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FIRST LIGHT CRUISER TO BE INDIANAPOLIS
Delegation From Massachusetts Sought to Have Vessel Christened Quincy.
The name Indianapolis has been assigned to the first of the 15 light cruisers, recently authorized by Congress. Secretary Adams of the Navy announced today. This vessel is being constructed by the New York Shipbuilding Co. at Camden, N. J.
The only other new cruiser being built, at the present time is being constructed by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation at Fore River. Mass. No name has as yet been assigned to this vessel.
A movement is afoot to have this cruiser named the Quincy, and inasmuch as Secretary Adams is a former mayor of that city, proponents of this plan believe they have a strong friend at court. Recently a delegation from Quincy, Mass., called upon President Hoover and Secretary Adams and presented a petition signed by more than 30,000 persons urging that the new cruiser be called Quincy. There are some 20 cities and towns over the Nation named Quincy, they said, and this name has never been given to an American cruiser.
These two cruisers are the only craft to go forward at this time. In view of the discussion relating to naval disarmament. |
Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
Photo from Evening Star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 06 December 1929, Image 4, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. |
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Morgan Helps Launch Warship
J. Pierpont Morgan, who played a prominent part in the last war, was an interested spectator as his daughter-in-law, Mrs. Henry Spencer Morgan (whom he is shown greeting), acted as sponsor at launching of latest U. S. Navy acquisition, cruiser Quincy (CA 39), at Quincy, Mass. In back ground are Mrs. Morgan’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Francis Adams. |
Image and text provided by Alaska State Library Historical Collections.
Photo from The Daily Alaska Empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 15 July 1935, Image 2, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. |
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Quincy on the shipway awaiting launching. |
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The christening of the Quincy (CA 39) by Mrs. Henry S. Morgan, daughter of Charles Francis Adams, former Secretary of the Navy. |
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Quincy, sliding down the ways on 19 June 1935. |
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Quincy during her Commissioning ceremony. |
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Quincy at the Boston Navy Yard immediately after her commissioning. |
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FIRE ABOARD NEW CRUISER QUINCY
Fire of mysterious origin aboard the new $10,000,000 cruiser Quincy (CA 39) was extinguished today after a five hour battle.
Damage was estimated unofficially at $ 100,000 Naval officials declined to comment on rumors of sabotage.
Navy officials and executives of the Fore River shipyard of the Bethlehem Shipbuilding corporation. where the cruiser was being outfitted prior to commissioning in January, ordered an investigation as soon as access to the main cable room was possible. Flames were confined to that room.
Gas from the burning cables forced firemen to don masks. The metal walls became so hot that fire men fought the flames from two decks above.
The 578-foot cruiser, moored at the “fitting up" basin, was one of eight authorized during the administration of Secretary of Navy Charles Francis Adams.
| Image and text provided by University of California, Riverside; Riverside, CA.
Photo from Imperial Valley Press. [volume] (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 07 August 1935, Image 2, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. |
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ALLEGED SABOTAGE CRUISER DAMAGE IS AROUND $100,000
Possibility of sabotage was seen last night as authorities investigated mysterious damage to the turbine reducing gears of the new $11,000,000 navy cruiser Quincy (CA 39).
Damage to the cruiser, under construction at the Fore River yards of the Bethlehem shipbuilding corporation, Ltd., andabout 90 per cent complete, was discovered Saturday during a preliminary operating run of the main propelling unit, but was not disclosed officially until today. Unofficial estimates placed the damage at $100,000. Meanwhile, corporation officials withhold comment on a report that a bolt of hardened steel had smashed the gears. | Image and text provided by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Library, Chapel Hill, NC.
Photo from The Times-News. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 10 December 1935, Image 6, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. |
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Probes Suspected Navy Sabotage
When the Navy’s $10,000,000 cruiser, Quincy (CA 39), being launched, made test run off Quincy, Mass., her expensive reduction gear construction was mysteriously wrecked by steel bolt which Navy officials believe indicates a sabotage plot. Rear Admiral W. B. Gherardi (right), as commandant of the First Naval District, will head board of investigator. |
Image and text provided by Alaska State Library Historical Collections.
