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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. would like to know if anyone knows the whereabouts of Emory Panza RT2c. Turret No. Besides the damage from the projectiles, two torpedo hits were received. After fitting out at Boston for a Presidential cruise, Quincy steamed for Hampton Roads, Virginia, 16 November. I on the starboard side and jammed the turret in train. The clipping room to the forward 1.1" battery was struck (Hit No. 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. The ship kept turning in a large circle to the right until power was lost at 0215. The radio room on the communication platform was struck at least once (Hit No. Another hit (No. 16) struck the 1.1" clipping room on the battle lookout and machine gun platform. Finally decommissioned on July 2, 1954, the ship was stricken from the Navy list on October 1, 1973, and sold for scrapping in August 1974. The hit forward was believed to have exploded forward of the I.C. 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. Cincpac directed, however, that Commanding Officers, at their own discretion, have the planes flown off or dropped overboard if action appears imminent. The person's rank/rate ? At 0537, 6 June 1944, she engaged shore batteries from her station on the right flank of Utah Beach, Baie de la Seine. The flooding from these two torpedo hits was undoubtedly the cause of the rapid sinking of the vessel. 16. In January and February 1945,Quincytransported President Franklin D. Roosevelt and his party most of the way to and from the Yalta Conference. Structural fragments from the No. room, diesel generator room, bomb stowage, and the 5" A.A. handling room were immediately flooded. Over 1000 men were killed or lost at sea. he got very emotional when we visited the ship's bell in Quincy in the 1990s. projectile of impact nose type fuze. Following fitting out, QUINCY departed Bremerton for the short trip to Bangor, Wash., for ammunition onload in early May. 1. He was extremely proud to have served our country aboard the Quincy. 76. Back to 1st page. 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. 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. Aflame . She was assigned to the Bremerton Group, Pacific Reserve Fleet until 31 January 1952, when she recommissioned to serve in the 7th Fleet in support of United Nations Forces in Korea. The action sharply emphasized the necessity for providing equipment which is reliable and adequate for the control of the major conflagrations resulting from present day naval warfare. QUINCY transferred 19 August to TG 86.4, and until the 24th engaged the heavy batteries at Toulon, St. Mandrier, and Cape Sicie. 92. These fires were never brought under control. His description of the projectile, however, in comparison with material in the records of the Bureau of Ordnance definitely establishes it as a 25mm A.A. H.E. Damage to QUINCY and VINCENNES was so extensive that loss of the vessels was inevitable. She later provided close fire support for the Marines during the landing. 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. The necessity for a vigorous program for the removal of unessential material presenting fire hazards was also clearly presented. Quincy's stern is bent upwards aft of the number 3 turret, and heavily damaged by implosions. 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. USS Chicago (CA-29) was a Northampton-class cruiser of the United States Navy that served in the Pacific Theater in the early years of World War II.She was the second US Navy ship to be named after the city of Chicago. room about frame 45. USS QUINCY was authorized 17 June 1940; laid down by Bethlehem Steel Co., Shipbuilding Div., Quincy, Mass. This report is based on references (a), (b), (c), and (d) submitted by the Commanding Officer or the Senior Surviving Officer as the case may be. Structural damage to ASTORIA, although extensive, was not such that loss of the vessel was inevitable. While in this turn, the left side range finder hoods of turrets I and II were struck. (a) "There should be a diesel generator set from 50 to 75 kw located in the end of the ship independent of the central power plant.". Other hits received (Hits Nos. In this category fall such items as fibrous glass for insulation and flame resistant compounds for treating fabrics. Turret No. We ask that you enter only enough information about yourself that your shipmates can recall you. She then steamed to Malta via the Straits of Messina. Try the Ship's Store. The fact that these projectiles usually detonated upon contact or just after penetrating the skin indicates that quite probably they were 5" H.E. SAN FRANCISCO received two 14" projectile hits on the barbette of No. At 0215 when the enemy had ceased firing, the after engine room was abandoned due to intense smoke. The ship then capsized to port, the bow went under, the stern raised, and the ship slid from view. USS Quincy honors the past crews of the ships that bore this name, the people/Veterans from communities named Quincy and President. 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]. 49, 50 and 51) were received in this station and other control stations in the immediate vicinity. The Quincy-built ship was commissioned in 1949. 26, USS Saratoga CV3 War Damage Report No. 31. Naval Drydock, South Boston Mass. It is based on the lessons learned from this and other actions. The seriousness of the hits lay in the fires which they started. 62. 1 gun remained serviceable. At 0155 the gunnery officer on ASTORIA sighted an enemy cruiser force bearing about 230 relative, range 5500 yards. Both engine rooms were intact. 8. 34) entered the port after corner close to the barbette of turret III and detonated damaging the work bench, test instruments and TAQ transmitter. 