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QUINCY and U.S.S. 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]. The night was dark and overcast with occasional light mists of rain. Add yours! Structural damage to ASTORIA, although extensive, was not such that loss of the vessel was inevitable. The crew was about to abandon ship when all at once the enemy extinguished searchlights and ceased firing. 23), cutting off the cartridge case bases and causing them to burn like "Roman Candles". 35) on the face plate which dislodged a large piece of armor. 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 heavy cruiser sailed for Mers-el Kebir, North Africa, on 4 July, arriving there 10 July. 3, although not hit, was unable to fire due to the fire and smoke from the forward superstructure, turret II and the well deck. 18. 27). Naval Drydock, South Boston Mass. While in Spanish waters, she operated with an international rescue fleet that included Deutschland, Admiral Graf Spee, and Admiral Scheer. During the meeting, President Roosevelt tried to persuade Ibn Saud to give support for Jewish immigration to Palestine, and hoped that Ibn Saud might be able to offer constructive advice on the Palestine issue. 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). She then steamed to Malta via the Straits of Messina. At 0155, as enemy searchlights were trained on QUINCY from abaft her port beam, the main battery was trained out and commenced firing. This fireroom was then secured and later abandoned. At 0155 when enemy searchlights illuminated ASTORIA, the main battery was trained out and fire was opened immediately upon order of the gunnery officer. 41 and 42). 62. 20) penetrated the second deck amidships (90 lb. (a) C.O. 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. 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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. 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. Fires were started in the carpenter shop and the airplanes in the hangar. 56. All communications were destroyed and steering control was lost due to the fragments from the last hit. The five airplanes on each ship except QUINCY had been drained of all gasoline. 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. My father passed away in 1972. [4], After overhaul at Norfolk until 4 May 1940, Quincy again visited Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina, returning to Norfolk on 22 September. Would like to hear from fellow crew mates! These minor caliber hits are estimated to have come from the 25mm batteries on the enemy vessels. On all three of these ships, as the compartments flooded, the vessels trimmed down by the head putting the second deck under water. He reported that he noted fire and smoke in No. Crew's quarters abaft No. CA-39 Crew Roster . It is not possible for any lightly protected vessel to absorb such punishment and survive. 1 user currently logged in and 60 visitors active. 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. [4], Quincy was occupied in Atlantic Fleet maneuvers and landing force exercises off Culebra Island, Puerto Rico from 3 February to 1 April 1941. 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. The first hit (No. Aflame . Casualties: U.S. Navy and Coast Guard Vessels, Sunk or Damaged Beyond Repair during World War II, 7 December 1941-1 October 1945. 6 and 30) struck doubling plates but did not enter the hull. At the bottom of every email sent by HullNumber is an UNSUBSCRIBE link. At least 36 hits were received in the spaces discussed above. Survivors on the stern collected on the fantail with the Executive Officer in charge. 81. Ammunition hoists to secondary battery were put out of operation by either direct hits or fragments. Home Join Now About Hullnumber Before You Register Tell A Shipmate FAQs Related Links Contact Us. After another set of fleet exercises, QUINCY arrived at Marseille, France on 20 December. 31, 32 and 33). 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. 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. 89. Before dawn on 14 May the cruiser splashed a Japanese plane. The flooding which resulted caused the ship to capsize 45 minutes later. USS Quincy (CA 39) From USNA Virtual Memorial Hall. Filling more fields will reduce the number of results. 13) in the communication office. 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. 1, 5 and 7 were put out of action, after three star shell salvos were fired to starboard, from a series of hits (Nos. 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. Personnel casualties were heavy during the twenty-minute action. 94. While in this turn, one torpedo hit (possibly two) was received probably from the submarine which was reported fired on by gun No. 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. The short time after the action until the ship capsized precluded any survey of damage. After a call at Alexandria and a final meeting between President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill, QUINCY steamed for Algiers, arriving 18 February. 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. During this period all fire main risers forward of frame 103 were ruptured; no water was available for fighting fires. Besides the damage from the projectiles, two torpedo hits were received. Probably the 2-3 port list which developed during the action was due to flooding of an off-center tank or compartment from an unreported underwater hit. The fire spread very rapidly on the well deck. Reference (a) also reported that "the explosion carried away the forced draft blower in No. Jump to:navigation, search. 