 USS Quincy underway in 1937 |
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| Career |  |
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| Laid down: | 15 November 1933 |
| Launched: | 19 June 1935 |
| Commissioned: | 9 June 1936 |
| Fate: | Sunk, Battle of Savo Island 9 August 1942 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 9,375 tons |
| Length: | 588 ft 2 in (179. Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 53 - Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia 62 - Claudia Octavia commits Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Battle of Savo Island, also known as the First Battle of Savo Island and in Japanese sources as the, took place August 8 – August 9 1942 3 m) |
| Beam: | 61 ft 10 in (18. 8 m) |
| Draft: | 19 ft 5 in (5. 9 m) |
| Speed: | 32 knots |
| Complement: | 807 officers and enlisted |
| Armament: | 9 × 8 in, 8 × 5 in,[1] 8 × . The 5"/25 caliber gun (spoken "five-inch-twenty-five-caliber" was the standard Anti-aircraft gun for United States Washington Naval Treaty 50 calibre guns |
USS Quincy (CA-39) was a United States Navy New Orleans-class heavy cruiser sunk at the Battle of Savo Island in 1942. Armor The seven ships of the New Orleans class were the last US Navy cruisers with the exception of to be built to the standards and limitations of the Washington The heavy cruiser was a type of Cruiser, a naval Warship designed for long range high speed and an armament of naval guns roughly 8in in calibre The Battle of Savo Island, also known as the First Battle of Savo Island and in Japanese sources as the, took place August 8 – August 9 1942 She was laid down by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Company, Quincy, Massachusetts, 15 November 1933, launched 19 June 1935, sponsored by Mrs. Bethlehem Steel Corporation Shipbuilding Division was created in 1905 when Bethlehem Steel Corporation acquired the San Francisco shipyard Union Iron Works Quincy is a city in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Henry S. Morgan, and commissioned at Boston 9 June 1936, Captain William Faulkner Amsden in command. Events 53 - Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia 62 - Claudia Octavia commits Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
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Pre-war service
Soon after being assigned to Cruiser Division 8, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, Quincy was ordered to Mediterranean waters 20 July 1936, to protect American interests in Spain during the height of the Spanish Civil War. The United States Fleet Forces Command (USFLTFORCOM of the United States Navy is the part of the Navy responsible for operations in and around the Atlantic Ocean. Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. The Spanish Civil War was a major conflict in Spain that started after an attempted Coup d'état committed by parts of the army against the government of Quincy passed through the Straits of Gibraltar 26 July and arrived at Málaga, Spain, 27 July to assume her duties. The Strait of Gibraltar ( Arabic: مضيق جبل طارق Spanish: Estrecho de Gibraltar) is the Strait that connects the Atlantic Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus Events 1214 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England. While in Spanish waters, she operated with an international rescue fleet that included the German pocket battleships Deutschland, Admiral Graf Spee, and Admiral Scheer. Description Their size and characteristics were severely limited by the Treaty of Versailles, which limited Germany to ships of no more than 10000 tons displacement Description Admiral Graf Spee was a Deutschland class cruiser. History During World War II Admiral Scheer, under Captain Theodor Krancke, was by far the most successful capital ship Commerce raider of the war Quincy evacuated 490 refugees to Marseille and Villefranche, France, before being relieved by Raleigh (CL-7) 27 September. Marseille, ( English alt Marseilles mɑrˈseɪ — French: maʁsɛj locally — Provençal Occitan: Marselha maʀˈsijɔ This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. See also See USS ''Raleigh'' for ships of the same name Events 489 - Odoacer attacks Theodoric at the Battle of Verona and is defeated again
Quincy returned to the Boston Navy Yard 5 October for refit preparatory to final acceptance trials which were held 15 March–18 March 1937. The Boston Navy Yard, originally called the Charlestown Navy Yard and after 1945 called Boston Naval Shipyard, was one of the oldest Shipbuilding facilities Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. She got underway for the Pacific 12 April to join Cruiser Division 7, transited the Panama Canal 23 April–27 April and arrived at Pearl Harbor 10 May. The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth 's Oceanic divisions Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. The Panama Canal is a man-made Canal in Panama which joins the Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated Pearl Harbor is a Harbor on the Island of O{{okina}}ahu, Hawaii, west of Honolulu. Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England.
Quincy sortied with Cruiser Divisions, Pacific Fleet, 20 May on a tactical exercise which was the first of many such maneuvers that she participated in during 1937 and 1938. The United States Pacific Fleet ( USPACFLT) is a Pacific Ocean Navy theater-level component command of the United States Navy, under the operational control Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held From 15 March–28 April, she engaged in important battle practice off Hawaii with the Pacific Fleet in Fleet Problem XIX. Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Events 1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title The State of Hawaii ( or həˈwaɪʔiː Hawaiian: Mokuāina o Hawaii) is a state in the United States located on an Archipelago in the Fleet problem was the term by the US Navy to describe each of twenty one large-scale naval exercises conducted between 1923 and 1940 After an overhaul at Mare Island Navy Yard, Quincy resumed tactical operations with her division off San Clemente, California, until her redeployment to the Atlantic 4 January 1939. The Mare Island Naval Shipyard (MINS was the first United States Navy Shipyard established on the Pacific Coast This article is about a city in Orange County California For other meanings see San Clemente (disambiguation. Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Quincy transited the Panama Canal 13 January bound for Guantanamo Bay where she engaged in gunnery practice and amphibious exercises. Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks She also took part in Fleet Problem XX with the Atlantic Fleet 13 February–26 February. Fleet problem was the term by the US Navy to describe each of twenty one large-scale naval exercises conducted between 1923 and 1940 Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed Quincy later made a South American goodwill tour 10 April–12 June, and upon returning to Norfolk, embarked reservists for three training cruises 9 July–24 August. South America is a Continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. Events 455 - Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar 's General Gaius Scribonius Curio is defeated in the Second Battle of the Bagradas River She spent the remainder of 1939 on patrol in the North Atlantic due to the outbreak of World War II. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including
After overhaul at Norfolk until 4 May 1940, Quincy again visited Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina, returning to Norfolk 22 September. Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld Uruguay.(official full name in República Oriental del Uruguay;, Oriental Republic of Uruguay) is a country located in the southeastern part of South America For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. Events 66 - Emperor Nero creates the Legion I Italica. 1236 - The Lithuanians She completed three more reserve training cruises 1 October–20 December. Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor.
