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 . 11). A hit (No. Naval Drydock, South Boston, Massachusetts, on 15 December 1943, with Captain Elliot M. Senn in command.[1]. 34 and 37) exploded ammunition in ready-service lockers and set fire to the cane fenders stowed aft of the searchlight platform. 61, USS Northampton CA26 War Damage Report No. The mainmast is in the process of being redesigned. Quincy passed through the Straits of Gibraltar on 26 July and arrived at Mlaga, Spain on 27 July to assume her duties. The fires had moderated except for a fire in the wardroom country. These fires were never brought under control. The USNSM is housed aboard the Quincy-built USS Salem; the world's only preserved Heavy Cruiser. The 5" H.E., which usually penetrated the light plating and then exploded, caused a moderate amount of structural damage. 19) in the space immediately above. After fitting out at Boston for a Presidential cruise, QUINCY steamed for Hampton Roads, Va. 16 November. 1 in warrant officers' country (Hit No. 20) penetrated the second deck amidships (90 lb. projectiles. Would you like to have such a crew list on your website? With respect to the incident reported in paragraph 45, reference (c) stated that hits "exploded" ready-service boxes to guns No. 2 ready-service locker, and it appears that it contributed to the explosion of this ammunition. 78. 3 blower leading into the No. Following a presidential conference with the American ambassadors to Great Britain, France, and Italy, the cruiser steamed for the United States, arriving Newport News, Va. 27 February. A minute later the first enemy salvo struck, hitting the bridge, the carpenter shop, the hangar, battle II and the antenna trunk. Her loss was widely mourned and for the 1983 Little Beavers reunion, when Bath Iron Works wanted to present a model to Adm. Burke and asked shipmates which ship it should be, Spence was the answer. The galley just forward of the well deck was hit from both starboard and port sides (Hits Nos. 52, [USS] Joseph Hewes APA22 War Damage Report No. He also reported. 80. 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. Fragments from the hit also severed steering leads which resulted in the loss of steering control. She departed Portland, 24 June, for Cherbourg, France. This projectile apparently struck the box and then ranged upward and overboard. Two attempts were made, the latter successful. Most of these hits, probably 5", detonated in the above spaces starting large fires which were never brought under control, partially because existing fire fighting facilities had been destroyed and partially because such facilities were inadequate. After training in the Pearl Harbor area, she steamed for Ulithi via Eniwetok, joining the 5th Fleet there 11 April. Besides the damage from the projectiles, two torpedo hits were received. They were still able to fire in local control. Many 8" and 5" hits were received forward on the upper, main and second decks: 3 or 4 in forecastle (Hits Nos. Add yours! 48, USS Canberra CA70 War Damage Report No. Add yours! 23. Bucket brigades were organized by both parties. USS Quincy CA39, USS Astoria CA34 & USS Vincennes CA44 Loss in Action, U.S.S. These reports consist of the Commanding Officer's own summary, as well as reports made to him by various survivors of each ship. She again decommissioned 2 July 1954, at Bremerton.[1]. HullNumber.com does not share your information. All the ships were in condition of Readiness II, material condition Zed. 4. A fire was started on the fantail and was fought successfully until the fire main pressure failed. In a brief twenty-minute action we suffered the loss of three heavy cruisers. She then steamed to Malta via the Straits of Messina. She sank, bow first, at 02:38, being the first ship sunk in the area which was later known as Ironbottom Sound. At the bottom of every email sent by HullNumber is an UNSUBSCRIBE link. for the past few years has been to provide magazine sprinkling systems in lieu of flooding-from-sea. [4], Quincy transited the Panama Canal on 13 January bound for Guantanamo Bay where she engaged in gunnery practice and amphibious exercises. Exposed powder was set on fire, apparently from hot fragments. This reel was located near No. and 5" H.E. 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. 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, QUINCY departed Bremerton for the short trip to Bangor, Wash., for ammunition onload in early May. HullNumber.com's mission is to provide a means for shipmates to keep in touch with one another. A hit (No. 1 in the officers' galley (Hit No. The flooding which resulted caused the ship to capsize 45 minutes later. Attention is invited to paragraphs 25 and 45 in which the 5"/25 caliber ready-service ammunition exploded as a result of projectile hits. 47) passed directly through the hangar setting the planes located there on fire. 15 and No. Heavy clouds surrounded Savo Island and the Guadalcanal area. 45, USS New Orleans CA32 War Damage Report No. (b) Smoke and glare rendered directors, range finders and spotting instruments useless even when personnel were physically capable of remaining at their stations. 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. USS Astoria (CA 34) Crew List The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Astoria (CA 34). room, diesel generator room, bomb stowage, and the 5" A.A. handling room were immediately flooded. USS Quincy Quincy's assistant gunnery officer, sent to the bridge to ask for instructions, reported on what he found: "When I reached the bridge level, I found it a shambles of dead bodies with only three or four people still standing. The fire in the cane fenders was very intense and could not be extinguished. 