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. 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. The turret was completely gutted and left burning like a torch. 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. Plate III shows the paths and damage resulting from 35 of the most important of these hits. 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. Quincy's wreck was discovered and explored by Robert Ballard and his crew in July and August 1992. In ASTORIA action, it is interesting to note the effect of 8" A.P. 76. An 8" projectile passed through the 25 lb. In new construction the foremast and mainmast are designed to carry the weight of the radar antennas without the use of forestays and backstays. Two attempts were made, the latter successful. At the bottom of every email sent by HullNumber is an UNSUBSCRIBE link. This space is to be fitted with a CO2 smothering system. The forestay had been cut by a hit (No. The remaining two firerooms were ready for immediate lighting off to supply additional power if necessary. 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. Besides this, all heavy cruisers, both those in service and new construction, carry six gasoline "handy billies" and twelve electrical submersible pumps. The Commanding Officer or the Senior Surviving Officer in all three of these ships strongly recommended the removal of aircraft from cruisers. There was one plane on each catapult, one on the well deck and two in the hangar. Thus, damage and uncontrolled fires resulted in the loss of ASTORIA. She steamed westward the afternoon of 24 August to support minesweepers clearing the channel to Port de Bouc in the Marseilles area. HullNumber.com does not share your information. 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. 1 fireroom early in the action as a result of a hit (No. Both QUINCY and VINCENNES were so badly holed that they sank within one hour. Registration and communicating with shipmates at Hullnumber.com is FREE FOREVER. Heavy explosions were also felt overhead (apparently from Hits Nos. Enroute, QUINCY safely rode out the severe typhoon of 5 June. She supported carriers in strikes in the Tokyo Plains area, Honshu, Hokkaido, and Shikoku. (c) "Required combustible materials should be well separated.". All control spaces in the foremast, except radio I, were struck at least once. projectiles and bombardment projectiles against naval targets. On Plate V these are Hits Nos. These fires were never brought under control. 39. About this time the stern group flooded the after 8" magazine. One torpedo probably struck under the sick bay in way of the lower handling room of No. This is borne out by a statement of a survivor. USS QUINCY was the fourth BALTIMORE - class heavy cruiser and the third ship in the Navy to bear the name. 14). Dense smoke and fires cut off fore-and-aft passage on the second deck. 2) and had caught around the radio antenna and the right end of the spotting glass. U.S.S. A powder fire was reported in this turret as a result of the hit in the barbette. VINCENNES, U.S.S. One of these generators is installed forward on the second deck and one aft. She later provided close fire support for the Marines during the landing. Turrets I and II were trained around to starboard and brought to bear upon the enemy. As a result of these explosions the hull must have been ruptured, as a port list gradually developed. At 0215 when the enemy had ceased firing, the after engine room was abandoned due to intense smoke. 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. 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. 34) entered the port after corner close to the barbette of turret III and detonated damaging the work bench, test instruments and TAQ transmitter. It then struck the fire control tube cutting the cables and setting them on fire. Another projectile hit the barbette of turret No. All Rights Reserved. USS SPRINGFIELD (CL 66) was laid down on 13 February 1943 by Bethlehem Steel Co. at its Fore River yard, Quincy, Mass. The seams were opened and bulged inward but were forced back into place, and no appreciable leakage resulted. All lighting and communications were destroyed. In ASTORIA the initial heel was caused by the flooding of port side compartments due to the explosion of the 5" magazine. No fragments entered into the turret. 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 . These fires eventually necessitated the abandoning of the firerooms and engine rooms due to intense heat and dense smoke. A shell hit (No. QUINCY, based at Palermo through 26 July, conducted shore bombardment practice at Camarota in the Gulf of Policastro. This recommendation, which has been discussed in reference (e), has also been approved. 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. This rendered the ship incapable of fighting the fires except by a few CO2 extinguishers which were soon exhausted. A hit (No. 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. A second hit (possibly No. This ship and Vincennes were a slightly improved version of the New Orleans-class design. 