Photo from The Daily Alaska Empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 26 December 1935, Image 6, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. |
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On Hand in Spain
Capt. William F. Amsden, above, is the commander of the U. S.cruiser Quincy (CA 39) now in Spanish waters. The Quincy was instructed not to land any sailors but to take aboard any Americans who desired to depart from Spain.
| Image and text provided by University of California, Riverside; Riverside, CA.
Photo from Imperial Valley Press. [volume] (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 30 July 1936, Image 5, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. |
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Cruiser Quincy (CA 39) Sails To Get U. S. Refugees
DEAD IN an internecine struggle. Bodies of victims of the bitter struggle between the red elements and the insurgents in Spain. This picture was made in the Plaza Cataluna, Barcelona, scene of sanguinary fighting. In the background may be seen the bodies of dead animals. | Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
Photo from The Washington Times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 31 July 1936, Image 2, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. |
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ATTEMPT MADE TO DESTROY U. S. WARSHIP
Nails driven into an electric cable by saboteurs caused one fire on the U. S. cruiser Indianapolis (CA 35), Capt. Charles A. Dunn of the Brooklyn navy yard said today, and other nails were discovered before further fires broke out on the warship while it was being overhauled here.
Capt. Dunn, industrial manager of the navy yard, revealed the fire caused by the sabotage broke out on Aug. 25 in an auxiliary cable. The fire was confined to
the cable and there was no damage to the ship itself, he said.
An inspection ordered by the navy yard brought the discovery of two more nails driven into the same cable where it entered a boiler room. Another nail had been driven into an obsolete cable "that under no conditions was to be used."
Officials here were intensely interested in the report from the Indianapolis because of repeated rumors and reports of attempted sabotage aboard the heavy cruiser Quincy (CA 39) during its construction and subsequent reports that attempts had been made to sabotage the Quincy's sistership, Vincennes
(CA 44) now under construction there.
| Image and text provided by University of California, Riverside; Riverside, CA.
Photo from Imperial Valley Press. [volume] (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 11 September 1936, Image 5, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. |
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Undated photo, probably pre-war in unknown location. |
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USS Quincy (CA 39) Photographed during the later 1930s.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph - NH 42259.
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USS Quincy (CA 39) Underway at sea, circa 1937.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph - NH 50314.
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This tobacco card was issued by John Player and Son's in
the U.K. in 1939 and came from a series entitled "Modern Naval Craft". |
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Cruisers on Good Will Tour
Headed by the flagship San Francisco (CA 38) (inset) under Rear Admiral H. E. Kimmel, three United States heavy cruisers will leave Guantanamo, Cuba, Saturday on a goodwill tour to leading South American ports. Accompanying the San Francisco will be the Cruisers Quincy (CA 39) and Tuscaloosa (CA 37). The boats will return to Bilbao, Canal Zone, on June 4. | Image and text provided by Montana Historical Society; Helena, MT.
Photo from The Hardin Tribune-Herald. [ [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 13 April 1939, Image 6, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. |
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USS Quincy (CA 39) View looking forward from her bridge, while
she was steaming through rough seas in the Strait of Magellan during
Cruiser Division Seven's South American Cruise, 14 May 1939. Courtesy
of the Naval Historical Foundation. Collection of Rear Admiral Paul
H. Bastedo.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph - NH 83592
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Cruiser Division Seven's South American Cruise, 1939 - View of USS
Quincy (CA 39)--at left--and USS Tuscaloosa
(CA 37) steaming in rough seas near the Strait of Magellan,
14 May 1939. Courtesy of the Naval Historical Foundation. Collection
of Rear Admiral Paul H. Bastedo.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph - NH 83591
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USS Quincy (CA 39) Underway on 1 May 1940, as seen from a Utility
Squadron One aircraft. Note identification markings on her turret tops:
longitudinal stripes on the forward turrets and a circle on the after
one.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical
Center - NH 97697
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"Goodwill" Cruiser Rushed to South America
Here is the 10,000-ton cruiser Quincy (CA 39), carrying two airplanes, which was dispatched with all possible speed to the east coast of South America on what was briefly announced by the Navy to be a goodwill cruise, Reliable reports declare the cruiser on a special mission of aiding several Latin-American coutries, if necessary, in meeting Nazi fifth column activities. | Image and text provided by Alaska State Library Historical Collections.