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. CA39/A16-3/(004)/(HMC) dated 16 August 1942 - (War Action Report). 8 on fire and knocked out No. 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. About this time the stern group flooded the after 8" magazine. Early in the action, two hits (No. 41 and 42). By about 0200 the port and starboard secondary batteries, except gun No. Decommissioned in 1946, the ship was placed in reserve at Bremerton, Wash. After the outbreak of the Korean War, the QUINCY was recommissioned in January 1952. [2] At 0537, 6 June 1944, she engaged shore batteries from her station on the right flank of Utah Beach, Baie de la Seine. 46. 2 mess hall were hit repeatedly, apparently the same hits mentioned in the preceding paragraph. The bombardment of the batteries surrounding the city commenced in conjunction with the Army's assault at 1207. Crew List:This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard USS QUINCY. It is not possible for any lightly protected vessel to absorb such punishment and survive. At the bottom of every email sent by HullNumber is an UNSUBSCRIBE link. The USNSM is housed aboard the Quincy-built USS Salem; the world's only preserved Heavy Cruiser. In new construction the foremast and mainmast are designed to carry the weight of the radar antennas without the use of forestays and backstays. 95. 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. Also history and medals. Samuel Moore Class of 1913. At least two more projectiles (Nos. These estimates are made on the basis of those reported by the Commanding Officer and from the effects of the projectiles as compared with the performance of U.S. Navy projectiles on light plating. 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. 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. USS Quincy, a 13,600-ton Baltimore class heavy cruiser, was built at Quincy, Massachusetts, and commissioned in December 1943. The slow degree of flooding which was reported was more apt to have been the result of a projectile hit below the water line. 6. [4], Quincy sortied with Cruiser Divisions, Pacific Fleet on 20 May on a tactical exercise which was the first of many such maneuvers that she participated in during 19371938. 24. This permits the fire main loop to be damaged in two or three places without loss of fire main pressure. 1, 2 and 3) One 8" projectile (Hit No. USSQuincywas stricken from the Naval Vessel Register in October 1973 and sold for scrapping in August 1974. 46). 20), about seven minutes later, caused all fires to go out and fuel suction to be lost. 1 fireroom is believed to have been hit by either a projectile or torpedo as there were no surviving personnel from this space. Report an offensive or inappropriate entry. 12. This station, composed of compartments forward of Marine quarters (frame 53) was struck at least six times (Hits 1, 4, 6, 8, 9, and 18). She was the only one of her class to retain her Bofors 40 mm gun mounts instead of receiving the newer 3/50 mounts. 52. Letters from a Sailor, My Uncle Ted just celebrated his 83rd birthday (11-9-2013), was on the USS Quincy for 2-1/2 yrs, remembers Lt Kenneth Farmer,Woodrow Kirk, Ira Jay Hopkins Jr, Roger Miller, Roger Dudley. The explosion of ready-service ammunition and other hits early in the action decommissioned the secondary battery. Name of the crew member ? All communications were destroyed and steering control was lost due to the fragments from the last hit. The cruiser departed Leyte I July with Task Force 38 to begin a period of strikes at Japans home islands which lasted until the termination of hostilities. Also sailmaker. It will thus make the immediate vicinity temporarily untenable. About 0205, when beginning to make a left turn, steering control was lost in the pilot house. and. No. [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. QUINCY departed Malta 6 February and arrived Great Bitter Lake in the Suez Canal two days later, after calling at Ismalia, Egypt. HullNumber.com takes your privacy seriously. It also emphasizes the importance of reducing fire hazards aboard ship to the absolute minimum. 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. All the ships were in condition of Readiness II, material condition Zed. After a fourteen day Atlantic crossing, the ship arrived at Greenock, Scotland. CA44/A16-3/(0021) dated 14 August, 1942 - (War Action Report). Now Deceased (1982) With respect to the incident reported in paragraph 45, reference (c) stated that hits "exploded" ready-service boxes to guns No. 88. Steps shall be taken accordingly to insure that the report will be seen by those persons responsible for design, construction and repair of naval vessels, as well as for their operation, but by no others. 23. 29, Destroyer Report - Gunfire, Bomb and Kamikaze Damage, Destroyer Report - Torpedo and Mine Damage and Loss in Action, Submarine Report - Vol. 1 boiler room it appears as though this compartment was struck by either a torpedo or an 8" projectile. 344825 entries available online. The cruiser departed Leyte 1 July with Task Force 38 to begin a period of strikes at Japan's home islands which lasted until the termination of hostilities on V-J Day. HullNumber.com does not retain your payment information if you make a purchase. Quincy sustained many direct hits which left 370 men dead and 167 wounded. The hangar curtain had been previously removed because of blast damage received during the bombardment the preceding day. 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. 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. It is improbable that this resulted from the shock of the torpedo hit forward. 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] A shell hit (No. HullNumber.com does not retain your payment information if you make a purchase. 31, 32 and 33) wrecking the blower intakes and bringing smoke and debris into this space. This projectile, which is boat-tailed, has three copper rotating bands and is 4.3 inches long. Flame and smoke made sky aft and control aft untenable. 