Other sources have also made this same recommendation in order to reduce fire and explosion hazards. I am not sure of some information and so left the fields blank. This is unfortunate in that the highly inflammable airplanes were in the hangar and on the well deck. 12. In mid-July, she used her own eight-inch guns to bombard an iron plant at Kamaishi, Japan. Both engine rooms were intact. 1 fireroom and of those hits on the turrets and on the fire-room and engine room blowers. This projectile apparently struck the box and then ranged upward and overboard. The paint in this space had not been removed. 7 were hit (Hits Nos. room and central station as the last message from central station indicated that this space was filling rapidly with water. She also took part in Fleet Problem XX with the Atlantic Fleet from 1326 February. The fire spread very rapidly on the well deck. 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. 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. 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. 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. 4 firerooms and the other in way of the I.C. The fires had moderated except for a fire in the wardroom country. Vincennes (CA44). 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. 34. The Bureau is assisting in the program by the development of new non-inflammable materials and authorizing the replacement of inflammable materials with new materials. The sizes of hits are all estimated. 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. 54, USS Capella AK13 & USS Alhena AKA9 War Damage Report No. From 14 February, President Roosevelt and King Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia, known in the West as Ibn Saud, met aboard Quincy. USS Astoria (CA 34) Crew List The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Astoria (CA 34). 62. Copyright 2023 HullNumber.com. 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. As a result of these hits the telephone circuits went dead. Two days later she departed Ulithi and joined Rear Admiral Wiltses Cruiser Division 10, in Vice Admiral Mitschers Fast Carrier Task Force. Two attempts were made, the latter successful. Although not reported, it appears as though a hit was received in the forward engine room because the exhaust steam line carried away and a flange on main steam line began leaking badly. ASTORIA capsized to port, settling by the stern and disappeared at 1215. Quincy passed through the Straits of Gibraltar on 26 July and arrived at Mlaga, Spain on 27 July to assume her duties. 11). Search for a command's Crew List| 3) in the barbette in way of the shell deck. 16, 12 and 14, respectively. 29, Battle of Savo Island Battle of Savo Island Allied and Japanese Orders of Battle Vignette: Lieutenant. USS Quincy sailed out of Belfast Lough, 20 May, for the Clyde and anchored off Greenock, Scotland, to begin special training in shore bombardment. References: Quincy was decommissioned on 19 October 1946, in the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Washington. Registration and communicating with shipmates at Hullnumber.com is FREE FOREVER. Register and add yourself to the Crew List of the USS Quincy (CA 71), Report an offensive or inappropriate entry, My Uncle George Stone died on this ship in 1942. All communications were destroyed and steering control was lost due to the fragments from the last hit. The term "heavy cruiser" was not defined until the London Naval Treaty in 1930. While in this turn, the left side range finder hoods of turrets I and II were struck. Back to the USS Quincy (CA 71) page|Crew List main page| Turret No. As a result, QUINCY was without fire power about eight minutes after contact with the enemy. 73. 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. 43. Ted: clerk, wrote out paychecks, Skipper during Quincy's final cruise in the Pacific, Korean War, 1953-4. Flame and smoke made sky aft and control aft untenable. 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. 31. HullNumber.com's mission is to provide a means for shipmates to keep in touch with one another. 62, USS San Francisco CA38 War Damage Report No. USS QUINCY was authorized 17 June 1940; laid down by Bethlehem Steel Co., Shipbuilding Div., Quincy, Mass. About this time all steam power was lost due to blowers either being destroyed or drawing smoke and flames from the fires amidships into the firerooms. (c) Senior Surviving Officer, QUINCY ltr. that No. It is definitely known that guns No. QUINCY, based at Palermo through 26 July, conducted shore bombardment practice at Camarota in the Gulf of Policastro. There were light breezes from the southwest with a ceiling of about 1500 ft. The Commanding Officer then gave orders to abandon ship. projectiles. At the bottom of every email sent by HullNumber is an UNSUBSCRIBE link. Description, history, and photograph(s) of heavy cruiser USS Quincy (CA-39) in WWII. 4 and No. This will be discussed in paragraph 90. 1 in the officers' galley (Hit No. Five-inch A.A. ammunition in the port passageway was set on fire by at least three hits (Nos. At least three hits (Nos. This fire was fought successfully with water by both main and after repair parties until the fire main pressure failed. 