Quincy was occupied in Atlantic Fleet maneuvers and landing force exercises off Culebra Island, Puerto Rico 3 February–1 April 1941. Puerto Rico (ˌpwertoˈriko officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ("Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico" {{lang-en|"Associated Free State of Puerto Rico"}} Events 1112 - Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry uniting the fortunes of those two states Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. With the growth of hostilities in Europe, she was ordered to Task Force 2 and operated with Wasp (CV-7) in the mid-Atlantic, preserving U. Design Wasp was a byproduct of the Washington Naval Treaty. With the construction of and, the United States still had 15000 tons available to flesh out S. neutrality 26 April–6 June. Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year Later, she operated with Yorktown (CV-5) and Task Force 28 until sailing for home 14 July. Early career Yorktown was laid down on 21 May 1934 at Newport News Virginia, by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co Events 1223 - Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father Philip II of France.
World War II
On 28 July 1941, Quincy sailed with Task Force 16 for Iceland on neutrality duty which included a patrol in the Denmark Straits 21 September–24 September. Events 8 - Roman Empire General Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1540 - Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of Treason. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Task Force 16 is one of the most storied Task forces in the United States Navy, a major participant in a number of the most important battles of the Pacific War Iceland, officially the Republic of Iceland ( ( Ísland or Lýðveldið Ísland ( The Denmark Strait (Danmarksstrædet Grænlandssund the latter meaning Greenland Strait is a Strait between Greenland (northwest and Iceland Events 1217 - The Estonian tribal leader Lembitu of Lehola was killed in a battle against Teutonic Knights. Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina. She returned to Newfoundland with a convoy 31 October. The Dominion of Newfoundland was a British dominion from 1907 (before which the territory had the status of a British colony to 1949 A convoy is a group of Vehicles (of any type but usually motor vehicles or ships traveling together for mutual support Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse Quincy then proceeded to Cape Town, South Africa, via Trinidad, where she met a convoy which she escorted back to Trinidad 29 December 1941. Cape Town (Kaapstad Xhosa: Ikapa) is the second most populous city in South Africa, forming part of the metropolitan municipality of the The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa Trinidad ( Spanish: " Trinity " is the largest and most populous of the two major islands and Events 1170 - Thomas Becket: Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Quincy returned 25 January 1942 to Icelandic waters on convoy duty with Task Force 15 and made a patrol in the Denmark Straits 8 March–11 March. Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty She departed 14 March for the U. Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. S. and an overhaul at the New York Navy Yard that lasted until the end of May. The United States Navy Yard New York - better known as the Brooklyn Navy Yard or the New York Naval Shipyard (NYNSY - is an American shipyard located
Quincy sailed for San Diego 5 June via the Panama Canal and arrived 19 June. Events 70 - Titus and his Roman Legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. She was then assigned to Task Force 18 as the flagship of Rear Admiral Norman R. flagship is the lead ship in a fleet of vessels a designation given on account of being either the largest fastest newest most heavily armed or for publicity purposes the most well Rear admiral is a Naval Commissioned officer rank above that of a Commodore and Captain, and below that of a Vice Admiral. Scott, Commander, Cruisers.
Quincy got underway for the South Pacific in July with other vessels assembling for the invasion of Guadalcanal. Guadalcanal (local name Isatabu) is a 2510- Square mile (6500- km²) Island in the Pacific Ocean and a province of the Solomon
Prior to the Marine assault on Guadalcanal 7 August, Quincy destroyed several Japanese installations and an oil depot during her bombardment of Lunga Point. Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Lunga Point is a Promontory on the northern coast of Guadalcanal, the site of a naval battle during World War II. She later provided close fire support for the Marines during the landing.
Loss at the Battle of Savo Island
While on patrol in the channel between Florida Island and Savo Island, in the early hours of 9 August 1942, Quincy was attacked by a large Japanese naval force during the Battle of Savo Island and sustained many direct hits, with all guns out of action, which killed 370 men including the captain and 167 men wounded. Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Florida Islands (or Nggela Islands) are a small island group in the Central Province of the Solomon Islands, a nation in the western Pacific Ocean For the United States Navy escort carrier see USS Savo Island (CVE-78. Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Battle of Savo Island, also known as the First Battle of Savo Island and in Japanese sources as the, took place August 8 – August 9 1942 She sank at an area which was later known as Ironbottom Sound.
Awards
Quincy earned one battle star during World War II.
See also
- See USS Quincy for other Navy ships of the same name. Three United States Navy ships have been named USS Quincy, after the town of Quincy Massachusetts.
- See List of U.S. Navy losses in World War II for other Navy ships lost in WWII. List of United States Navy and Coast Guard ships lost during World War II, from 7 December 1941 to 1 October 1945
External links
Notes
- ^ Fahey 1941 p. 9
References
- Fahey, James C. (1941). The Ships and Aircraft of the U. S. Fleet, Two-Ocean Fleet Edition. Ships and Aircraft.
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