17) on the machine gun platform passed through the 1.1" clipping room setting the ammunition located there on fire. Many casualties were sustained by this repair party. Further, this projectile is believed to have ranged upward and overboard after striking the ready-service locker. The 8" magazines were completely flooded. (d) "Present fire-fighting equipment, depending on the central power plant of the ship, proved unsatisfactory. There was a minor flareback in No. In January and February 1945,Quincytransported President Franklin D. Roosevelt and his party most of the way to and from the Yalta Conference. I was hit (No. Eight-inch A.P. This explosion rendered the forward control spaces untenable. At 02:10, incoming shells killed or wounded almost all of Quincy's bridge crew, including the captain. 45, USS New Orleans CA32 War Damage Report No. 66. At that instant the Captain straightened up and fell back, apparently dead, without having uttered any sound other than a moan."[5]. 6) The other three entered the hull, but the holes were plugged and were found to be holding well upon inspection a few hours later. 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. 1 in the Marine compartment (Hit No. New cruisers of the CL55 class are equipped with two 100 kw units. Find Your Shipmates . 1 and No. The heat from this fire forced the crew to abandon the after engine room. 6. The decision has been made, however, by the Vice Chief of Naval Operations that, based on the needs of the service and the results of the tests conducted by the Bureau of Ordnance, the present policy with respect to ready-service is sound and provides adequate ready-service ammunition without excessive hazards. USS QUINCY was authorized 17 June 1940; laid down by Bethlehem Steel Co., Shipbuilding Div., Quincy, Mass. 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.". Naval Drydock, South Boston, Massachusetts, on 15 December 1943, with Captain Elliot M. Senn in command.[1]. ASTORIA, plus two destroyers on the night of August 8-9, 1942 comprised Task Group 62.3. Crew List:This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard USS QUINCY. After the action, the heat from the fires on the wardroom exploded ammunition in the hoists. Turret III was jammed in train by a hit (No. Quincy (CA39) Two days later, she departed Ulithi and joined Rear Admiral Wiltse's Cruiser Division 10, in Vice Admiral Mitscher's Fast Carrier Task Force. The person's rank/rate ? During this period the bridge was hit again killing most of the personnel, including the Commanding Officer. Some time during the action ASTORIA developed a 2-3 port list. No. No. QUINCY steamed to Portland, England 21 June and joined TF 129. 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]. 73. No. 29, Destroyer Report - Gunfire, Bomb and Kamikaze Damage, Destroyer Report - Torpedo and Mine Damage and Loss in Action, Submarine Report - Vol. Home Join Now About Hullnumber Before You Register Tell A Shipmate FAQs Related Links Contact Us. Five-inch A.A. ammunition in the port passageway was set on fire by at least three hits (Nos. Search for a command's Crew List| The boats and the 20mm clipping room were set on fire by Hit No. projectiles were used by the enemy. 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. Registration and communicating with shipmates at Hullnumber.com is FREE FOREVER. 15. 35 and 39) passed through the laundry and detonated in the uptakes. She remained at Boston for the installation of new equipment through 31 October, when she got underway for training in Casco Bay. 9. [6] Quincy sits upright in roughly 2,000 feet (610m) of water. The radio room on the communication platform was struck at least once (Hit No. The galley just forward of the well deck was hit from both starboard and port sides (Hits Nos. 52. The cruisers of this task group, in a column led by VINCENNES,. 16, 12 and 14, respectively. For ship's logs and personnel records, see the Reference Page. 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. The flaming ships also presented perfect targets to the enemy submarine(s) operating in the near vicinity. The President's senior aide, Maj. Gen. Edwin "Pa" Watson, who had been ailing, died aboard ship on 20 February. The 5" magazines were not flooded probably because the valves to the sea floods were inaccessible. 26 and 28, respectively) which were reported to have exploded the ready-service boxes starting intense fires. From this time on the enemy was hitting continuously until he ceased firing at 0215. 14. HullNumber.com's mission is to provide a means for shipmates to keep in touch with one another. 47, USS Enterprise CV6 War History 1941 - 1945, USS Franklin CV-13 War Damage Report No. Two of these pumps, one forward and one aft, are being installed on light cruisers of the CL40 class. Fragments in this case entered into the turret officer's booth, wounding the turret officer. She was sold to American Ship Dismantling Co., Portland Oregon on 1 September 1974 for $1,156,667.66. An 8" hit (No. The museum welcome visitors for tours on seasonal weekends. Her own aircraft strafed targets in Omonawa on Tokune Shima 19 May. HullNumber.com does not retain your payment information if you make a purchase. 43 and 44) which did not detonate. Guns Nos. These hits started fires, wrecked bunks and lockers and filled the compartment with smoke. 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. 