy billies" and twelve electrical submersible pumps. sufficiently to permit the bucket brigade to get the fires under control. It will be noted in the narrative that all three of these ships sank by capsizing. Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945 CA-39 USS Quincy. Undoubtedly, as in QUINCY, there were many other hits in these and surrounding spaces which were not reported. This blew a hole in the ship's side below the waterline. A powder fire was reported in this turret as a result of the hit in the barbette. Robert Carter '42 survived the sinking, but disappeared at sea in 1965. (d) C.O. The new year saw the ship visiting Cannes, France; Valenica, Spain and Oran, Algeria, before the QUINCY returned to Norfolk. QUINCY steamed to Portland, England 21 June and joined TF 129. 15. Midship Repair Station and Second Deck Ammunition Hoists. 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. ; launched on 9 March 1944; co-sponsored by Mrs. Angelina Bertera and Miss Norma McCurley; and commissioned on 9 September 1944 at Boston, Mass., Capt. She also neutralized and destroyed heavy, long range enemy batteries, supported minesweepers operating under enemy fire, engaged enemy batteries that were firing on the crews of the ships USS Corry (DD-463) and Glennon (DD-620) during their efforts to abandon their ships after they had struck mines and participated in the reduction of the town of Quinville on 12 June.[1]. During the next fifteen minutes. 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. Early in the action, battle II and the main battery control aft were rendered untenable due to the flame and smoke from the boat deck where the boats and the 20mm clipping room burned fiercely. 4) early in the action which jammed the turret in train and later in the left range finder hood (Hit No. 6. Before dawn on 14 May, the cruiser splashed a Japanese plane. Description, history, and photograph(s) of heavy cruiser USS Quincy (CA-39) in WWII. The galley just forward of the well deck was hit from both starboard and port sides (Hits Nos. Five hits, all estimated to be 5", struck below the waterline. Quincy's stern is bent upwards aft of the number 3 turret, and heavily damaged by implosions. 19) struck the port side armor a glancing blow. Just as the collision was averted, steering control was lost on the bridge and transferred to central station. 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. After training in the Pearl Harbor area, she steamed for Ulithi via Eniwetok, joining the 5th Fleet there 11 April. Add yours! projectiles. This fire was fought successfully with water by both main and after repair parties until the fire main pressure failed. 67. 26, USS Saratoga CV3 War Damage Report No. USS QUINCY (CA 39) History View This Vessels DANFS History Entry on the U.S. Navy Historical Center website. This area also received an unknown number of hits. I on the starboard side and jammed the turret in train. The most extensive and serious damage was apparently done by the first few 8" salvos from the heavy cruisers. 20), about seven minutes later, caused all fires to go out and fuel suction to be lost. HullNumber.com's mission is to provide a means for shipmates to keep in touch with one another. 16, USS Liscome Bay CVE56 War Damage Report No. 91. 21. QUINCY, based at Palermo through 26 July, conducted shore bombardment practice at Camarota in the Gulf of Policastro. Structural fragments from the No. The casualties in this area were very great. August 9, 1942 (50 years old) 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. At 0537, 6 June 1944, she engaged shore batteries from her station on the right flank of Utah Beach, Baie de la Seine. The heavy cruiser sailed for Mers-el Kebir, North Africa, on 4 July, arriving there 10 July. At the bottom of every email sent by HullNumber is an UNSUBSCRIBE link. 31). 37. 9. BUCHANAN came alongside to help fight the fire but the list had increased to such a point that the shell holes on the second deck, port side, were shipping water. From then until 0200 the enemy was hitting with large and small caliber projectiles with increasing rapidity. Radio I was struck at least once (Hit No. The person's command ? 8. The shells in the fuse pot of gun No. 50. 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] Her own aircraft strafed targets in Omonawa on Tokune Shima 19 May. No hits were received in No. 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. Turret II was struck (Hit No. During this period the bridge was hit again killing most of the personnel, including the Commanding Officer. This matter has been given very close attention by this Bureau and the Bureau of Ordnance because of the menace inherent in the presence of ready-service ammunition in considerable quantity in exposed locations. 1 were out of action, and all power had been lost. 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. 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. Many casualties were sustained by this repair party. 1. Two days later, she departed Ulithi and joined Rear Admiral Wiltse's Cruiser Division 10, in Vice Admiral Mitscher's Fast Carrier Task Force. She was the third ship to carry the name. She again decommissioned 2 July 1954; and was subsequently berthed at Bremerton, Wash., in the Pacific Reserve Fleet. 52, 53 and 54) and fires were started in this compartment. projectiles were apparently used, most of which passed through the ship doing very little structural damage. Ammunition hoists to secondary battery were put out of operation by either direct hits or fragments. The necessity for a vigorous program for the removal of unessential material presenting fire hazards was also clearly presented. 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