Probably the 2-3 port list which developed during the action was due to flooding of an off-center tank or compartment from an unreported underwater hit. In 1995, to commemorate 50 years since the meeting occurred, thenU.S. This is based on reference (a) which reported that there was a very large hole in the upper deck near the ready-service box. 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. It is interesting to note that the decision was made to retain them aboard despite the fire hazard. Early in the action, two hits (No. (b) Or an 8" projectile, which was short in range, penetrated the skin and inner hull below the water line, probably detonating upon penetrating the inner hull, killing all personnel and rupturing the hull sufficiently to permit rapid flooding. 1, War Damage Report No. 0 users currently logged in and 68 visitors active. 92. 25) The flooding which resulted caused the ship to capsize 45 minutes later. Each is capable of starting an electrically driven fire pump, and is available for other uses such as the 40mm battery, ship's lighting, etc. QUINCY joined the Support Force, 23 August; and four days later, helped occupy Sagami Wan, Japan, and entered Tokyo Bay 1 September. The experiences of ASTORIA in comparison with the experiences of SAN FRANCISCO** afford an excellent contrast of the effectiveness of A.P. In connection with elimination of existing fire hazards aboard ship, the Bureau is actively cooperating with the forces afloat to accomplish this. 48. 1 in the Marine compartment (Hit No. 2) and had caught around the radio antenna and the right end of the spotting glass. 5. From then until 0200 the enemy was hitting with large and small caliber projectiles with increasing rapidity. As a result of these hits the telephone circuits went dead. Please keep in mind that this list does only include records of people who submitted their information for publication on this website. USS QUINCY was authorized 17 June 1940; laid down by Bethlehem Steel Co., Shipbuilding Div., Quincy, Mass. 6 and No. The crew was about to abandon ship when all at once the enemy extinguished searchlights and ceased firing. The heavy cruiser sailed for Mers-el Kebir, North Africa, on 4 July, arriving there 10 July. After a port visit in Haiti, the QUINCY proceeded north to her new homeport of Norfolk, Va., where she arrived on 16 July. Turret III was put out of action after firing only two salvos. Quincy was decommissioned on 19 October 1946, in the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Washington. The material damage was restricted to the superstructure surfaces above the gun deck and in the hangar. Class: Baltimore-class heavy cruiser Named for: Quincy Complement: 1142 Officers and Enlisted Displacement: 13600 tons Length: 673 feet 5 inches Beam: 70 feet 10 inches Flank Speed: 33 knots Final Disposition: Scrapped in 1974 [4], Quincy sailed for San Diego on 5 June via the Panama Canal and arrived on 19 June. The layout of the Crew List can be adjusted to the existing site one's and your visitors will be able to quickly and securely contact old shipmates. Battle II was struck at least once (Hit No. The casualties in this area were very great. President Roosevelt received Ibn Saud, King of Saudi Arabia, 14 February. Excess equipment, paint on bulkheads, records, and so forth in officers' spaces and in ship's offices provided fuel for a fire which gradually worked downward exploding ammunition in the 5" hoists. 16, USS Liscome Bay CVE56 War Damage Report No. Register and add yourself to the Crew List of the USS Quincy (CA 71). In all three ships these fires were fed by topside paint, life jackets, signal flags, airplanes, airplane spare tails, wings, parachutes, ships' boats, lubricating oil and kerosene which made the area between the bridge and the after bulkhead of the hangar an inferno beyond human endurance. At 0537, 6 June 1944, she engaged shore batteries from her station on the right flank of Utah Beach, Baie de la Seine. 1 below radio I in Captain's cabin (Hit No. QUINCY (CA-71) Crew Photos. ASTORIA ltr. 7. 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. The planes in the hangar were set on fire, the bridge hit, 1.1" clipping room in the foremast hit, battle II hit, and turret III was hit and jammed in train. CAPT, USN. No. The fragment consisted of about half of the base ring into which the base plug screws. Would you like to have such a crew list on your website? 36) received by the ship was in mount No. QUINCY and U.S.S. In the case of all three ships the enemy commenced hitting on the fourth or fifth salvo. 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. [4], After overhaul at Norfolk until 4 May 1940, Quincy again visited Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina, returning to Norfolk on 22 September. sufficiently to permit the bucket brigade to get the fires under control. She was the third ship to carry the name . HullNumber.com's mission is to provide a means for shipmates to keep in touch with one another. 