36) received by the ship was in mount No. USS Nevada (BB-36), the third United States Navy ship to be named after the 36th state, was the lead ship of the two Nevada-class battleships.Launched in 1914, Nevada was a leap forward in dreadnought technology; four of her new features would be included on almost every subsequent US battleship: triple gun turrets, oil in place of coal for fuel, geared steam turbines for greater range, and . All Rights Reserved. 33. 25. QUINCY and U.S.S. [6] Quincy sits upright in roughly 2,000 feet (610m) of water. The term "heavy cruiser" was not defined until the London Naval Treaty in 1930. 5 exploded. In ASTORIA the initial heel was caused by the flooding of port side compartments due to the explosion of the 5" magazine. Between 27 July and 13 August, the cruiser participated in training exercises at Malta and Camarota, Italy. A hit (No. In addition, an intense fire was started which eventually forced the abandoning of all secondary guns on the upper deck. 34 and 42) early in the action started fires in the cane fender stowage and the movie locker. 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. 4 mount out of action. 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 . A hit (No. At least 36 hits were received in the spaces discussed above. For crew lists, and reunions see the Veterans Info Page. 16. Those inflammable materials which are classed essential should be stowed below in compartments well forward and below the waterline and which are provided with a CO2 smothering system. Grandpa is now 84 and living with his wife of 64 yrs Mary in southern CA. projectile of impact nose type fuze. It was obvious that the ship was going to sink. The first hit (No. Following a Caribbean shakedown cruise and training in the North Atlantic, in May 1944 she reported to the 12th Fleet for service in European waters. The surviving personnel realized that it was necessary to abandon ship as quickly as possible. His description of the projectile, however, in comparison with material in the records of the Bureau of Ordnance definitely establishes it as a 25mm A.A. H.E. These explosions and fires completely devastated this area, and after the action only No. About 0250 VINCENNES capsized to port and went down by the head in 500 fathoms of water. These pumps are being installed. USS Quincy (CA-39), Astoria (CA-34) and Vincennes (CA-44) War Damage Report No. This hit was followed by others in the supply office (Hit No. 1 gun remained serviceable. 3 fireroom had to be abandoned. 80. The galley just forward of the well deck was hit from both starboard and port sides (Hits Nos. 33), and a fire was started in this space. room, diesel generator room, bomb stowage, and the 5" A.A. handling room were immediately flooded. 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. 48). 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. By 1210, as the salvage party abandoned ship, the port waterways of the main deck were awash. room. 72. Other sources have also made this same recommendation in order to reduce fire and explosion hazards. 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. Another hit (No. Quincy was decommissioned on 19 October 1946, in the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Washington. Personnel casualties suffered by QUINCY were by far the heaviest sustained on any of the three ships in this action. She was again decommissioned in July 1954 and spent nearly two decades in "mothballs" at Bremerton. Heavy explosions were also felt overhead (apparently from Hits Nos. projectile, and blown overboard. Copyright 2023 HullNumber.com. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 32. It will thus make the immediate vicinity temporarily untenable. "Besides these effects the fires had the following concomitant effects: (a) Heat made control spaces physically untenable. USS QUINCY (CA-71) Crew Photos. 22. 53, USS Independence CVL22 & USS Denver CL58 War Damage Report No. She was sold to American Ship Dismantling Co., Portland Oregon on 1 September 1974 for $1,156,667.66. These hits cut fire main risers and started fires which filled the compartments with smoke. The Commanding Officer immediately ordered bridge and foretop abandoned as 1.1" ammunition in the clipping room above the bridge was exploding, endangering surviving personnel. 1 in the officers' galley (Hit No. 15 and No. These fires eventually necessitated the abandoning of the firerooms and engine rooms due to intense heat and dense smoke. 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. Back to the USS Quincy (CA 71) page|Crew List main page| About 0156 the fourth Japanese salvo landed near the bow. Quincy's captain ordered his cruiser to charge towards the eastern Japanese column, but as she turned to do so Quincy was hit by two torpedoes from Tenry, causing severe damage. Numerous hits were received in both the port and starboard batteries early in the action. The enemy's fire gradually diminished from 0206 until 0215 when the enemy ceased firing and retired to the northwest. 