67. All Rights Reserved. 1 were out of action, and all power had been lost. These stays are located well clear of all batteries and fire control instruments. 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. With the growth of hostilities in Europe, she was ordered to Task Force 2 (TF 2) and operated with Wasp in the mid-Atlantic, preserving US neutrality from 26 April to 6 June. Two of the 5" projectiles (Nos. The Allied forces, U.S. and Australia, lost 3 heavy cruisers (USS Quincy, USS Vincennes, HMAS Canberra) and 1 heavy cruiser and 2 destroyers badly damaged. The Senior Surviving Officer, in reference (c), reported that "in the vicinity of these hits small granular particles of incendiary material were noted. This action, however, again emphasizes the necessity of having fire fighting equipment which is adequate for the control of conflagrations resulting from present warfare. USS Quincy (CA 39) From USNA Virtual Memorial Hall. Registration and communicating with shipmates at Hullnumber.com is FREE FOREVER. 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. She remained at Boston for the installation of new equipment through 31 October, when she got underway for training in Casco Bay. projectiles were used by the enemy. 19) in the space immediately above. 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. Two minutes later No. 35. paint locker and started a small fire. 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. 3 of the after 1.1" battery. Turret II was struck (Hit No. as ST. PAUL 9 October 1941; renamed QUINCY 16 October 1942 to perpetuate that name after destruction of the second QUINCY at the Battle of Savo Island 9 August 1942; launched 23 June 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Henry S. Morgan, a daughter of Charles Francis Adams, and commissioned at the U.S. These hits cut fire main risers and started fires which filled the compartments with smoke. From results of the Bureau of Ordnance tests described above, it appears rather that this "explosion" was a severe powder fire from the 5"/25 caliber ammunition charges which was so intense as to be of the nature of an explosion. I turret was flooded to prevent an explosion which might have resulted from the fires in the near vicinity of this magazine. 7. QUINCY, based at Palermo through 26 July, conducted shore bombardment practice at Camarota in the Gulf of Policastro. Quincy was decommissioned on 19 October 1946, in the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Washington. QUINCY joined the Support Force, 23 August; and four days later, helped occupy Sagami Wan, Japan, and entered Tokyo Bay 1 September. The average range of these was about 5,000 yards. 84. This was my father who passed away in 2008. 19). After steaming to the Mediterranean, the cruiser participated in the invasion of Southern France in August. Director I was jammed in train as the forestay had carried away due to damage, and caught around the radar antenna. 49. The fire by now had reached the lower 5" and 1.1" hoists as frequent explosions were heard below decks. This explosion rendered the forward control spaces untenable. The 5" magazines were not flooded probably because the valves to the sea floods were inaccessible. The cruisers of this task group, in a column led by VINCENNES, were patrolling the perimeter of a square five miles on a side in the area between Savo and Florida Islands. 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. 31). The mainmast is in the process of being redesigned. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Please keep in mind that this list does only include records of people who submitted their information for publication on this website. The surviving personnel realized that it was necessary to abandon ship as quickly as possible. 27, USS Chincoteague AVP24 War Damage Report No. We ask that you enter only enough information about yourself that your shipmates can recall you. CA-71 General Specifications. She was the third ship to carry the name. Astoria (CA34) 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). HullNumber.com's mission is to provide a means for shipmates to keep in touch with one another. AS-18 Crew Roster . Quincy's wreck was discovered and explored by Robert Ballard and his crew in July and August 1992. Would you like to have such a crew list on your website? Two attempts were made, the latter successful. Registration and communicating with shipmates at Hullnumber.com is FREE FOREVER. 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. He unfortunately passed away in 2005 in San Diego, CA. Nearly all of the fire main risers were cut by either direct hits or fragments. 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. As nearly as can be determined, this occurred between 0235 and 0240. The galley just forward of the well deck was hit from both starboard and port sides (Hits Nos. A hit (No. 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 After fitting out at Boston for a Presidential cruise, QUINCY steamed for Hampton Roads, Va. 16 November. 8 5" gun. Survivors from the forward part of the ship collected on the forecastle with the Commanding Officer in charge. Fire in the wardroom increased in intensity and frequent small explosions were heard below deck. The magazine group of No. 42 set films in the movie lockers on fire. 54. These particles were about the size of 'grape nuts' and were glowing and burning everything with which they came in contact". Quincy evacuated 490 refugees to Marseille and Villefranche, France, before being relieved by Raleigh on 27 September. Would like to hear from fellow crew mates! HullNumber.com does not share your information. It has been estimated that the average visibility was about 10,000 yards. 