52, 53 and 54) and fires were started in this compartment. Five hits, all estimated to be 5", struck below the waterline. Two days later she departed Ulithi and joined Rear Admiral Wiltses Cruiser Division 10, in Vice Admiral Mitschers Fast Carrier Task Force. Although sea floods were provided in these ships, they were ineffective in the case of ASTORIA 5" magazines because by the time the fire was serious enough to threaten these magazines the flood valve controls were inoperable. for the past few years has been to provide magazine sprinkling systems in lieu of flooding-from-sea. 30. [2] At 0537, 6 June 1944, she engaged shore batteries from her station on the right flank of Utah Beach, Baie de la Seine. The fires which resulted, however, effectively prevented control of damage. The carpenter shop just aft of the hangar was hit three or four times (Hits Nos. 2 fireroom rendered the blower inoperable. HullNumber.com. 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. 3 and No. At that instant the Captain straightened up and fell back, apparently dead, without having uttered any sound other than a moan."[5]. This was due primarily to the fact that the fires so completely lighted up the ships that the enemy had no trouble in remaining on the targets despite the evasive maneuvers used. Control was shifted to the after steering station. 18) were received in the chart house. U.S.S. Try the Ship's Store. 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. I was struck at least twice, first in the barbette (Hit No. 1 were out of action, and all power had been lost. No hits were received in No. room, which is also adjacent to No. HullNumber.com's mission is to provide a means for shipmates to keep in touch with one another. Due to sinkage and port list as the result of torpedo explosions forward, most of these compartments on the second deck were flooding through the shell holes in the port side as surviving personnel were abandoning this area. He reported that he noted fire and smoke in No. She supported carriers in strikes in the Tokyo Plains area, Honshu, Hokkaido, and Shikoku. 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. This fire was not extinguished. Both engine rooms were intact. No fires were reported in this area. Quincy's captain, Samuel N. Moore, gave the order to commence firing, but the gun crews were not ready. 1 boiler room it appears as though this compartment was struck by either a torpedo or an 8" projectile. These fires were never brought under control. projectile. QUINCY stood out of Hampton Roads 5 March 1945, arriving Pearl Harbor the 20th. 44. About a minute later, direct hits were received on sky aft and sky forward, blowing the after director overboard. 77. projectiles were used by the enemy. 50. Survivors from the forward part of the ship collected on the forecastle with the Commanding Officer in charge. This action, however, again emphasizes the necessity of having fire fighting equipment which is adequate for the control of conflagrations resulting from present warfare. Quincywas decommissioned at Bremerton, Washington, in October 1946. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 46). Some, but probably not all, of the projectiles may be expected to give "low order" bursts. [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. The fact that these projectiles usually detonated upon contact or just after penetrating the skin indicates that quite probably they were 5" H.E. [4], Quincy transited the Panama Canal on 13 January bound for Guantanamo Bay where she engaged in gunnery practice and amphibious exercises. Special incendiary projectiles may have been fired by the Japanese, but the burning "grape-nut" fragments referred to in paragraph 41 might have been fragments of explosive from a low-order detonation. 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 plane. At this time the stern and bow groups realized the existence of each other, and at daylight BAGLEY took off the wounded from the stern group. 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. Although not impossible this is an unusual occurrence. In ASTORIA action, it is interesting to note the effect of 8" A.P. Heavy explosions were also felt overhead (apparently from Hits Nos. For three days the group provided fire support on the left flank of the 3rd U.S. Army. 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. 3 and No. At 0700 HOPKINS came alongside and made arrangements for towing. 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. HullNumber.com does not share your information. At 0330 a rain squall passed over the ship. I on the starboard side and jammed the turret in train. 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