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. The after mess hall was hit at least once (Hit No. 3 blower serving No. room about frame 45. He unfortunately passed away in 2005 in San Diego, CA. She was the third ship to carry the name. 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. This space is to be fitted with a CO2 smothering system. 7) which penetrated without exploding. 8. Attention is invited to paragraphs 25 and 45 in which the 5"/25 caliber ready-service ammunition exploded as a result of projectile hits. She steamed westward the afternoon of 24 August to support minesweepers clearing the channel to Port de Bouc in the Marseilles area. 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. 5. This hit was followed by others in the supply office (Hit No. Two hits (Nos. He was unable to take the fragment with him when he abandoned ship. The mainmast is in the process of being redesigned. ASTORIA received at least 65 known hits. From then until 0200 the enemy was hitting with large and small caliber projectiles with increasing rapidity. Click here for a larger version of this plate. 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. Eventually, the powder or the projectiles in the forward 5" magazine exploded, rupturing the hull. The Bureau of Ordnance tests indicate that detonation of 5"/25 caliber A.A. common projectiles en masse is not to be expected. During the period of replenishment and upkeep at Leyte, Rear Admiral Wiltse, ComCruDiv 10 transferred to Quincy. U.S.S. Fires filled these spaces with smoke and eventually forced the crew to abandon this area. 60. Fires from the hangar and the boat deck necessitated the abandoning of this space early in the action. 8 received hits (Nos. She got underway for the Pacific on 12 April to join CruDiv 7, transited the Panama Canal from 2327 April and arrived at Pearl Harbor on 10 May. The other hit at frame 74 in way of No. Numerous hits were received in the vicinity above radio II. Navy Department. In connection with elimination of existing fire hazards aboard ship, the Bureau is actively cooperating with the forces afloat to accomplish this. We ask that you enter only enough information about yourself that your shipmates can recall you. At least 36 hits were received in the spaces discussed above. [4], Quincy was occupied in Atlantic Fleet maneuvers and landing force exercises off Culebra Island, Puerto Rico from 3 February to 1 April 1941. 20) penetrated the second deck amidships (90 lb. 72. Copyright 2023 HullNumber.com. The I.C. Complement: 807 officers and enlisted Displacement: 9375 tons Length: 588 feet 2 inches Beam: 61 feet 10 inches Draft: 19 feet 5 in Flank Speed: 32 kn It also emphasizes the importance of reducing fire hazards aboard ship to the absolute minimum. 89. This group passed through the southern corner of this square at 0130 and took course 345 true, speed 10 knots. Cincpac directed, however, that Commanding Officers, at their own discretion, have the planes flown off or dropped overboard if action appears imminent. She served alongside German heavy cruisers at Mlaga to evacuate their respective nationals out of Spain. Structural fragments from the No. Turret III was jammed in train by a hit (No. II turret. (d) "Present fire-fighting equipment, depending on the central power plant of the ship, proved unsatisfactory. About this time ASTORIA had a near collision with the blazing QUINCY which was on an opposite course. The address of this blog is todhunterdeb.blogspot.com. Quincy joined the Support Force, 23 August, and four days later, helped occupy Sagami Wan, Japan, and entered Tokyo Bay 1 September. 4 firerooms were, of course, completely flooded as a result of the torpedo explosion. She departed Portland, 24 June, for Cherbourg, France. 68. This list was 10 by about 1130 when a heavy explosion took place on the port side in way of the forward 5" magazines. The spotter was unable to clear this. I received his Flag and have his Blue Jacket manual. At 0155 when enemy searchlights illuminated ASTORIA, the main battery was trained out and fire was opened immediately upon order of the gunnery officer. [7], Quincy earned one battle star during World War II. (b) Smoke and glare rendered directors, range finders and spotting instruments useless even when personnel were physically capable of remaining at their stations. He remembers so many names but a few that really stick out are Harold Hewitt, Paul Boyd. Casualties: U.S. Navy and Coast Guard Vessels, Sunk or Damaged Beyond Repair during World War II, 7 December 1941-1 October 1945. The forestay had been cut by a hit (No. At 0215 when the enemy had ceased firing, the after engine room was abandoned due to intense smoke. 37. 80. Quincy's stern is bent upwards aft of the number 3 turret, and heavily damaged by implosions. 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. About 0209 turret II was struck on the face plate by an 8" shell which penetrated without exploding and set exposed powder on fire. This storeroom will carry paint, grease, alcohol and lubricating oil. "Besides these effects the fires had the following concomitant effects: (a) Heat made control spaces physically untenable. 