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. She again decommissioned 2 July 1954, at Bremerton.[1]. He was extremely proud to have served our country aboard the Quincy. As a result of these hits the telephone circuits went dead. Personnel casualties were heavy during the twenty-minute action. Diesels were started and they supplied power to turrets I and III. 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. II turret about frame 38. 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. The list then rapidly increased until the vessel capsized. This area was finally abandoned due to intense heat and smoke. This was my father who passed away in 2008. USSQuincywas stricken from the Naval Vessel Register in October 1973 and sold for scrapping in August 1974. USS QUINCY (CA-71) Crew Photos. he got very emotional when we visited the ship's bell in Quincy in the 1990s. It has been estimated that the average visibility was about 10,000 yards. I on the starboard side and jammed the turret in train. (b)The projectiles used against BOISE had a flat nose with a windshield. U.S.S. 65. 5) and two in the barbette (Hits Nos. (b) Smoke and glare rendered directors, range finders and spotting instruments useless even when personnel were physically capable of remaining at their stations. She was commissioned at the U.S. Before dawn on 14 May, the cruiser splashed a Japanese plane. One 8" projectile (Hit No. If you also served aboard and you remember one of the people below you can click on the name to send an email to the respective sailor. Attention is invited to paragraphs 25 and 45 in which the 5"/25 caliber ready-service ammunition exploded as a result of projectile hits. Later, a projectile (Hit. Copyright 2023 HullNumber.com. 3 and No. The well deck was struck at least once (Hit No. Enroute, QUINCY safely rode out the severe typhoon of 5 June. projectile, and blown overboard. At 0215 when the enemy had ceased firing, the after engine room was abandoned due to intense smoke. Vincennes (CA44). This permitted additional water to enter the ship causing an increase in the list such that the shell holes on the second deck, port side, were brought below the waterline. 87. In connection with elimination of existing fire hazards aboard ship, the Bureau is actively cooperating with the forces afloat to accomplish this. The fires amidships which were started early in the action undoubtedly contributed more in an indirect fashion to the loss of these three ships than any other factor. Following Operation Mainbrace which started 13 September, QUINCY arrived in Plymouth, England, on 26 September, but soon continued southbound arriving at Gibraltar 3 October. The boats and the 20mm clipping room were set on fire by Hit No. 71. 14. All Rights Reserved. 11. 4) early in the action which jammed the turret in train and later in the left range finder hood (Hit No. Quincy joined the Support Force, 23 August, and four days later, helped occupy Sagami Wan, Japan, and entered Tokyo Bay 1 September. CA-39 Crew Roster . Gun No. 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. 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. The crew was about to abandon ship when all at once the enemy extinguished searchlights and ceased firing. 16, 12 and 14, respectively. The casualties in this area were very great. It then struck the fire control tube cutting the cables and setting them on fire. 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. 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. After another set of fleet exercises, QUINCY arrived at Marseille, France on 20 December. The galley just forward of the well deck was hit from both starboard and port sides (Hits Nos. At least three hits (Nos. [4], Prior to the Marine assault on Guadalcanal on 7 August, Quincy destroyed several Japanese installations and an oil depot during her bombardment of Lunga Point. For crew lists, and reunions see the Veterans Info Page. CAPT, USN. HullNumber.com's mission is to provide a means for shipmates to keep in touch with one another. HullNumber.com does not retain your payment information if you make a purchase. 47, USS Enterprise CV6 War History 1941 - 1945, USS Franklin CV-13 War Damage Report No. paint locker and started a small fire. The surviving personnel realized that it was necessary to abandon ship as quickly as possible. He was unable to take the fragment with him when he abandoned ship. 39. 