The bridge was engulfed by flames in the middle of the action from No. The ready-service boxes serving guns No. and 5" H.E. 5) and two in the barbette (Hits Nos. 31, 32 and 33) wrecking the blower intakes and bringing smoke and debris into this space. QUINCY was detached from European duty 1 September and steamed for Boston, arriving one week later. This space was flooded to the floor plates in a period of seven minutes. The person's rank/rate ? 1 user currently logged in and 60 visitors active. 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. After stops in Oakland, Calif., and San Diego, Calif., QUINCY passed the Panama Canal in June and continued to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for six weeks of shakedown training. Registration and communicating with shipmates at Hullnumber.com is FREE FOREVER. These spaces were abandoned because of flooding. 16. Diesels were started and they supplied power to turrets I and III. 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. No fragments entered into the turret. ; 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. 22), log room (Hit No. Due to sinkage and port list as the result of torpedo explosions forward, most of these compartments on the second deck were flooding through the shell holes in the port side as surviving personnel were abandoning this area. 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. No. Control was shifted to the after steering station. These produced intense fires in the bedding, papers and clothing. 1 in the Marine compartment (Hit No. Each ship was steaming on four boilers in two firerooms. 1, 5 and 7 were put out of action, after three star shell salvos were fired to starboard, from a series of hits (Nos. 92. On BOISE, 6" Class "A" armor rejected 8" A.P. 8) was received on top of the turret but did not penetrate. 24) 23), cutting off the cartridge case bases and causing them to burn like "Roman Candles". (b)The projectiles used against BOISE had a flat nose with a windshield. A fire was started which eventually led to this ammunition exploding. Also history and medals. 81. 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. 3 fireroom had to be abandoned. Sixty kw units similar to those described above are being installed in light cruisers of the CL4 class. By 1210, as the salvage party abandoned ship, the port waterways of the main deck were awash. The deck in sick bay was reported ruptured and blown upward. When the conference was completed, she was the site of meetings between the President, King Farouk of Egypt, Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethopia and King Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia. 29. Would you like to have such a crew list on your website? 3 and No. 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. 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. 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. The shells in the fuse pot of gun No. I was hit (No. The few CO2 extinguishers were entirely inadequate for the fires that existed. Cincpac directed, however, that Commanding Officers, at their own discretion, have the planes flown off or dropped overboard if action appears imminent. 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. 16, 12 and 14, respectively. QUINCY (CA-71) Crew Roster U.S.S. She returned to Ulithi with units of the task force 30 April. It is definitely known that guns No. 11. Felix L. Johnson in command. He also reported. The flooding which resulted caused the ship to capsize 45 minutes later. Enroute, QUINCY safely rode out the severe typhoon of 5 June. HullNumber.com does not retain your payment information if you make a purchase. USSQuincywas stricken from the Naval Vessel Register in October 1973 and sold for scrapping in August 1974. The term "heavy cruiser" was not defined until the London Naval Treaty in 1930. Attention is invited to paragraphs 25 and 45 in which the 5"/25 caliber ready-service ammunition exploded as a result of projectile hits. The address of this blog is todhunterdeb.blogspot.com. 93. For ship's logs and personnel records, see the Reference Page. USSQuincy, a 13,600-tonBaltimoreclass heavy cruiser, was built at Quincy, Massachusetts, and commissioned in December 1943. ASTORIA burned throughout the night, and, despite valiant fire fighting by her crew, sank the next day at noon. She was sold to American Ship Dismantling Co., Portland Oregon on 1 September 1974 for $1,156,667.66. This led to the gradual flooding of this fireroom. 39. 5" projectiles. These explosions and fires completely devastated this area, and after the action only No. The heavy cruiser sailed for Mers-el Kebir, North Africa, on 4 July, arriving there 10 July. He remembers so many names but a few that really stick out are Harold Hewitt, Paul Boyd. After a fourteen day Atlantic crossing, the ship arrived at Greenock, Scotland. At 0208 course was changed to the left and the stern was again brought through the enemy's fire. Just as the enemy searchlights were trained on VINCENNES at 0155, the main battery was directed to train out and fire. Gun No. It will thus make the immediate vicinity temporarily untenable. 2 boiler were ruptured. 31). Turrets I and II were trained around to starboard and brought to bear upon the enemy. Another hit (No. The remaining two firerooms were ready for immediate lighting off to supply additional power if necessary. The emergency feed pump, located on the centerline against the forward bulkhead at frame 53, was blown off by the effects of an explosion forward - probably from the torpedo explosion at frame 45 in way of the diesel generator room. USS Quincy, a 13,600-ton Baltimore class heavy cruiser, was built at Quincy, Massachusetts, and commissioned in December 1943. 