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 . QUINCY (CA-71) Crew Roster U.S.S. The fires which resulted, however, effectively prevented control of damage. Personnel casualties were heavy during the twenty-minute action. the list increased rapidly and it appeared that there was no possibility of saving the ship. 29. Turrets I and II were trained around to starboard and brought to bear upon the enemy. A few tubes in No. 35, 38, 39 and 40 filled this space with smoke. 43. 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. This turret, like No. Apparently, when the torpedo exploded, fuel oil in the side tanks was blown into the fireroom and this floated to the surface where it ignited and resulted in the dense smoke which he observed. Nineteen of the twenty-one primary targets assigned the task force were successfully neutralized or destroyed thus enabling Army troops to occupy the city on 26 June. She steamed westward the afternoon of 24 August to support minesweepers clearing the channel to Port de Bone in the Marseilles area. These produced intense fires in the bedding, papers and clothing. USS Quincy (CA-39), Astoria (CA-34) and Vincennes (CA-44) War Damage Report No. This program involves the installation of additional pumps with independent sources of power, separation of fire mains into loops to reduce probability of a few hits placing the entire system out of operation, installation of fog nozzles and other mechanical aids and rearrangement of inflammable stowage in which essential inflammable materials are to be carried below the waterline and at the extremities of the vessel. Turret III was jammed in train by a hit (No. These hits started fires, wrecked bunks and lockers and filled the compartment with smoke. The remaining two firerooms were ready for immediate lighting off to supply additional power if necessary. She supported carriers in strikes in the Tokyo Plains area, Honshu, Hokkaido, and Shikoku. Home Join Now About Hullnumber Before You Register Tell A Shipmate FAQs Related Links Contact Us. 5 exploded. The flames enveloped the forward control station. 18. 47) passed directly through the hangar setting the planes located there on fire. II turret and the 20mm clipping room located immediately below the bridge. 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. 3 and No. If you contact a Shipmate through HullNumber, your email address is not displayed in the message to your Shipmate. This reduced the speed to nine knots. Undoubtedly, the I.C. Fragments from the hit also severed steering leads which resulted in the loss of steering control. After a call at Alexandria, and a final meeting between President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill, Quincy steamed for Algiers, arriving on 18 February. Since there were no survivors from the No. 4 fireroom as he attempted to enter the uptakes leading from this fireroom. 71. 22), log room (Hit No. Vincennes (CA44). 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. These minor caliber hits are estimated to have come from the 25mm batteries on the enemy vessels. The term "heavy cruiser" was not defined until the London Naval Treaty in 1930. Felix L. Johnson in command. General Dwight D. Eisenhower, Supreme Commander, Allied Expeditionary Force, accompanied by Rear Admiral Alan G. Kirk, inspected the ship's company in Belfast Lough 15 May 1944. Eight-inch A.P. At some time during this period an 8" projectile entered No. At 02:16, the cruiser was hit by a torpedo from Aoba, and the ship's remaining guns were silenced. This ship and Vincennes were a slightly improved version of the New Orleans-class design. The other hit at frame 74 in way of No. Besides the hits enumerated above, the 5" director forward and sky control were each hit at least once. 58. Her own aircraft strafed targets in Omonawa on Tokune Shima 19 May. QUINCY received at least 36 known hits as well as two torpedo hits on the port side, one in way of No. At this time all turrets and secondary battery except turret III and gun No. After Japan's capitulation in August,Quincysupported occupation efforts. Numerous 5" hits were received by the blowers leading into the fireroom. I was hit (No. 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. Quincy, the second ship to carry the name, was laid down by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation's Fore River Shipyard in Quincy, Massachusetts, on 15 November 1933, launched on 19 June 1935, sponsored by Mrs. Catherine Adams-Morgan, wife of Henry S. Morgan, and commissioned at Boston, on 9 June 1936, Captain William Faulkner Amsden in command.[4]. About 0202 the forward engine room was abandoned because a hit above this space filled the engine room with smoke. This space was flooded to the floor plates in a period of seven minutes. About a minute later, direct hits were received on sky aft and sky forward, blowing the after director overboard. On Plate V these are Hits Nos. 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USS Oklahoma (BB-37) capsized and sank after being torpedoed by Japanese aircraft at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, 7 December 1941. 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. Quincy, based at Palermo through 26 July, conducted shore bombardment practice at Camarota in the Gulf of Policastro. In addition, an intense fire was started which eventually forced the abandoning of all secondary guns on the upper deck. IT is now docked at . She completed three more reserve training cruises from 1 October to 20 December. During this turn, planes on the well deck were set on fire and the ship was repeatedly hit throughout her whole length while unable to bring her guns to bear on the enemy. 55, 56 and 57). Men manning the secondary battery and antiaircraft stations on the foremast suffered especially heavy casualties due to fragments from 5" projectiles. 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