57, Wartime Diversion of US Navy Forces in Response to Public Demands for Augmented Coastal Defense-CNA, Wartime Instructions for United States Merchant Vessels 1942, Washington Navy Yard: History of the Naval Gun Factory, 1883-1939, Washington Navy Yard - Pay Roll of Mechanics and Labourers, c1819-1820, WAVE QUARTERS D STATION RULES FOR LIFE AT D, [UPDATED] Washington Navy Yard Station Log November 1822 - December 1889, The Story Behind Names of Different Ranks, History of Warrant Officers in the US Navy, Women's Uniform Regulations, Yeoman (F), US Naval Reserve Force, 1918, Women's Winter Uniform Regulations, Yeoman (F), US Naval Reserve Force, 1919, World War I British and German Naval Messages (1918), World War II Invasion of Normandy 1944 Interrogation of Generalleutnant Rudolf Schmetzer, Deck plans of ASTORIA showing hits and locations of fires, Outboard profile of VINCENNES showing hits. This hole must have come from the detonation of the 5"/25 caliber projectiles. Over 1000 men were killed or lost at sea. A shell hit (No. After a port visit in Haiti, the QUINCY proceeded north to her new homeport of Norfolk, Va., where she arrived on 16 July. History of USS QUINCY: 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. 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. The President's senior aide, Maj. Gen. Edwin "Pa" Watson, who had been ailing, died aboard ship on 20 February. I'm doing this for my father who's not so computer savvy but he's love to get in contact with his mates from the Quincy CA71. Two of the 5" projectiles (Nos. 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.". 17. [4], Quincy transited the Panama Canal on 13 January bound for Guantanamo Bay where she engaged in gunnery practice and amphibious exercises. The short time after the action until the ship capsized precluded any survey of damage. The heat from this fire forced the crew to abandon the after engine room. and 5" H.E. Fires filled these spaces with smoke and eventually forced the crew to abandon this area. 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. The average range of these was about 5,000 yards. There was a minor flareback in No. 200 likes. 23. 15 December 1943, Capt. 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. Quincy transferred 19 August to TG 86.4, and until the 24th, engaged the heavy batteries at Toulon, St. Mandrier, and Cape Sicie. Quincy's wreck was discovered and explored by Robert Ballard and his crew in July and August 1992. Looking for US Navy memorabilia? After shakedown cruise in the Gulf of Paria, between Trinidad and Venezuela, the new cruiser was assigned 27 March 1944 to Task Force 22 and trained in Casco Bay, Maine until she steamed to Belfast, Northern Ireland with TG 27.10, arriving 14 May and reporting to Commander, 12th Fleet for duty. 16, USS Liscome Bay CVE56 War Damage Report No. Her own aircraft strafed targets in Omonawa on Tokune Shima 19 May. 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. projectiles were used by the enemy. She returned to Ulithi with units of the task force 30 April. Turrets I and II were trained around to starboard and brought to bear upon the enemy. 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. The President and his party returned 12 February and the next day received Farouk 1, King of Egypt, and Haile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia. The bridge was struck at least twice, once early in the action (Hit No. 73. Fragments from the hit also severed steering leads which resulted in the loss of steering control. 27, USS Chincoteague AVP24 War Damage Report No. 83. After the action, the heat from the fires on the wardroom exploded ammunition in the hoists. The ship kept turning in a large circle to the right until power was lost at 0215. USS Astoria CA-34, lost August 9, 1942 in Battle of Savo Island (NHHC, click to enlarge): return to US Navy Casualties, WW2 or to World War 2 HullNumber.com does not share your information. HullNumber.com does not retain your payment information if you make a purchase. Quincy continued to support carrier aircraft strikes against Okinawa, Tokuno Shima, Kikai Jima, Amami Gunto, and Asumi Gunto until the force returned to base 13 June. The heavy cruiser sailed for Mers-el-Kebir, North Africa 4 July, arriving there the 10th. 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. The fire spread very rapidly on the well deck. 5) was received in the turret officer's booth putting this station out of action. I believe he was a radioman On duty on bridge during D-day, Okinawa, Marseille. USS Quincy (CA-71) was a heavy cruiser of the Baltimore -class of the United States Navy. Numerous 8", 5" and 25mm hits were received by each ship; the exact number is unknown. One of these (Hit No. The plane. This list was 10 by about 1130 when a heavy explosion took place on the port side in way of the forward 5" magazines. USS Quincy (CA 71) Crew List The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Quincy (CA 71). The term "heavy cruiser" was not defined until the London Naval Treaty in 1930. Baxter was participating in the 25th reunion of former crew members since the USS Salem Asslociaion formed in the late 1980s. USS QUINCY was the fourth BALTIMORE - class heavy cruiser and the third ship in the Navy to bear the name. 2 ready-service locker, and it appears that it contributed to the explosion of this ammunition. On the afternoon of 13 August, in company with four British cruisers, one French cruiser, and four American destroyers, Quincy departed Malta for the landings on the southern coast of France, arriving Baie de Cavalaire 15 August. The fire was extinguished by throwing the flags overboard. A fire was started on the fantail and was fought successfully until the fire main pressure failed. Two attempts were made, the latter successful. She proceeded to Palermo, Sicily, 16 July, arriving two days later. Your ORIGINAL HOMETOWN and State are asked for because that confirms who you are in your shipmate's memories. 