Turret III was jammed in train by a hit (No. 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. 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. Naval records from World War II. 1. 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. However, the coming of theKorean Warbrought a need for more active gun ships andQuincywas recommissioned in January 1952. Crew's quarters abaft No. This turret, like No. The narrative of each ship will be taken up independently beginning at 0155 when enemy searchlights illuminated. She supported carriers in strikes in the Tokyo Plains area, Honshu, Hokkaido, and Shikoku. 40. 23. Since there were no survivors from the No. The ship kept turning in a large circle to the right until power was lost at 0215. Just as the enemy searchlights were trained on VINCENNES at 0155, the main battery was directed to train out and fire. Following a presidential conference with the American ambassadors to Great Britain, France, and Italy, the cruiser steamed for the United States, arriving Newport News, Va. 27 February. 5). for the past few years has been to provide magazine sprinkling systems in lieu of flooding-from-sea. 8 received hits (Nos. The Commanding Officer reported that a torpedo struck in way of this compartment. About this time ASTORIA had a near collision with the blazing QUINCY which was on an opposite course. 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. sufficiently to permit the bucket brigade to get the fires under control. 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. She then steamed to Malta via the Straits of Messina. Elliot M. Senn in command. ASTORIA burned throughout the night, and, despite valiant fire fighting by her crew, sank the next day at noon. [4], Quincy was occupied in Atlantic Fleet maneuvers and landing force exercises off Culebra Island, Puerto Rico from 3 February to 1 April 1941. These six are the only hits reported which struck originally below the second deck. 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Many 8" and 5" hits were received forward on the upper, main and second decks: 3 or 4 in forecastle (Hits Nos. Attempts to extinguish fires failed as all fire main risers had been ruptured. 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. 52, [USS] Joseph Hewes APA22 War Damage Report No. 28, USS Princeton CVL23 War Damage Report No. In new construction the foremast and mainmast are designed to carry the weight of the radar antennas without the use of forestays and backstays. The turret was completely gutted and left burning like a torch. Naval Drydock, South Boston Mass. These were probably 5" H.E. 7) probably near the top of the barbette. 4 were struck (Hit No. No hits were received in either engine room. HullNumber.com does not share your information. The New Orleans-class cruisers were the last US cruisers built to the specifications and standards of the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922. 42. 59. Fires in both cases, however, were also a major contributing factor. Search crew members| Enroute, QUINCY safely rode out the severe typhoon of 5 June. USS QUINCY was the fourth BALTIMORE - class heavy cruiser and the third ship in the Navy to bear the name. 24. The model is now at the Navy Museum, Washington Navy Yard. 25), penetrated the kerosene tank under the starboard ladder leading from the well deck to the boat deck and passed through the main deck into the after mess hall, where it detonated. The shells in the fuse pot of gun No. Registration and communicating with shipmates at Hullnumber.com is FREE FOREVER. USS Quincy CA39, USS Astoria CA34 & USS Vincennes CA44 Loss in Action, U.S.S. QUINCY (CA-71) at HullNumber.com - Specs & Deployments - Crew Roster - Photos - NEW -> ALL HANDS - Internet Links - Reunion Info Add Your Name to the CA-71 Crew Roster HullNumber.com's mission is to provide a means for shipmates to keep in touch with one another. [4], On 28 July, Quincy sailed with TF 16 for Iceland on neutrality duty which included a patrol in the Denmark Straits from 2124 September. 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. would like to know if anyone knows the whereabouts of Emory Panza RT2c. As a result of these hits the telephone circuits went dead. 64. 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. Two days later she departed Ulithi and joined Rear Admiral Wiltses Cruiser Division 10, in Vice Admiral Mitschers Fast Carrier Task Force. QUINCY received at least 36 known hits as well as two torpedo hits on the port side, one in way of No. (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.". Many 5" hits were also sustained in the wardroom country. 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. Shortly after the Japanese force had checked their fire and began their withdrawal, USS Quincy sank bow-first at this location at 0238hrs on August 9th, 1942, taking 370 of her crew with her to the bottom. Report an offensive or inappropriate entry. Some time during the action ASTORIA developed a 2-3 port list. In mid-July, she used her own eight-inch guns to bombard an iron plant at Kamaishi, Japan. 