Photo from The Daily Alaska Empire. [volume] (Nome, Alaska) 1938-????, 17 June 1940, Image 6, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. |
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URUGUAY WELCOMES U. S. WARSHIP
The United States heavy cruiser Quincy (CA 39) as it arrived June 20 for a short stay which to informed Uruguayans symbolized the naval power which the United States is ready to use in defense of the Western Hemisphere against any possible threats from Europe.
Part of the large crowd which was on the dock to welcome the Quincy. | Image and text provided by Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
Photo from Evening Star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 29 June 1940, Image 5, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. |
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THEY ROLLED DOWN TO ‘RIO’
Four U. S. warships are shown in the harbor of Rio de Janeiro, during a friendly call. Right to left: Cruisers Wichita (CA 45), Quincy (CA 39) and destroyers Walke (DD 416) (foreground) and Wainwright (DD 419). Most visitors coming to Brazil pass through towered building, home of Brazil Touring club. | Image and text provided by Alaska State Library Historical Collections.
Photo from The Daily Alaska Empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 06 August 1940, Image 8, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. |
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USS Quincy (CA 39) in New York Harbor, 23 May 1942, following her last overhaul. In the left background is HMS Biter (British Escort
Aircraft Carrier, 1942). Note Quincy's Measure 12, Modified,
camouflage scheme.
Photograph from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National
Archives - 19-N-30732
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In New York Harbor, 23 May 1942, after her last overhaul. HMS Biter (British Escort Aircraft Carrier, 1942) is in the left background, partially hidden by Quincy's bow.
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View taken 29 May 1942, at New York Navy Yard, NY looking aft from bow. Numbers and arrows denote modifications. Note USS Juneau (CL 52) in background (l) & USS Marblehead (CL 12) in background (r).
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View taken at New York Navy Yard, NY, 29 May 1942, looking forward from fantail, on centerline. Note covered .50 cal AA/MG (L&R), 1.1" guns. USS Marblehead (CL 12) in left background. USS Juneau (CL 52) in background (right).
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USS Quincy (CA 39) - View on board, looking forward over the
boat deck from the secondary conn, while the ship was at the New York
Navy Yard after her last overhaul, 29 May 1942. Crude # "1" in white
circle (center) marks the location of the 5"/25 loading practice machine.
Other notable items include: boats and boat cradle in foreground; four
Curtiss SOC "Seagull" floatplanes atop the catapults; crated food piled
by the after smokestack; and USS Marblehead
(CL 12) at left.
Photograph from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National
Archives - 19-N-30725
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USS Quincy (CA 39) - View on board, looking aft on the port
side from alongside eight-inch gun turret # 1, while the ship was at
the New York Navy Yard on 29 May 1942. Numbers in white circles mark
recently installed items, including (# 1) splinter protection on the
pilothouse; (# 2) 20mm guns just forward of the pilothouse (largely
hidden behind the second 8" gun turret); and (# 3) 1.1" gun mountings
on the upper bridge wings. Other notable items include paravanes on
the superstructure side just forward of the second 8" gun turret and
the rangefinder "tub" atop the pilothouse. Many of these features were
still present when the ship's wreck was examined in August 1992.
Photograph from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National
Archives - 19-N-30726
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USS Quincy (CA 39) photographed from USS
Wasp (CV 7), at Noumea, New Caledonia, on the eve of the invasion
of Guadalcanal, 3 August 1942. She was sunk six days later, during the
Battle of Savo Island. Note Quincy's signal flags and Measure
12, Modified, camouflage scheme.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the U.S.