1 in wardroom (Hit No. European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Letter From President Roosevelt to King Ibn Saud, April 5, 1945, "Foreign Relations of the United States: Diplomatic Papers, 1945, The Near East and Africa, Volume VIII - Office of the Historian", "The first time a U.S. president met a Saudi king", "FDR meets with Saudi king, Feb. 14, 1945", https://www.dispatch.com/story/entertainment/books/2018/01/28/last-100-days-book/15390827007/, Interview with Ambassador Bob Jordan, 2002, Ibn Saud greets President Franklin D. Roosevelt on USS Quincy in the Suez Canal, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=USS_Quincy_(CA-71)&oldid=1132020639, Stern hangar for 4 aircraft(wings folded), This page was last edited on 6 January 2023, at 22:08. 95. These incidents are of interest as they bring up the question of ready-service allowances. Sixty kw units similar to those described above are being installed in light cruisers of the CL4 class. This fire was not extinguished. 19) in the space immediately above. Cerney & Rothblatt, I'm writing for my father, Ralph J. Smith, who passed away 8 years ago. USS Nevada (BB-36), the third United States Navy ship to be named after the 36th state, was the lead ship of the two Nevada-class battleships.Launched in 1914, Nevada was a leap forward in dreadnought technology; four of her new features would be included on almost every subsequent US battleship: triple gun turrets, oil in place of coal for fuel, geared steam turbines for greater range, and . The intensely hot fragments from an H.E. Registration and communicating with shipmates at Hullnumber.com is FREE FOREVER. (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.". projectiles upon class "B" armor. Personnel casualties suffered by QUINCY were by far the heaviest sustained on any of the three ships in this action. It will be placed about ten feet forward of the present mast and will be designed to carry radar antennas. 22. 10. The after mess hall was hit at least once (Hit No. Fire in the wardroom increased in intensity and frequent small explosions were heard below deck. The hits are numbered for convenience from forward to aft without regard to time, size or source. From there the heat of the fire eventually reached and exploded the unflooded 5" magazine. 13. 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). for the past few years has been to provide magazine sprinkling systems in lieu of flooding-from-sea. The approximate locations of these hits are shown on Plate II. About 0205, when beginning to make a left turn, steering control was lost in the pilot house. It is not possible for any lightly protected vessel to absorb such punishment and survive. 4 and No. 75. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This led to the gradual flooding of this fireroom. Please keep in mind that this list does only include records of people who submitted their information for publication on this website. 56. Numerous hits during the early part of the action put out most of the guns of the secondary battery. In a brief twenty-minute action we suffered the loss of three heavy cruisers. 8 received hits (Nos. From 16 April, Quincy supported the carriers in their strikes on Okinawa, Amami Gunto, and Minami Daito Shima. room. 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. QUINCY (CA-71) Crew Photos. Various risers are led to the upper decks from the fire main. ASTORIA burned throughout the night, and, despite valiant fire fighting by her crew, sank the next day at noon. At least one projectile (Hit No. There is no evidence of gasoline fires or explosions near gasoline stowage tanks in any of these ships, probably because no hits were near enough to cause leakage of gasoline from these tanks. 91. Quincy, based at Palermo through 26 July, conducted shore bombardment practice at Camarota in the Gulf of Policastro. The Bureau's policy. In the case of all three ships the enemy commenced hitting on the fourth or fifth salvo. Back to the USS Quincy (CA 71) page|Crew List main page| Registration and communicating with shipmates at Hullnumber.com is FREE FOREVER. Quincy sustained many direct hits which left 370 men dead and 167 wounded. Each ship was steaming on four boilers in two firerooms. 