7 were hit (Hits Nos. projectiles were used by the enemy. 4 firerooms and the other in way of the I.C. Quincy's wreck was discovered and explored by Robert Ballard and his crew in July and August 1992. 13) in the communication office. Crew's spaces on the first platform deck immediately above the compartments mentioned in the preceding sentence were flooded. Sons address below on file. This will be discussed in paragraph 90. This recommendation has been approved by the Bureau. The Chief of Naval Operations directs that this report be shown only to those persons to whom the report would be of value in the performance of their duties. IT is now docked at . 24) in No. 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. 82. In company with units of TF 58, Quincy departed Ulithi 9 May, for the area east of Kyushu, Japan, arriving 12 May for carrier strikes against Amami Gunto and Kyushu. This is based on reference (a) which reported that there was a very large hole in the upper deck near the ready-service box. After fitting out at Boston for a Presidential cruise, QUINCY steamed for Hampton Roads, Va. 16 November. If you contact a Shipmate through HullNumber, your email address is not displayed in the message to your Shipmate. Assigned to Cruiser Division 8 of the United States Navy Atlantic Fleet, Quincy's first mission was to sail for the Mediterranean area in Jul 1936 to protect American interests in Spain during the height of its civil war. At 0215, when the enemy ceased firing, the ship was out of control, all main and secondary guns out of action, and all firerooms out of commission. In the case of ASTORIA, although damaged very extensively, it is possible that the ship might have been saved if the fires could have been brought under control before they reached the ammunition in the 5" hoists. 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. HullNumber.com's mission is to provide a means for shipmates to keep in touch with one another. CA34/A9-16 dated 4 Sept. 1942 - (War Damage Report). 42. The Bureau of Ordnance tests indicate that detonation of 5"/25 caliber A.A. common projectiles en masse is not to be expected. CA44/A16-3/(0021) dated 14 August, 1942 - (War Action Report). (e) "It is recommended that the forestay, and if possible, the afterstay be removed whenever practicable from QUINCY class CAs to prevent the fouling of topside directors.". 67. Since there were no survivors from the No. 200 likes. 47) passed directly through the hangar setting the planes located there on fire. Many casualties were sustained by this repair party. In a letter to Cincpac, the Bureau has designated an inflammable stowage which is well forward and below the waterline. In the Pilot House itself the only person standing was the signalman at the wheel who was vainly endeavoring to check the ship's swing to starboard to bring her to port. Battle II was struck at least once (Hit No. 38. The detonation and ignition by fragments of 5" ammunition will be discussed further in paragraph 89. Besides the damage suffered by gunfire, it appears as though one torpedo (possibly two) struck the port side of VINCENNES. CA-39 Crew Roster . special treatment steel) passed down into No. DANFS - Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Permitting Policy and Resource Management, The 9/11 Terrorist Attacks: 20 Years Later, "Ex Scientia Tridens": The U.S. 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. 9) Shortly thereafter the enemy searchlights were turned on this task group. 2, although not hit, was out of action because of the explosion and fire in turret II and the fire in forward 20mm clipping room. Since the action was fought at such close range, numerous minor caliber or machine gun hits were also received. 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. This was my father who passed away in 2008. 4 and No. He unfortunately passed away in 2005 in San Diego, CA. 43. 19) struck the port side armor a glancing blow. These reports consist of the Commanding Officer's own summary, as well as reports made to him by various survivors of each ship. 27, USS Chincoteague AVP24 War Damage Report No. While she was in this swing, she was raked fore and aft by large and small caliber hits. projectiles were apparently used, most of which passed through the ship doing very little structural damage. Navy Department. The after bulkhead of the fireroom was apparently weakened by the torpedo explosion in way of No. 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. U.S.S. The hit forward was believed to have exploded forward of the I.C. USS Quincy (CA-71) was a heavy cruiser of the Baltimore -class of the United States Navy. 19) in the space immediately above. 