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CLASS - BALTIMORE
Displacement 13,600 Tons, Dimensions, 673' 5" (oa) x 70' 10" x 26' 10" (Max)
Armament 9 x 8"/55, 12 x 5"/38AA, 48 x 40mm, 24 x 20mm, 4 Aircraft
Armor, 6" Belt, 8" Turrets, 2 1/2" Deck, 6 1/2" Conning Tower.
Machinery, 120,000 SHP; G. E. Geared Turbines, 4 screws
Speed, 33 Knots, Crew 2000.
Operational and Building Data
Keel laid as USS St. Paul on 09 OCT 1941 by the Bethlehem Steel Co.,
Shipbuilding Div., Quincy, MA
Renamed USS Quincy 16 OCT 1942
Launched 23 JUN 1943
Commissioned 15 DEC 1943
Decommissioned 192 OCT 1946
Commissioned 31 January 1952
Decommissioned 02 July 1954
Stricken 1 OCT 1973
Fate: Sold for scrap 20 AUG 1974
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158k | Commissioning booklet, 15 DEC 1943. | Robert M. Cieri | |
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Starboard bow aerial view, date and location unknown. U.S. Navy Photo. |
David Buell | |
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112k | Port quarter view of the Quincy shortly after commissioning. Photo taken near Boston on 15 December 1943. | USN | |
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120k | Photo taken in early 1944, shortly after her 15 December 1943 commissioning. After serving off Normandy and carrying President Roosevelt to Yalta, she ended the war in the Pacific. Decommissioned on 19 October 1946, she was recommissioned for Korea in January, 1952 and served until being finally decommissioned in July, 1954. | USN | |
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German shells spash off the bow of USS Quincy (CA 71) during the bombardment of Cherbourg, France, 25 June 1944, as seen from her bridge. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 82515. |
USNHC | |
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Two Vought OS2U "Kingfisher" floatplanes warming up on the cruiser's fantail prior to catapult launching, probably at the time of the Invasion of Southern France, August 1944. Note barrels of Quincy's after eight-inch guns in the foreground, hangar hatch cover and twin aircraft cranes at the ship's stern. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives #80-G-K-1948. |
National Archives | |
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USS Quincy (CA 71) fires her forward 8"/55 guns off Toulon, France, while supporting the invasion, 16 August 1944. Note smoke screen laid by the ship next ahead to prevent accurate counter-fire by German coastal artillery. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives #80-G-367853. |
National Archives | |
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President Franklin D. Roosevelt (right) Meets with Eqyptian King Farouk, on board USS Quincy (CA 71) in the Great Bitter Lake, Egypt, on 13 February 1945, following the Yalta Conference. View looks aft along the cruiser's port side from atop her second eight-inch gun turret. Note 5"/38 twin gun mounts, 20mm guns and details of the ship's open bridge. Photograph from the Army Signal Corps Collection in the U.S. National Archives #USA C-548. |
Paul Rebold | |
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Surrender of Japan, 1945. Two Third Fleet heavy cruisers anchored in Sagami Wan, outside of Tokyo Bay, Japan, 28 August 1945. Closest ship is USS Quincy (CA 71). The other is USS Boston (CA 69). Photographed by Lt. G.D. Rogers, of USS Shangri-La (CV 38). Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives #80-G-339379. |
National Archives | |
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USS Quincy (CA 71) In San Francisco Bay, California, 1945-46. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 82516. |
USNHC | |
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97k | Starboard Bow view, in San Francisco Bay, California, 1952. (Caption updated by Jerry Hansen) | USN | |
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USS Quincy (CA 71) Underway in the Pacific during 1952-54. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center #NH 97423. |
USNHC | |
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USS Quincy (CA 71) Underway in the Pacific during 1952-54. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center #NH 97424. |
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Commanding
Officers
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| Name/Rank | Final Rank | Dates |
| Senn, Elliott Marchant, CAPT | 12/15/1943 - 06/14/1945 | |
| Waters Jr., J. A., CAPT | 06/14/1945 - 04/13/1946 | |
(Courtesy of Wolfgang Hechler & Ron Reeves - Photos courtesy of Bill Gonyo)
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