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. She returned to Ulithi with units of the task force 30 April. Midship Repair Station and Second Deck Ammunition Hoists. 2 or more in navigator's stateroom (Hits Nos. This program involves the installation of additional pumps with independent sources of power, separation of fire mains into loops to reduce probability of a few hits placing the entire system out of operation, installation of fog nozzles and other mechanical aids and rearrangement of inflammable stowage in which essential inflammable materials are to be carried below the waterline and at the extremities of the vessel. 4 firerooms undoubtedly resulted in immediate flooding of these two compartments. She also took part in Fleet Problem XX with the Atlantic Fleet from 1326 February. HullNumber.com does not share your information. 38, USS North Carolina BB55 War Damage Report 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. 16, 12 and 14, respectively. At 0330 a rain squall passed over the ship. 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. QUINCY (CA-71) U.S.S. At the bottom of every email sent by HullNumber is an UNSUBSCRIBE link. 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. One 8" projectile (Hit No. After the action, the heat from the fires on the wardroom exploded ammunition in the hoists. This fire was fought successfully with water by both main and after repair parties until the fire main pressure failed. At 0215 when the enemy had ceased firing, the after engine room was abandoned due to intense smoke. 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. 17, 25 and 27). Undoubtedly, the I.C. 66. 75. At some time during this period an 8" projectile entered No. She was the third ship to carry the name. Turret III was jammed in train by a hit (No. 2 ready-service locker, and it appears that it contributed to the explosion of this ammunition. special treatment steel splinter shield around No. USS Quincy sailed out of Belfast Lough, 20 May, for the Clyde and anchored off Greenock, Scotland, to begin special training in shore bombardment. The structural damage, though severe, was not of a serious nature except in the cases of the penetrative hit into No. USS Quincy. A hit (No. 3 and No. 61, USS Northampton CA26 War Damage Report No. 3 and 4), which put this turret out of action. Later, the Commanding Officer ASTORIA estimated this enemy force to be composed of at least three (probably four) heavy cruisers of NACHI class and about four destroyers. 14). The museum welcome visitors for tours on seasonal weekends. Try the Ship's Store. Reference (a) also reported that "the explosion carried away the forced draft blower in No. Decommissioned in 1946, the ship was placed in reserve at Bremerton, Wash. After the outbreak of the Korean War, the QUINCY was recommissioned in January 1952. 1 user currently logged in and 60 visitors active. 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. The most extensive and serious damage came while QUINCY began to make her turn to starboard. From 0200 to 0206 ASTORIA was under an extremely heavy concentration of fire. QUINCY stood out of Hampton Roads 5 March 1945, arriving Pearl Harbor the 20th. Following fitting out and readiness training, she served in the screen of the Fast Carrier Task groups ranging off the coastline of Korea from 25 July 1953 to 1 December 1953. 3 and No. The remaining two firerooms were ready for immediate lighting off to supply additional power if necessary. All three of these turrets undoubtedly suffered other minor caliber hits which did not penetrate. Ambassador Ray Mabus unveiled a detailed model of the meeting on Quincy, paid for with private donations, and this model is still on display today at Quincy House.[8]. Therefore, important control spaces and areas within the vicinity will be listed with a description of the damage resulting to that station or space. Registration and communicating with shipmates at Hullnumber.com is FREE FOREVER. Heavy clouds surrounded Savo Island and the Guadalcanal area. August 9, 1942 (50 years old) 4 fireroom as he attempted to enter the uptakes leading from this fireroom. After a call at Alexandria, and a final meeting between President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill, Quincy steamed for Algiers, arriving on 18 February. 1 boiler room, must have remained intact because it was reported that some telephones remained in service until the ship was abandoned. USS Quincy (CA-71) was a heavy cruiser of the Baltimore-class of the United States Navy. While in Spanish waters, she operated with an international rescue fleet that included Deutschland, Admiral Graf Spee, and Admiral Scheer. 31. Login| I believe he was a radioman On duty on bridge during D-day, Okinawa, Marseille. While in this turn, the left side range finder hoods of turrets I and II were struck. 11 and 23) In mid-July, she used her own eight-inch guns to bombard an iron plant at Kamaishi, Japan. 5. Five hits, all estimated to be 5", struck below the waterline. The heat from this fire forced the crew to abandon the after engine room. 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