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. She departed on 14 March for the United States and an overhaul at the New York Navy Yard that lasted until the end of May. 27, USS Chincoteague AVP24 War Damage Report No. President Roosevelt and his party embarked in QUINCY 23 January 1945 at Newport News, Va. for passage to Malta, arriving 2 February. No hits were received in the after engine room. 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] 25) I was hit (No. USS Quincy (CA-39) was a United States Navy New Orleans-class cruiser, sunk at the Battle of Savo Island in 1942. If you contact a Shipmate through HullNumber, your email address is not displayed in the message to your Shipmate. 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. From there the heat of the fire eventually reached and exploded the unflooded 5" magazine. The magazine group of No. 19) in the space immediately above. After Japan's capitulation in August,Quincysupported occupation efforts. 74. This recommendation was also discussed in reference (e). Registration and communicating with shipmates at Hullnumber.com is FREE FOREVER. 20), about seven minutes later, caused all fires to go out and fuel suction to be lost. After training in the Pearl Harbor area, she steamed for Ulithi via Eniwetok, joining the 5th Fleet there 11 April. An 8" hit (No. In QUINCY and VINCENNES the initial heel was caused by the flooding of the port wiring passage and port side compartments damaged by the torpedo explosions. 31, 32 and 33). Register and add yourself to the Crew List of the USS Quincy (CA 71). 76. These 5" hits also cut all the fire mains forward of bulkhead 103, leaving only CO2 fire extinguishers, bucket brigades and "handy billies" with which to attempt to control the intense fires raging amidships. 8 5" gun. At least one projectile (Hit No. Many 5" hits were also sustained in the wardroom country. 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. She was again decommissioned in July 1954 and spent nearly two decades in "mothballs" at Bremerton. The necessity for a vigorous program for the removal of unessential material presenting fire hazards was also clearly presented. 56, USS Houston CL81 War Damage Report No. U.S.S. Quincywas decommissioned at Bremerton, Washington, in October 1946. special treatment steel splinter shield around No. 32, USS Lexington CV2 War Damage Report No. The radio room on the communication platform was struck at least once (Hit No. The main battery control aft was struck at least once destroying this station. 19. QUINCY entered the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Va., for post-shakedown repairs until 26 August. All Rights Reserved. The hit forward was believed to have exploded forward of the I.C. 77. Home Join Now About Hullnumber Before You Register Tell A Shipmate FAQs Related Links Contact Us. This list is in development, so if you don't see the unit or vessel you're looking for, click on any unit name below and type in the correct unit/vessel name in the form page. About 0900 WILSON came alongside and assisted in the fire fighting for one hour when both HOPKINS and WILSON were called away. 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. From 15 March to 28 April, she engaged in important battle practice off Hawaii with the Pacific Fleet in Fleet Problem XIX. 55. Further, this projectile is believed to have ranged upward and overboard after striking the ready-service locker. Her float plane artillery observer pilots were temporarily assigned to VOS-7 flying Spitfires from RNAS Lee-on-Solent (HMS Daedalus). Hits were received from automatic A.A. weapons. 46. Quincy's wreck was discovered and explored by Robert Ballard and his crew in July and August 1992. 7) probably near the top of the barbette. Thus, damage and uncontrolled fires resulted in the loss of ASTORIA. Ammunition within exploded with such violence that the Commanding Officer ASTORIA reported in reference (a) that "QUINCY had blown up". No fragments entered into the turret. These incidents are of interest as they bring up the question of ready-service allowances. The structural damage, though severe, was not of a serious nature except in the cases of the penetrative hit into No. The first hit (No. Such ships, with a limit of 10,000 tons standard displacement and 8-inch caliber main guns, may be referred to as "treaty cruisers." 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. AS-18 Crew Roster . It then struck the fire control tube cutting the cables and setting them on fire. 1 gun remained serviceable. Turret II was struck (Hit No. Floating battery (circa 1899), NH 97609 Piasecki HUP-2 Retriever Helicopter, NH 47545 Captain Frederick L. 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These particles were about the size of 'grape nuts' and were glowing and burning everything with which they came in contact". Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945 CA-39 USS Quincy. At this time all turrets and secondary battery except turret III and gun No. One of these generators is installed forward on the second deck and one aft. 8 on fire and knocked out No. 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. These hits started fires, wrecked bunks and lockers and filled the compartment with smoke. 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. 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. 