62, USS San Francisco CA38 War Damage Report 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. The 8" magazines were completely flooded. Registration and communicating with shipmates at Hullnumber.com is FREE FOREVER. 50. 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 From 16 April, Quincy supported the carriers in their strikes on Okinawa, Amami Gunto, and Minami Daito Shima. Fires in both cases, however, were also a major contributing factor. ; launched on 9 March 1944; co-sponsored by Mrs. Angelina Bertera and Miss Norma McCurley; and commissioned on 9 September 1944 at Boston, Mass., Capt. 1 in the Marine compartment (Hit No. 47. Find Your Shipmates . 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 19, USS South Dakota BB57 War Damage Report No. 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. 43. Sent to Japan in 1945 and into Tokyo bay, Pearl harbor. After steaming to the Mediterranean, the cruiser participated in the invasion of Southern France in August. DANFS - Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Permitting Policy and Resource Management, The 9/11 Terrorist Attacks: 20 Years Later, "Ex Scientia Tridens": The U.S. These incidents are of interest as they bring up the question of ready-service allowances. The explosion of ready-service ammunition and other hits early in the action decommissioned the secondary battery. Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945 CA-39 USS Quincy. 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. Add yours! USS Oklahoma (BB-37) capsized and sank after being torpedoed by Japanese aircraft at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, 7 December 1941. Turret III was put out of action after firing only two salvos. 35) on the face plate which dislodged a large piece of armor. 4 fireroom were accessible at this time. 1 in warrant officers' country (Hit No. [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. Shortly thereafter the enemy searchlights were turned on this task group. She was the third ship to carry the name. on the port catapult was set afire and shortly thereafter, was knocked off the catapult inboard onto the well deck by a hit from port (Hit No. 43 and 44) which did not detonate. Besides the damage from the projectiles, two torpedo hits were received. QUINCY decommissioned 19 October 1946 in the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Wash. She was assigned to the Bremerton Group, Pacific Reserve Fleet until 31 January 1952, when she recommissioned. 28. 62. Add yours! 57. The fire was extinguished by throwing the flags overboard. 78. With respect to the incident reported in paragraph 45, reference (c) stated that hits "exploded" ready-service boxes to guns No. For ship's logs and personnel records, see the Reference Page. Each ship was steaming on four boilers in two firerooms. Quincy joined the Support Force, 23 August, and four days later, helped occupy Sagami Wan, Japan, and entered Tokyo Bay 1 September. (b) C.O. The Senior Surviving Officer, in reference (c), reported that "in the vicinity of these hits small granular particles of incendiary material were noted. The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Quincy (CA 71). I was struck at least twice, first in the barbette (Hit No. These were probably 5" H.E. 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). 2 boiler were ruptured. 20. About the time turrets I and II were put out of action, director I was jammed in train. 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. 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HullNumber.com takes your privacy seriously. 46). 38, USS North Carolina BB55 War Damage Report No. After training in the Pearl Harbor area, she steamed for Ulithi via Eniwetok, joining the 5th Fleet there 11 April. Fires were started in the carpenter shop and the airplanes in the hangar. The shells in the fuse pot of gun No. 1 below radio I in Captain's cabin (Hit No. 17, 25 and 27). [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. Home Join Now About Hullnumber Before You Register Tell A Shipmate FAQs Related Links Contact Us. She again decommissioned 2 July 1954; and was subsequently berthed at Bremerton, Wash., in the Pacific Reserve Fleet. My father passed away in 1972. 1, War Damage Report No. Both smoke stacks were reported riddled by fragments and minor caliber hits. 64. (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.". On 6 December 1952, a change-of-command ceremony was held aboard while visiting Naples, Italy, during which Captain Taylor relieved Captain Chappell as commanding officer of the QUINCY. [4], While on patrol in the channel between Florida Island and Savo Island, in the early hours of 9 August, Quincy was attacked by a large Japanese naval force during the Battle of Savo Island.[4]. The average range of these was about 5,000 yards. The bombardment of the batteries surrounding the city commenced in conjunction with the Army's assault at 1207. 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Cerney & Rothblatt, I'm writing for my father, Ralph J. Smith, who passed away 8 years ago. She steamed westward the afternoon of 24 August to support minesweepers clearing the channel to Port de Bone in the Marseilles area. Heavy clouds surrounded Savo Island and the Guadalcanal area. 4 fireroom was reported by the Commanding Officer, in reference (d), to have been hit by a torpedo. Eight-inch A.P. Contact General Reference and Inquiries: Email is the quickest and best way to reach us. 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. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 95. As nearly as can be determined, this occurred between 0235 and 0240. The paint in this space had not been removed. 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). The fire by now had reached the lower 5" and 1.1" hoists as frequent explosions were heard below decks. 