National Archives - 80-G-K-563
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USS President
Adams (AP 38) Photographed from USS
Wasp (CV 7), at Noumea, New Caledonia, 4 August 1942. She is
crowded with U.S. Marines, bound for the invasion of Guadalcanal. USS
Quincy (CA 39) is in the background. Note President Adams
liferafts, landing craft and climbing netting.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the U.S. National
Archives - 80-G-K-554
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USS Quincy (CA 39) fighting off Japanese air attack
at Guadalcanal, July 1942. From the collection of WO1 Myron G. Darst,
USN (Ret.).
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The U.S. Navy heavy cruiser USS Quincy (CA 39) photographed from a Japanese cruiser during the Battle of Savo Island, off Guadalcanal, 9 August 1942. Quincy, seen here burning and illuminated by Japanese searchlights, was sunk in this action.
The flames at the far left of the picture are probably from the USS Vincennes (CA 44), also on fire from gunfire and torpedo damage. |
Text courtesy of commons.wikimedia.org
Photo NH-50346 courtesy of history.navy.mil |
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Survivors Tell How 3 Cruisers Went Down Fighting
Sharks Pursue Fleeing Sailors
The furious night battle in which the heavy cruisers Vincennes (CA 44), Quincy (CA 39) and Astoria (CA 34) fired their last shots for the United States Navy was described today by two survivors from the Quincy and the Astoria. | Image and text provided by Central Michigan University, Clark Historical Library.
Photo from Detroit Evening Times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 13 October 1942, NIGHT EDITION, Image 2, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. |
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He Has Proof of Service in the Navy
Ex-Sailor Mead, 24, who was aboard the cruiser Quincy when it was sunk during the landing of American forces in the Solomons October, 1942 and who sometimes find it necessary to prove that he's no draft dodger..... |
Image and text provided by Central Michigan University, Clark Historical Library.
Photo from Detroit Evening Times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 06 May 1943, 8 STAR, Image 25, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. |
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Battle diagram showing ship movement during Battle of Savo Island on 9 August 1942.
Source: Preliminary Design Branch, Bureau of Ships Navy Department, War Loss/Damage Report No. 29. |
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Outboard profile diagram of USS Quincy (CA 39) showing gunfire and torpedo hits during Battle of Savo Island on 9 August 1942.
Source: Preliminary Design Branch, Bureau of Ships Navy Department, War Loss/Damage Report No. 29. |
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Wreck of USS Quincy (CA 39)
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Photo's taken by U.S. Navy's Super Scorpio (ROV) in 1992. USS Quincy was sunk in the Battle of Savo Island in 1942. Photos are of wreck of Quincy on Iron Bottom Sound (Savo Sound) in the Solomon Islands.
Source: National Geographic: The Lost Fleet of Guadalcanal (1993) courtesy of Nation Geographic
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Photo's taken by U.S. Navy's Super Scorpio (ROV) in 1992. USS Quincy was sunk in the Battle of Savo Island in 1942. Photos are of wreck of Quincy on Iron Bottom Sound (Savo Sound) in the Solomon Islands.
Source: National Geographic Society. |
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Photo's taken by U.S. Navy's Super Scorpio (ROV) in 1992. USS Quincy was sunk in the Battle of Savo Island in 1942. Photos are of wreck of Quincy on Iron Bottom Sound (Savo Sound) in the Solomon Islands.
Source: National Geographic Society. |
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Photo's taken by U.S. Navy's Super Scorpio (ROV) in 1992. USS Quincy was sunk in the Battle of Savo Island in 1942. Photos are of wreck of Quincy on Iron Bottom Sound (Savo Sound) in the Solomon Islands.
Source: National Geographic Society. |
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An officer’s towel that was given to my Grandfather, Arvel “Mutt” Treadaway, prior to the cruiser’s demise |
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