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. This article includes information collected from the public domain sources Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships and Naval Vessel Register. According to reference (d), this was accomplished a few minutes after the torpedo hit in way of No. 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. About 0250 VINCENNES capsized to port and went down by the head in 500 fathoms of water. 81. USS Quincy (CA-71) was a heavy cruiser of the Baltimore -class of the United States Navy. She again decommissioned 2 July 1954; and was subsequently berthed at Bremerton, Wash., in the Pacific Reserve Fleet. Heavy explosions were also felt overhead (apparently from Hits Nos. HullNumber.com does not retain your payment information if you make a purchase. The surviving personnel realized that it was necessary to abandon ship as quickly as possible. HullNumber.com takes your privacy seriously. QUINCY and U.S.S. 50. 35 and 39) passed through the laundry and detonated in the uptakes. HullNumber.com does not share your information. Registration and communicating with shipmates at Hullnumber.com is FREE FOREVER. 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. Naval records from World War II. It is improbable that this resulted from the shock of the torpedo hit forward. She then returned to Belfast Lough, and began final preparations for the invasion of Europe. 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. It also emphasizes the importance of reducing fire hazards aboard ship to the absolute minimum. At least two (Nos. Quincy was decommissioned on 19 October 1946, in the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Washington. In a letter to Cincpac, the Bureau has designated an inflammable stowage which is well forward and below the waterline. On all three of these ships, as the compartments flooded, the vessels trimmed down by the head putting the second deck under water. At the bottom of every email sent by HullNumber is an UNSUBSCRIBE link. 3 set the hawser reel on fire. The arrangement of fire mains on the new cruisers under construction, both light and heavy, is such as to possess greater flexibility under damaged conditions. 8 on fire and knocked out No. Over 1000 men were killed or lost at sea. Since there were no survivors from the No. USS Quincy (CA-39) Quincy (CA-39) was laid down by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp., Quincy, Mass., 15 November 1933; launched 19 June 1935; sponsored by Mrs. Henry S. Morgan,. QUINCY was detached from European duty 1 September and steamed for Boston, arriving one week later. On Plate V these are Hits Nos. 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. 1 fireroom and of those hits on the turrets and on the fire-room and engine room blowers. 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. 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 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. This recommendation has been approved by the Bureau. 86. projectiles upon class "B" armor. 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. Both engine rooms were intact. 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. CA44/A16-3/(0021) dated 14 August, 1942 - (War Action Report). 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. Some time during the action ASTORIA developed a 2-3 port list. 70. This type projectile which is unusually effective against light armor is poor against anything over 1/2 caliber in thickness. 25) Numerous hits during the early part of the action put out most of the guns of the secondary battery. 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. The spotter was unable to clear this. The fragment consisted of about half of the base ring into which the base plug screws. I turret was flooded to prevent an explosion which might have resulted from the fires in the near vicinity of this magazine. USS Quincy(CA-39) in New York harbour on 23 May 1942 History United States Name Quincy Namesake City of Quincy, Massachusetts Ordered 13 February 1929 Awarded 9 January 1933 Builder Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation's Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts Cost $8,196,000 (contract price) Laid down 15 November 1933 Launched 19 June 1935 SAN FRANCISCO received two 14" projectile hits on the barbette of No. QUINCY departed Malta 6 February and arrived Great Bitter Lake in the Suez Canal two days later, after calling at Ismalia, Egypt. The night was dark and overcast with occasional light mists of rain. She was commissioned at the U.S. The fire spread very rapidly on the well deck. The hit forward was believed to have exploded forward of the I.C. For crew lists, and reunions see the Veterans Info Page. In accordance with reference (e), a vertical loop fire main in the forward and after living spaces, separated by at least one deck is being installed in all heavy cruisers in commission. Ted: clerk, wrote out paychecks, Skipper during Quincy's final cruise in the Pacific, Korean War, 1953-4. 4 firerooms and the other in way of the I.C. These pumps are being installed. 45. USS Quincy (CA 39) From USNA Virtual Memorial Hall. USS Quincy departed Malta 6 February 1945, and arrived at the Great Bitter Lake in the Suez Canal two days later, after calling at Ismalia, Egypt. HullNumber.com's mission is to provide a means for shipmates to keep in touch with one another. From an analysis of the damage it appears that 8" A.P. I really am not sure of date when daddy boarded the Quincy, not even the year. 73. 94. There was a minor flareback in No. Such ships, with a limit of 10,000 tons standard displacement and 8-inch caliber main guns, may be referred to as "treaty cruisers." 90. 27 and 26, respectively), one in the hangar and the other through the boats on the boat deck, set aircraft and boats on fire. All lighting and communications were destroyed. Naval Drydock, South Boston Mass. The radio room on the communication platform was struck at least once (Hit No. Undoubtedly, the I.C. 29). The battle has often been cited as the worst defeat in a fair fight in the history of the United States Navy. 26. 