3 blower serving No. Therefore, important control spaces and areas within the vicinity will be listed with a description of the damage resulting to that station or space. The structural damage, though severe, was not of a serious nature except in the cases of the penetrative hit into No. projectiles were apparently used, most of which passed through the ship doing very little structural damage. The decision has been made, however, by the Vice Chief of Naval Operations that, based on the needs of the service and the results of the tests conducted by the Bureau of Ordnance, the present policy with respect to ready-service is sound and provides adequate ready-service ammunition without excessive hazards. 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. This rendered the ship incapable of fighting the fires except by a few CO2 extinguishers which were soon exhausted. ASTORIA burned throughout the night, and, despite valiant fire fighting by her crew, sank the next day at noon. 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. These hits cut fire main risers and started fires which filled the compartments with smoke. USS Quincy sailed out of Belfast Lough, 20 May, for the Clyde and anchored off Greenock, Scotland, to begin special training in shore bombardment. 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. HullNumber.com's mission is to provide a means for shipmates to keep in touch with one another. 3 and No. This is unfortunate in that the highly inflammable airplanes were in the hangar and on the well deck. The fireroom started to fill with smoke and the feed lines were leaking at all flanges. She was the third ship to carry the name. 48. A large fire was started early in the action in No. Description, history, and photograph(s) of heavy cruiser USS Quincy (CA-39) in WWII. 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. The spotter was unable to clear this. The person's command ? 75. Search crew members| U.S.S. Following Operation Mainbrace which started 13 September, QUINCY arrived in Plymouth, England, on 26 September, but soon continued southbound arriving at Gibraltar 3 October. USS Quincy (CA-39) was a United States Navy New Orleans-class cruiser, sunk at the Battle of Savo Island in 1942. projectile inside a ship have few if any equals in setting fires within confined spaces. Previous torpedo damage to cruisers in way of boiler rooms has usually resulted in damage to more than one boiler room. [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. While in the beginning of this turn QUINCY was struck on the port side by two torpedoes, probably from a submarine, one in way of firerooms III and IV and the other just forward of the I.C. Hits were received from automatic A.A. weapons. One 8" projectile set ready-service ammunition at gun No. 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. Gun No. USS Quincy, a 13,600-ton Baltimore class heavy cruiser, was built at Quincy, Massachusetts, and commissioned in December 1943. It will thus make the immediate vicinity temporarily untenable. (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.". 6 and No. 4 were struck (Hit No. 40. We ask that you enter only enough information about yourself that your shipmates can recall you. 2) and had caught around the radio antenna and the right end of the spotting glass. Undoubtedly, the I.C. U.S.S. HullNumber.com's mission is to provide a means for shipmates to keep in touch with one another. projectiles is definitely established in that the gunnery officer of ASTORIA found part of the base of an 8" A.P. 2 ready-service locker, and it appears that it contributed to the explosion of this ammunition. Between 27 July and 13 August the cruiser participated in training exercises at Malta and Camarota, Italy. 34 and 42) early in the action started fires in the cane fender stowage and the movie locker. She then steamed to Malta via the Straits of Messina. Quincy's captain, Samuel N. Moore, gave the order to commence firing, but the gun crews were not ready. [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. Robert Carter '42 survived the sinking, but disappeared at sea in 1965. 1 and No. would like to know if anyone knows the whereabouts of Emory Panza RT2c. The main battery control aft was struck at least once destroying this station. Quincy, based at Palermo through 26 July, conducted shore bombardment practice at Camarota in the Gulf of Policastro. On questioning him I found out that the Captain, who at that time was laying [sic] near the wheel, had instructed him to beach the ship and he was trying to head for Savo Island, distant some four miles (6km) on the port quarter. 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. [1], 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. She later provided close fire support for the Marines during the landing. 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. Baxter was participating in the 25th reunion of former crew members since the USS Salem Asslociaion formed in the late 1980s. 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. Thus, damage and uncontrolled fires resulted in the loss of ASTORIA. These hits started fires, wrecked bunks and lockers and filled the compartment with smoke. Her float plane artillery observer pilots were temporarily assigned to VOS-7 flying Spitfires from RNAS Lee-on-Solent (HMS Daedalus). 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. Assigned to Cruiser Division 8 of the United States Navy Atlantic Fleet, Quincy's first mission was to sail for the Mediterranean area in Jul 1936 to protect American interests in Spain during the height of its civil war. In this category fall such items as fibrous glass for insulation and flame resistant compounds for treating fabrics. USS Astoria (CA 34) Crew List The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Astoria (CA 34). I was hit (No. The Commanding Officer or the Senior Surviving Officer in all three of these ships strongly recommended the removal of aircraft from cruisers. At 0155 the gunnery officer on ASTORIA sighted an enemy cruiser force bearing about 230 relative, range 5500 yards. No. 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. 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