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Commissioning booklet, 15 DEC 1943. |
Robert M. Cieri |
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Starboard bow aerial view, date and location unknown.
U.S. Navy Photo.
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David Buell |
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Port quarter view of the Quincy shortly after commissioning.
Photo taken near Boston on December 15, 1943. |
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Photo taken in early 1944, shortly after her December 15,
1943 commissioning. After serving off Normandy and carrying President
Roosevelt to Yalta, she ended the war in the Pacific. Decommissioned on
October 19, 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 AUG 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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Starboard Bow view, in San Francisco Bay, California, 1945-46. |
USN |
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USS Quincy (CA-71) In San Francisco Bay, California, 1945-46.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 82516.
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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 97423.
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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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USNHC |