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 person's command ? 5 exploded. USS Quincy. 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. The after mess hall was hit at least once (Hit No. 3 and No. Attempts to extinguish fires failed as all fire main risers had been ruptured. 32. The after bulkhead of the fireroom was apparently weakened by the torpedo explosion in way of No. This brought the stern of ASTORIA through the enemy's line of fire resulting in hits on the starboard side from the foremast aft. VINCENNES, U.S.S. It is based on the lessons learned from this and other actions. An 8" projectile passed through the 25 lb. 23), cutting off the cartridge case bases and causing them to burn like "Roman Candles". Personnel casualties suffered by QUINCY were by far the heaviest sustained on any of the three ships in this action. Sent to Japan in 1945 and into Tokyo bay, Pearl harbor. 3 fireroom; however, the destruction of the blowers by Hits Nos. The Commanding Officer reported that a torpedo struck in way of this compartment. After a fourteen day Atlantic crossing, the ship arrived at Greenock, Scotland. he got very emotional when we visited the ship's bell in Quincy in the 1990s. My father passed away in 1972. 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. 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. Back to the USS Quincy (CA 71) page|Crew List main page| [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. The seams were opened and bulged inward but were forced back into place, and no appreciable leakage resulted. 47, USS Enterprise CV6 War History 1941 - 1945, USS Franklin CV-13 War Damage Report No. With respect to improvement and augmentation of fire fighting facilities, the Bureau inaugurated and is executing an extensive program on both existing vessels and new construction. A powder fire was reported in this turret as a result of the hit in the barbette. 32. These fires were never brought under control. The bridge was struck at least twice, once early in the action (Hit No. Quincy sat in the reserve fleet at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard until she was stricken on 1 October 1973. HullNumber.com's mission is to provide a means for shipmates to keep in touch with one another. These were probably 5" H.E. These stays are located well clear of all batteries and fire control instruments. II turret about frame 38. 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. 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. 27). Two hits (Nos. Registration and communicating with shipmates at Hullnumber.com is FREE FOREVER. "Besides these effects the fires had the following concomitant effects: (a) Heat made control spaces physically untenable. 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 supported carriers in strikes in the Tokyo Plains area, Honshu, Hokkaido, and Shikoku. After Japan's capitulation in August,Quincysupported occupation efforts. Both the port and starboard catapult towers were struck by 5" projectiles (Hits Nos. The boats and the 20mm clipping room were set on fire by Hit No. this is my daddy's information. She made one Western Pacific deployment, arriving in July 1953, just as the conflict was negotiated to an end, and remained in Asiatic waters until December. From then until 0200 the enemy was hitting with large and small caliber projectiles with increasing rapidity. The address of this blog is todhunterdeb.blogspot.com. Short stays are being added, however, to give a larger factor of safety, help support the mast in the event of action damage and reduce vibration. These six are the only hits reported which struck originally below the second deck. US Navy Crew List - Reunite with old Navy Buddies - 344743 entries available online. 37. 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. 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. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); There are 31 crew members registered for the USS Quincy (CA 71). The casualties in this area were very great. 43 and 44) which did not detonate. New cruisers of the CL55 class are equipped with two 100 kw units. Home; About HullNumber; Before you Register; Tell a Shipmate . 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. IT is now docked at . 31. 63. 15. 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. 2 or more in navigator's stateroom (Hits Nos. 93. Survivors from the forward part of the ship collected on the forecastle with the Commanding Officer in charge. The clipping room to the forward 1.1" battery was struck (Hit No. 10). [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. Another hit (No. 9) She was the only one of her class to retain her Bofors 40 mm gun mounts instead of receiving the newer 3/50 mounts. 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. 28, USS Princeton CVL23 War Damage Report No. 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. She was the third ship to carry the name. Personnel casualties were heavy during the twenty-minute action. I was hit (No. 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. 54. These explosions either ruptured the hull or opened seams, which permitted water to enter causing the ship to list to port. (e) Comcrupac ltr. 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. The times and even the sequence of events differ to such an extent in the various reports that it has been impossible to construct an account in which all the details agree with the basic elements. The heavy cruiser sailed for Mers-el Kebir, North Africa, on 4 July, arriving there 10 July. The flames enveloped the forward control station. Rear Admiral Wiltse transferred his flag 17 September to VICKSBURG (CL 86), and 20 September QUINCY joined the 5th Fleet as a unit of the Eastern Japan Force, TF 53, basing in Tokyo Bay. would like to know if anyone knows the whereabouts of Emory Panza RT2c. 44. Flame and smoke made sky aft and control aft untenable. 