19, USS South Dakota BB57 War Damage Report No. After the transfer of the wounded, plans were made for salvaging the vessel. About 0209 turret II was struck on the face plate by an 8" shell which penetrated without exploding and set exposed powder on fire. The term "heavy cruiser" was not defined until the London Naval Treaty in 1930. HullNumber.com's mission is to provide a means for shipmates to keep in touch with one another. 41. 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. 19) struck the port side armor a glancing blow. Before contacting the Reference Staff, please read through these questions and answers first. AR-6 Crew Roster . There was also a hit (No. The fireroom started to fill with smoke and the feed lines were leaking at all flanges. Some, but probably not all, of the projectiles may be expected to give "low order" bursts. projectile inside a ship have few if any equals in setting fires within confined spaces. 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. 10. Astoria (CA34) 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. projectile in the forward messing compartment. 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. room, which is also adjacent to No. After Japan's capitulation in August,Quincysupported occupation efforts. For her actions on the date of her loss, USS Quincy received her first and final Battle Star for World War Two service. She departed Portland, 24 June, for Cherbourg, France. About 0205, when beginning to make a left turn, steering control was lost in the pilot house. 7) probably near the top of the barbette. 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. Sixty kw units similar to those described above are being installed in light cruisers of the CL4 class. The arrangement of fire mains on the new cruisers under construction, both light and heavy, is such as to possess greater flexibility under damaged conditions. 20). The approximate locations of these hits are shown on Plate II. AP37/A16-3/(00500) dated 29 Aug. 1942 (War Action Report). During the period of replenishment and upkeep at Leyte in the Philippines, Rear Admiral Wiltse, ComCruDiv 10 transferred to Quincy. After penetrating the shield it hit one of the 5" ready-service boxes for this gun. She again decommissioned 2 July 1954; and was subsequently berthed at Bremerton, Wash., in the Pacific Reserve Fleet. The surviving personnel realized that it was necessary to abandon ship as quickly as possible. Turret No. 20. The casualties in this area were very great. About a minute later, direct hits were received on sky aft and sky forward, blowing the after director overboard. 48, USS Canberra CA70 War Damage Report No. Turret II was struck (Hit No. Numerous hits during the early part of the action put out most of the guns of the secondary battery. 1 in the officers' galley (Hit No. Later, a projectile (Hit. About 0200 ASTORIA had to turn right to clear QUINCY's line of fire. This area also received an unknown number of hits. 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. QUINCY stood out of Belfast Lough 20 May for the Clyde and anchored off Greenock, Scotland to begin special training in shore bombardment. The fact that these projectiles usually detonated upon contact or just after penetrating the skin indicates that quite probably they were 5" H.E. The New Orleans-class cruisers were the last US cruisers built to the specifications and standards of the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922. 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. Elliot M. Senn in command. 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. This resulted in the loss of all power on the ship. E. Notes and Recommendations by Commanding Officers. These stays are located well clear of all batteries and fire control instruments. 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. It is interesting to note that the decision was made to retain them aboard despite the fire hazard. Two hits (Nos. Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945 CA-39 USS Quincy. 3 of the after 1.1" battery. 344825 entries available online. At least two (Nos. USS Quincy CA39, USS Astoria CA34 & USS Vincennes CA44 Loss in Action, U.S.S. 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. 68. 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 . 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. QUINCY received four battle stars for World War II service. The new year saw the ship visiting Cannes, France; Valenica, Spain and Oran, Algeria, before the QUINCY returned to Norfolk. 85. 3 and 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. She sank, bow first, at 02:38, being the first ship sunk in the area which was later known as Ironbottom Sound. 4 fireroom were accessible at this time. A hit (No. He also reported. The explosion of ready-service ammunition and other hits early in the action decommissioned the secondary battery. About 0200, attempts were made to evade enemy fire by turning hard right. 30) in the vicinity of gun No. Main battery control forward was hit by a projectile which did not detonate. 38, USS North Carolina BB55 War Damage Report No. 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. En route, Quincy safely rode out the severe typhoon of 5 June. At least 57 hits were received in the spaces discussed above. The fires had moderated except for a fire in the wardroom country. 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. 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