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Hoist/Radio Call Sign: November - Whiskey - Golf - Juliet
Tactical Voice Radio Call Sign - FRYING PAN
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
Ordered 01 JUL 1940
Keel laid as St. Paul on 09 OCT 1941 by the Bethlehem Steel Co.,
Shipbuilding Div., Quincy, MA
Renamed Quincy 16 OCT 1942
Launched 23 JUN 1943
Commissioned 15 DEC 1943
Decommissioned 19 OCT 1946
Commissioned 31 JAN 1952
Decommissioned 02 JUL 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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200k | Starboard bow view, date and location unknown. | 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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Camouflage Measure 31-32-33 Series, Design 18D Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Photo #80-G-109721 |
Russ Moody | |
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Camouflage Measure 31-32-33 Series, Design 18D Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Photo #80-G-109722 |
Russ Moody | |
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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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133k | Colorized version of previous photo. Colorized by contributor. | Yu Chu | |
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German shells splash 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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HMS Glasgow (C21), left and USS Quincy (CA 71), right, during the bombardment of Cherbourg in support of the advancing Allied troops, 25 June 1944. Image taken by Lt. E.E. Allen, Royal Navy official photographer. Photo # A 24309 from the collections of the Imperial War Museums. |
Robert Hurst | |
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The light cruiser HMS Glasgow (C21) foreground, and the heavy cruiser USS Quincy (CA 71), in background, during the bombardment of Cherbourg in support of the advancing Allied troops, 25 June 1944. Image taken by the Official Royal Navy Photographer Lt. E.E. Allen, RN. Photo # A 24310 from the Imperial War Museum Collection No. 4700-. |
Robert Hurst | |
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As seen from the HMS Enterprise (D 52), the USS Quincy (CA 71) with battle ensign flying, joins other American and British naval units in bombarding enemy batteries at Cherbourg on 25 June 1944. Imperial War Museum Admiralty Official Collection, by Allen, E.E. (Lt), Photo No. ?© IWM (A 24307) |
Mike Green | |
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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 Egyptian 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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Part of King Ibn Saud's entourage boarding the? USS Quincy? during FDR's visit to Great Bitter Lake, Egypt. 14 February 1945. Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum |
Yu Chu | |
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Part of King Ibn Saud's entourage aboard the USS Quincy during FDR's visit to Great Bitter Lake, Egypt. Admiral Leahy is on the right. 14 February 1945 Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum |
Tommy Trampp | |
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145k |
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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941k | The enclosed card given to my father who served aboard the USS Quincy (CA 71) in WWII. From the collection of Edmund J. Liz. | John Liz | |
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40k | Crewmembers of the Quincy in Sicily. The contributor's father is kneeling on the left with a local boy. From the collection of Edmund J. Liz. | John Liz | |
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52k | Crew of the Quincy in a Press photo. The contributor's father is sitting on the front right. From the collection of Edmund J. Liz. | John Liz | |
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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 | Port 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. |
USNHC | |
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USS Quincy at Yokosuka Naval Base on 7 October 1953. USS Whetstone (LSD 27) foreground and USS Merrick (AKA 97) behind Quincy. USS LST-737 in the far background. National Archives photo #80-G-628700 |
Yu Chu | |
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Bell of USS Quincy (CA 71) located in Quincy, Massachusetts, taken on 13 November 2010. Courtesy : FranMoff |
Yu Chu | |
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Bell of USS Quincy (CA 71) located in Quincy, Massachusetts, taken on 13 November 2010. Courtesy : FranMoff |
Yu Chu |
Commanding Officers
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Name/Rank | Class | Final Rank | Dates |
Senn, Elliott Marchant, CAPT | 12/15/1943 - 06/14/1945 | ||
Waters Jr., John Augustine, CAPT | 1920 | 06/14/1945 - 04/13/1946 | |
Carr, Bruce Lewis, CDR | RADM | 04/13/1946 - 10/19/1946 | |
Decommissioned | 10/19/1946 - 01/31/1952 | ||
Chappell, Lucius Henry, CAPT | 1927 | 01/31/1952 - 12/06/1952 | |
Taylor, Arthur Howard, CAPT | 1927 | 12/06/1952 - 07/02/1954 |
(Courtesy of Wolfgang Hechler & Ron Reeves - Photos courtesy of Bill Gonyo)
Note About Contacts.
The contact listed, Was the contact at the time for this ship when located. If another person now is the contact, E-mail me and I will update this entry. These contacts are compiled from various sources over a long period of time and may or may not be correct. Every effort has been made to list the newest contact if more than one contact was found.
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