24) Early in the action, two hits (No. About 0300, when smoke was reaching down into the lower deck spaces, the small arms magazine and one group of forward 8" magazines were flooded. Home Join Now About Hullnumber Before You Register Tell A Shipmate FAQs Related Links Contact Us. 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. 89. 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). 1 boiler room it appears as though this compartment was struck by either a torpedo or an 8" projectile. About 0209, No. 21) and library (Hit No. The average range of these was about 5,000 yards. 1, War Damage Report No. 20). (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. This is my grandfather and I am doing this for him. QUINCY, based at Palermo through 26 July, conducted shore bombardment practice at Camarota in the Gulf of Policastro. 32, USS Lexington CV2 War Damage Report No. 55, 56 and 57). 3 mount put No. 69. 1 fireroom is believed to have been hit by either a projectile or torpedo as there were no surviving personnel from this space. projectile. 3 and No. It is definitely known that guns No. The ready-service boxes serving guns No. This action emphasizes again the absolute necessity of permanently removing inflammables and leaving ashore clothes, records, paint, and other materials that are not essential for the war-time operation of the ship. II turret. 14). Astoria (CA34) 2 fireroom. All three of these turrets undoubtedly suffered other minor caliber hits which did not penetrate. 3 and 4), which put this turret out of action. Quincy's wreck was discovered and explored by Robert Ballard and his crew in July and August 1992. From 16 April QUINCY supported the carriers in their strikes on Okinawa, Amami Gunto, and Minami Daito Shima. 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. This fire was not extinguished. 13) in the communication office. Turret III was jammed in train by a hit (No. CA39/A16-3/(004)/(HMC) dated 16 August 1942 - (War Action Report). Baxter was participating in the 25th reunion of former crew members since the USS Salem Asslociaion formed in the late 1980s. 200 likes. Course was changed to the left and speed increased; however, at no time was it greater than 19.5 knots. 42 set films in the movie lockers on fire. QUINCY transferred 19 August to TG 86.4, and until the 24th engaged the heavy batteries at Toulon, St. Mandrier, and Cape Sicie. In company with units of TF 58, QUINCY departed Ulithi 9 May for the area east of Kyushu, arriving 12 May for carrier strikes against Amami Gunto and Kyushu. ; 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. Your ORIGINAL HOMETOWN and State are asked for because that confirms who you are in your shipmate's memories. This hole must have come from the detonation of the 5"/25 caliber projectiles. Various other hits were received in the control stations located on the foremast. QUINCY stood out of Hampton Roads 5 March 1945, arriving Pearl Harbor the 20th. She then returned to Belfast Lough and began final preparations for the invasion of Europe. She served alongside German heavy cruisers at Mlaga to evacuate their respective nationals out of Spain. The fires which resulted, however, effectively prevented control of damage. The President and his party returned 12 February and the next day received Farouk 1, King of Egypt, and Haile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia. 25), penetrated the kerosene tank under the starboard ladder leading from the well deck to the boat deck and passed through the main deck into the after mess hall, where it detonated. ASTORIA burned throughout the night, and, despite valiant fire fighting by her crew, sank the next day at noon. This reduced the intensity of the fires, but not. Login| paint locker and started a small fire. For her actions on the date of her loss, USS Quincy received her first and final Battle Star for World War Two service. E. Notes and Recommendations by Commanding Officers. 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. Structural damage to ASTORIA, although extensive, was not such that loss of the vessel was inevitable. CA34/A9-16 dated 4 Sept. 1942 - (War Damage Report). The gunnery officer of ASTORIA recovered one of these projectiles but unfortunately lost it as he was abandoning ship. 57. It will be placed about ten feet forward of the present mast and will be designed to carry radar antennas. 17. 36) received by the ship was in mount No. In regard to the incident discussed on ASTORIA in paragraph 25, it appears probable that the 5"/25 caliber ammunition charges were ignited by direct impact of the 8" projectile. [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. A short time later the other forward 8" magazine was flooded. projectile inside a ship have few if any equals in setting fires within confined spaces. USS Quincy was detached from European duty on 1 September, and steamed for Boston, arriving one week later. These spaces were abandoned because of flooding. After stops in Oakland, Calif., and San Diego, Calif., QUINCY passed the Panama Canal in June and continued to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for six weeks of shakedown training. The ship kept turning in a large circle to the right until power was lost at 0215. BUCHANAN came alongside to help fight the fire but the list had increased to such a point that the shell holes on the second deck, port side, were shipping water. 3 of the after 1.1" battery. 26, USS Saratoga CV3 War Damage Report No. Every effort is being made to insure that water will be available for magazine sprinkling. 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. [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. 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