46). They were still able to fire in local control. In new construction the foremast and mainmast are designed to carry the weight of the radar antennas without the use of forestays and backstays. From there the heat of the fire eventually reached and exploded the unflooded 5" magazine. VINCENNES ltr. Fires (particularly the one in the wardroom country) were the direct cause of the loss of ASTORIA. These hits started fires, wrecked bunks and lockers and filled the compartment with smoke. The forward 5" magazines were not flooded apparently because the hand operating station on the second platform deck could not be reached and power was not available for operation of the electrical controls on the second deck. 35. QUINCY (CA-71) U.S.S. 48. Besides the hits enumerated above, the 5" director forward and sky control were each hit at least once. 36. Reference (a) also reported that "the explosion carried away the forced draft blower in No. QUINCY and U.S.S. Search for Crew Members Please fill at least one field. The mainmast is in the process of being redesigned. ASTORIA, plus two destroyers on the night of August 8-9, 1942 comprised Task Group 62.3. 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. Your ORIGINAL HOMETOWN and State are asked for because that confirms who you are in your shipmate's memories. From 15 March to 28 April, she engaged in important battle practice off Hawaii with the Pacific Fleet in Fleet Problem XIX. She then steamed to Malta via the Straits of Messina. The approximate locations of these hits are shown on Plate II. While in this turn, one torpedo hit (possibly two) was received probably from the submarine which was reported fired on by gun No. The fragment consisted of about half of the base ring into which the base plug screws. Therefore it seems as though one of two events occurred: (a) A torpedo struck in way of this boiler room and detonated with a low order detonation. In mid-July, she used her own eight-inch guns to bombard an iron plant at Kamaishi, Japan. 8 on fire and knocked out No. ASTORIA ltr. 16, USS Liscome Bay CVE56 War Damage Report No. Eventually, the powder or the projectiles in the forward 5" magazine exploded, rupturing the hull. Would you like to have such a crew list on your website? Description, history, and photograph(s) of heavy cruiser USS Quincy (CA-39) in WWII. 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. 3) in the barbette in way of the shell deck. It also seems probable that one or more of the projectiles detonated with some degree of "low order" detonation as described above. Copyright 2023 HullNumber.com. 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. 66. European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Letter From President Roosevelt to King Ibn Saud, April 5, 1945, "Foreign Relations of the United States: Diplomatic Papers, 1945, The Near East and Africa, Volume VIII - Office of the Historian", "The first time a U.S. president met a Saudi king", "FDR meets with Saudi king, Feb. 14, 1945", https://www.dispatch.com/story/entertainment/books/2018/01/28/last-100-days-book/15390827007/, Interview with Ambassador Bob Jordan, 2002, Ibn Saud greets President Franklin D. 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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. Both smoke stacks were reported riddled by fragments and minor caliber hits. The hit on the face plate of turret I made a clean hole 11 inches in diameter through the 8" class "B" face plate and the 51 lb. She sank, bow first, at 02:38, being the first ship sunk in the area which was later known as Ironbottom Sound. About 0200, attempts were made to evade enemy fire by turning hard right. "Besides these effects the fires had the following concomitant effects: (a) Heat made control spaces physically untenable. Some of the kerosene leaked through the hole in the main deck and started a fire in the mess hall near the after engine room uptakes. After surviving a midget submarine attack at Sydney Harbour and serving in battle at the Coral Sea and Savo Island in 1942, she was sunk by Japanese aerial torpedoes in the . 30. After fitting out at Boston for a Presidential cruise, Quincy steamed for Hampton Roads, Virginia, 16 November. The experiences of ASTORIA in comparison with the experiences of SAN FRANCISCO** afford an excellent contrast of the effectiveness of A.P. Quincy joined the Support Force, 23 August, and four days later, helped occupy Sagami Wan, Japan, and entered Tokyo Bay 1 September. About 0205, when beginning to make a left turn, steering control was lost in the pilot house. Other sources have also made this same recommendation in order to reduce fire and explosion hazards. A shell hit (No. Just as the collision was averted, steering control was lost on the bridge and transferred to central station. Structural fragments from the No. USS Quincy CA39, USS Astoria CA34 & USS Vincennes CA44 Loss in Action, U.S.S. 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. After another set of fleet exercises, QUINCY arrived at Marseille, France on 20 December. Before dawn on 14 May the cruiser splashed a Japanese plane. In 1995, to commemorate 50 years since the meeting occurred, thenU.S. 52, [USS] Joseph Hewes APA22 War Damage Report No. Ted: clerk, wrote out paychecks, Skipper during Quincy's final cruise in the Pacific, Korean War, 1953-4. 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. Damage to QUINCY and VINCENNES was so extensive that loss of the vessels was inevitable. sufficiently to permit the bucket brigade to get the fires under control. The person's command ? It is not possible for any lightly protected vessel to absorb such punishment and survive. About this time the stern group flooded the after 8" magazine. room, which is also adjacent to No. No fires were reported in this area. Bureau of Ships Naval Drydock, South Boston, Massachusetts, on 15 December 1943, with Captain Elliot M. Senn in command.[1].
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