15. On all three of these ships, as the compartments flooded, the vessels trimmed down by the head putting the second deck under water. These pumps are being installed. 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. 1 in the officers' galley (Hit No. About two 6-gun salvos had been fired to starboard by the forward two turrets when turret II was struck, probably by an 8" A.P. The few CO2 extinguishers were entirely inadequate for the fires that existed. After fitting out at Boston for a Presidential cruise, Quincy steamed for Hampton Roads, Virginia, 16 November. At the same time, Rear Admiral James H. Thach, Jr., Commander Cruiser Division Six, shifted his flag from USS MACON (CA 132) to QUINCY and he and his new flagship steamed out of Norfolk bound for Europe. 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. 8) was received on top of the turret but did not penetrate. This ship and Vincennes were a slightly improved version of the New Orleans-class design. It is based on the lessons learned from this and other actions. Many 8" and 5" hits were received forward on the upper, main and second decks: 3 or 4 in forecastle (Hits Nos. ASTORIA ltr. Two days later she departed Ulithi and joined Rear Admiral Wiltses Cruiser Division 10, in Vice Admiral Mitschers Fast Carrier Task Force. In 1995, to commemorate 50 years since the meeting occurred, thenU.S. 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. 94. USS Quincy honors the past crews of the ships that bore this name, the people/Veterans from communities named Quincy and President. Heavy explosions were also felt overhead (apparently from Hits Nos. Dense smoke and fires cut off fore-and-aft passage on the second deck. She was again decommissioned in July 1954 and spent nearly two decades in "mothballs" at Bremerton. 3 fireroom; however, the destruction of the blowers by Hits Nos. Quincy, the second ship to carry the name, was laid down by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Company, Quincy, Massachusetts on 15 November 1933, launched on 19 June 1935, sponsored by Mrs. Henry S. Morgan, and commissioned at Boston on 9 June 1936, Captain William Faulkner Amsden in command. 16) struck the 1.1" clipping room on the battle lookout and machine gun platform. At 0700 HOPKINS came alongside and made arrangements for towing. This article includes information collected from the public domain sources Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships and Naval Vessel Register. 29. At least 57 hits were received in the spaces discussed above. 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. 7 December 1941, and stricken from the Navy List, 1 December 1942. 5" projectiles. 4 firerooms. During the next fifteen minutes. 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. Quincy, along with sister ships USSAstoria(CA-34) and USSVincennes(CA-44), had seen aircraft flares dropped over other ships in the task force, and had just sounded general quarters and was coming alert when the searchlights from the Japanese column came on. 45) entered the forward mess hall but did not explode. 40. The gunnery officer of ASTORIA recovered one of these projectiles but unfortunately lost it as he was abandoning ship. US Navy Crew List - Reunite with old Navy Buddies - 344743 entries available online. Besides this, all heavy cruisers, both those in service and new construction, carry six gasoline "handy billies" and twelve electrical submersible pumps. These explosions either ruptured the hull or opened seams, which permitted water to enter causing the ship to list to port. 37. Topside personnel accounted, for the majority of the casualties. Main battery control forward was hit by a projectile which did not detonate. 54, USS Capella AK13 & USS Alhena AKA9 War Damage Report No. This reduced the intensity of the fires, but not. Try the Ship's Store. A short time later the other forward 8" magazine was flooded. The explosion of ready-service ammunition and other hits early in the action decommissioned the secondary battery. The Commanding Officer immediately ordered bridge and foretop abandoned as 1.1" ammunition in the clipping room above the bridge was exploding, endangering surviving personnel. 12. 11). projectiles, that is, of a type with an unusually light case as compared with 5" A.A. common. E. Notes and Recommendations by Commanding Officers. A minute later the first enemy salvo struck, hitting the bridge, the carpenter shop, the hangar, battle II and the antenna trunk. Within a few minutes, Quincy was caught in a crossfire between Aoba, Furutaka, and Tenry, and was hit heavily and set afire. Exposed powder was set on fire, apparently from hot fragments. 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. 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. 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