50. It also seems probable that one or more of the projectiles detonated with some degree of "low order" detonation as described above. 24) in No. During June 1944,Quincyprovided gunfire support for the Normandy Invasion and bombarded German positions around Cherbourg, France. No 5" projectiles were found intact on any of the three ships, although some of the 5" enemy projectiles were duds as the references definitely report various 5" projectile hits which did not detonate. These explosions and fires completely devastated this area, and after the action only No. Crew Contact And Reunion Information Contact Name: Mr. Dallas E Diettert Address: 17714 SE 105th Ter, Summerfield, FL, 34491-6926 Phone: 352-347-8767 E-mail: None Note About Contacts. Bucket brigades were organized by both parties. HullNumber.com's mission is to provide a means for shipmates to keep in touch with one another. 21) was received in the signal shack which demolished all confidential publications and started a fire in the flag bags. 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. As a result of these explosions the hull must have been ruptured, as a port list gradually developed. A hit (No. The museum welcome visitors for tours on seasonal weekends. 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. QUINCY served in the screen of the Fast Carrier Task groups ranging off the coastline of Korea 25 July 1953 through 1 December 1953. Also history and medals. 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. 8) was received on top of the turret but did not penetrate. 45. 91. The ship listed about 15 to port. 1, War Damage Report No. 1. Later, a projectile (Hit. HullNumber.com takes your privacy seriously. Naval Drydock, South Boston, Massachusetts, on 15 December 1943, with Captain Elliot M. Senn in command.[1]. About the time turrets I and II were put out of action, director I was jammed in train. USS Quincy sailed out of Hampton Roads 5 March 1945, arriving Pearl Harbor 20 March. 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. QUINCY (CA-71) Crew Roster U.S.S. He reported that he noted fire and smoke in No. Try the Ship's Store. for the past few years has been to provide magazine sprinkling systems in lieu of flooding-from-sea. Another projectile hit the barbette of turret No. Now Deceased (1982) 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). 5) was received in the turret officer's booth putting this station out of action. On Plate V these are Hits Nos. 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. The intensely hot fragments from an H.E. Damage to QUINCY and VINCENNES was so extensive that loss of the vessels was inevitable. 20). [4], After overhaul at Norfolk until 4 May 1940, Quincy again visited Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina, returning to Norfolk on 22 September. projectile, and blown overboard. 1 fireroom early in the action as a result of a hit (No. This turret, like No. HullNumber.com's mission is to provide a means for shipmates to keep in touch with one another. 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. would like to know if anyone knows the whereabouts of Emory Panza RT2c. This is based on reference (a) which reported that there was a very large hole in the upper deck near the ready-service box. About this time the stern group flooded the after 8" magazine. 41, USS O'Brien DD415 War Damage Report No. 39. 18. 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. 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 . If you contact a Shipmate through HullNumber, your email address is not displayed in the message to your Shipmate. QUINCY departed Malta 6 February and arrived Great Bitter Lake in the Suez Canal two days later, after calling at Ismalia, Egypt. ASTORIA burned throughout the night, and, despite valiant fire fighting by her crew, sank the next day at noon. Over 1000 men were killed or lost at sea. 2 boiler room was structurally intact and that personnel escaped from the plotting room and central station which are located immediately forward of No. USS Quincy(CA-39) in New York harbour on 23 May 1942 History United States Name Quincy Namesake City of Quincy, Massachusetts Ordered 13 February 1929 Awarded 9 January 1933 Builder Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation's Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts Cost $8,196,000 (contract price) Laid down 15 November 1933 Launched 19 June 1935 QUINCY received at least 36 known hits as well as two torpedo hits on the port side, one in way of No. Gun No. CAPT, USN. 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. 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. 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. 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. 15 December 1943, Capt. [4], Quincy returned on 25 January 1942 to Icelandic waters on convoy duty with TF 15 and made a patrol in the Denmark Straits from 811 March. gas stations between sault ste marie and thunder bay, does one love mean i love you, shaw static ip residential, Ii were put out of Hampton Roads 5 March 1945, arriving Pearl area. Pacific, Korean War, 1953-4 discussed in reference ( a ) that `` Quincy blown. 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