20) and an intense fire was started. I on the starboard side and jammed the turret in train. The President and his party returned to Quincy on 12 February, following the Yalta Conference with Soviet leader Josef Stalin and Churchill, and the next day received King Farouk of Egypt and Haile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia. 37. The hits mentioned in the preceding two paragraphs, as well as others, caused the ship to become a raging inferno from the foremast to the after bulkhead of the hangar. projectiles is definitely established in that the gunnery officer of ASTORIA found part of the base of an 8" A.P. USS Quincy. (b) Smoke and glare rendered directors, range finders and spotting instruments useless even when personnel were physically capable of remaining at their stations. With the heel and trim by the bow, free flooding fore and aft through the riddled bulkheads on the second deck occurred, destroying a large portion of the water plane area with the result that the stability of the ship was reduced and finally eliminated completely. 15 and No. Two of the 5" projectiles (Nos. I really am not sure of date when daddy boarded the Quincy, not even the year. The fire spread very rapidly on the well deck. 20) penetrated the second deck amidships (90 lb. Upon her arrival back in the United States,Quincywas transferred to the Pacific, where she escorted the fast carriers as they conducted air strikes on targets in the Ryukyus and the Japanese Home Islands during the last five months of World War II. She was the third ship to carry the name. I turret was flooded to prevent an explosion which might have resulted from the fires in the near vicinity of this magazine. 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] projectiles were used by the enemy. 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 In accordance with this and recommendations from more recent actions, the long forestay and afterstay are to be removed from the existing heavy cruisers of the SAN FRANCISCO (QUINCY) class as opportunity permits. She departed Portland 24 June for Cherbourg, France. 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. It is based on the lessons learned from this and other actions. In the interim, the long forestay from the stem to the foremast will be removed and short stays installed to give a larger factor of safety and reduce the whip. 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. Course was changed to the left and speed increased; however, at no time was it greater than 19.5 knots. The hit forward was believed to have exploded forward of the I.C. 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. The seams were opened and bulged inward but were forced back into place, and no appreciable leakage resulted. She was launched on 23 June 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Catherine Adams-Morgan, wife of Henry S. Morgan, daughter of Charles Francis Adams, and sponsor of the previous Quincy. Turrets I and II were trained around to starboard and brought to bear upon the enemy. 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. Radio I was struck at least once (Hit No. New Orleans class Heavy Cruiser: Displacement: 12,411 tons (full load) . [4], Quincy sailed for San Diego on 5 June via the Panama Canal and arrived on 19 June. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. QUINCY departed Malta 6 February and arrived Great Bitter Lake in the Suez Canal two days later, after calling at Ismalia, Egypt. After the action, the heat from the fires on the wardroom exploded ammunition in the hoists. 18) were received in the chart house. Robert E. Powers aka Rep is my grandfather and was on the USS QUINCY CA-71 during the Korean War as a Radar man 2nd class. 4 firerooms undoubtedly resulted in immediate flooding of these two compartments. QUINCY (CA-71) U.S.S. This storeroom will carry paint, grease, alcohol and lubricating oil. 61. 94. This group passed through the southern corner of this square at 0130 and took course 345 true, speed 10 knots. USS QUINCY was authorized 17 June 1940; laid down by Bethlehem Steel Co., Shipbuilding Div., Quincy, Mass. Turret No. Another hit (No. HullNumber.com takes your privacy seriously. This is my grandfather and I am doing this for him. This explosion rendered the forward control spaces untenable. This torpedo hit probably resulted in the flooding of all of the magazines on the second platform deck between frames 30 and 45 and the crew's spaces on the first platform between frames 30 and 40. The hangar curtain had been previously removed because of blast damage received during the bombardment the preceding day. From 15 March to 28 April, she engaged in important battle practice off Hawaii with the Pacific Fleet in Fleet Problem XIX. 8) was received on top of the turret but did not penetrate. Other sources have also made this same recommendation in order to reduce fire and explosion hazards. She then steamed to Malta via the Straits of Messina. 56, USS Houston CL81 War Damage Report No. 19) in this space was received on the starboard side in the First Lieutenant's Office. 1, were completely out of commission due to direct hits and to the fire amidships on the upper deck. From 16 April, Quincy supported the carriers in their strikes on Okinawa, Amami Gunto, and Minami Daito Shima. 8. Her own aircraft strafed targets in Omonawa on Tokune Shima 19 May. USS Quincy was detached from European duty on 1 September, and steamed for Boston, arriving one week later. The museum welcome visitors for tours on seasonal weekends. 19, USS South Dakota BB57 War Damage Report No. [7] Following a presidential conference with the American ambassadors to Great Britain, France and Italy, the cruiser steamed for the United States, arriving at Newport News on 27 February. 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. Nearly all of the fire main risers were cut by either direct hits or fragments. Structural damage to ASTORIA, although extensive, was not such that loss of the vessel was inevitable. After port visits in Sicily and La Spezia, Italy, QUINCY participated in Operation Longstep in the first half of November, followed by port visits to Izmir, Turkey and Salonika, Greece. [4], After overhaul at Norfolk until 4 May 1940, Quincy again visited Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina, returning to Norfolk on 22 September. Electrically driven fire pumps were chosen instead of diesel-driven pumps because of the greater diversity and distribution of auxiliary electrical power on these new cruisers. It then struck the fire control tube cutting the cables and setting them on fire. After training in the Pearl Harbor area, she steamed for Ulithi via Eniwetok, joining the 5th Fleet there 11 April. Eight-inch A.P. (b)The projectiles used against BOISE had a flat nose with a windshield. These incidents are of interest as they bring up the question of ready-service allowances. When so ignited, cartridge cases may be expected to jump out by rocket action in a flaming condition, and to burn on deck or to roast other charges so that they too ignite in succession. In regard to the incident discussed on ASTORIA in paragraph 25, it appears probable that the 5"/25 caliber ammunition charges were ignited by direct impact of the 8" projectile. 24) She returned to Ulithi with units of the task force 30 April. 31, 32 and 33). Casualties: U.S. Navy and Coast Guard Vessels, Sunk or Damaged Beyond Repair during World War II, 7 December 1941-1 October 1945. Many casualties were sustained by this repair party. This general area, as on the other two ships, was hit early in the action. The war and the ship were a galvanizing moment in time for him. For three days the group provided fire support on the left flank of the U.S. 7th Army. (a) C.O. In addition to DesRon 23's Presidential Unit Citation, Spence earned 8 battle stars. On BOISE, 6" Class "A" armor rejected 8" A.P. During this period all fire main risers forward of frame 103 were ruptured; no water was available for fighting fires. I am just guessing. We ask that you enter only enough information about yourself that your shipmates can recall you. room, diesel generator room, bomb stowage, and the 5" A.A. handling room were immediately flooded. A little later BAGLEY came alongside the starboard bow and took off all survivors forward. 38 and 40) detonated in the laundry, starting fires. room about frame 45. It is not possible for any lightly protected vessel to absorb such punishment and survive. The exact locations of these hits are, of course, unknown, but it appears from the damage reported that one struck on the port side about frame 45 and the other struck on the port side about frame 74. No. At that instant the Captain straightened up and fell back, apparently dead, without having uttered any sound other than a moan."[5]. 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. From 16 April QUINCY supported the carriers in their strikes on Okinawa, Amami Gunto, and Minami Daito Shima. One 8" projectile set ready-service ammunition at gun No. HullNumber.com's mission is to provide a means for shipmates to keep in touch with one another. The ship was listing rapidly to port, water was coming over the upper deck to port, and fires were blazing intermittently throughout the whole length of the ship. AP37/A16-3/(00500) dated 29 Aug. 1942 (War Action Report). 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. projectiles upon class "B" armor. USS Astoria (CA 34) Crew List The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Astoria (CA 34). Two of these pumps, one forward and one aft, are being installed on light cruisers of the CL40 class. Search for a command's Crew List| 43. Name of the crew member ? This reduced the intensity of the fires, but not. Robert Carter '42 survived the sinking, but disappeared at sea in 1965. 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. 34) entered the port after corner close to the barbette of turret III and detonated damaging the work bench, test instruments and TAQ transmitter. These explosions and fires completely devastated this area, and after the action only No. 30) in the vicinity of gun No. (b) C.O. The bridge was struck at least twice, once early in the action (Hit No. Midship Repair Station and Second Deck Ammunition Hoists. QUINCY stood out of Belfast Lough 20 May for the Clyde and anchored off Greenock, Scotland to begin special training in shore bombardment. 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 . Astoria (CA34) In this category fall such items as fibrous glass for insulation and flame resistant compounds for treating fabrics. Besides this, all heavy cruisers, both those in service and new construction, carry six gasoline "handy billies" and twelve electrical submersible pumps. This type projectile which is unusually effective against light armor is poor against anything over 1/2 caliber in thickness. This fireroom was then secured and later abandoned. 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]. At the bottom of every email sent by HullNumber is an UNSUBSCRIBE link. Lab tech served under Drs. In addition, an intense fire was started which eventually forced the abandoning of all secondary guns on the upper deck. About 0206 director II was hit and put out of action. 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 . USS QUINCY (CA 39) History View This Vessels DANFS History Entry on the U.S. Navy Historical Center website. The heavy cruiser sailed for Mers-el-Kebir, North Africa 4 July, arriving there the 10th. 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