USS Quincy (CA-39)

	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
Sponsored by	Mrs. Henry S. Morgan
Commissioned	9 June 1936
Identification	Hull symbol: CA-39
Honors and; awards	1 × battle stars
Fate	Sunk, Battle of Savo Island 9 August 1942
General characteristics (as built)
Class and type	New Orleans-class cruiser
Displacement	10,136 long tons (10,299 t) (standard); 12,463 long tons (12,663 t) (loaded);
Length	588 ft (179 m) oa; 575 ft (175.3 m) pp;
Beam	61 ft 10 in (18.85 m)
Draft	19 ft 6 in (5.94 m) (mean); 23 ft 6 in (7.16 m) (max);
Installed power	8 × Babcock & Wilcox boilers; 107,000 shp (80,000 kW);
Propulsion	4 × Parsons reduction steam turbines; 4 × screws;
Speed	32.7 kn (37.6 mph; 60.6 km/h)
Range	10,000 nmi (12,000 mi; 19,000 km) at 15 kn (17 mph; 28 km/h)
Capacity	Fuel oil: 1,650 tons
Complement	103 officers 763 enlisted
Armament	9 × 8 inches (203 mm)/55 caliber guns (3x3); 8 × 5 in (127 mm)/25 caliber anti-aircraft guns; 2 × 3-pounder 47 mm (1.9 in) saluting guns; 8 × caliber 0.50 in (12.7 mm) machine guns;
Armor	Belt: 3–5 in (76–127 mm); Deck: 1+1⁄4–2+1⁄4 in (32–57 mm); Barbettes: 5 in (130 mm); Turrets: 1+1⁄2–8 in (38–203 mm); Conning Tower: 5 in (130 mm);
Aircraft carried	4 × floatplanes
Aviation facilities	2 × Amidship catapults
General characteristics (1942)
Armament	9 × 8 in (200 mm)/55 caliber guns (3x3); 8 × 5 in (130 mm)/25 caliber anti-aircraft guns; 2 × 3-pounder 47 mm (1.9 in) saluting guns; 12 × single 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon anti-aircraft cannons; 4 × quad 1.1 in (28 mm)/75 caliber anti-aircraft guns;

USS Quincy (CL/CA-39) was a United States Navy New Orleans-class cruiser, sunk at the Battle of Savo Island in 1942.

^ "Ships' Data, U. S. Naval Vessels". US Naval Department. 1 July 1935. pp. 16–23, 338. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
^ Rickard, J (19 December 2014). "USS Quincy (CA-39)". Historyofwar.org. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
^ "US Cruisers List: Light/Heavy/Antiaircraft Cruisers, Part 1". Hazegray.org. 22 January 2000. Retrieved 8 October 2015.

[ships-1] "Ships' Data, U. S. Naval Vessels". US Naval Department. 1 July 1935. pp. 16–23, 338. Retrieved 8 October 2015.

[history-2] Rickard, J (19 December 2014). "USS Quincy (CA-39)". Historyofwar.org. Retrieved 8 October 2015.

[haze-3] "US Cruisers List: Light/Heavy/Antiaircraft Cruisers, Part 1". Hazegray.org. 22 January 2000. Retrieved 8 October 2015.

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History
USS Quincy (CA-39) in New York harbour on 23 May 1942
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
Sponsored by	Mrs. Henry S. Morgan
Commissioned	9 June 1936
Identification	Hull symbol: CA-39
Honors and awards	1 × battle stars
Fate	Sunk, Battle of Savo Island 9 August 1942
General characteristics (as built)^[1]
Class and type	New Orleans-class cruiser
Displacement	10,136 long tons (10,299 t) (standard) 12,463 long tons (12,663 t) (loaded)
Length	588 ft (179 m) oa 575 ft (175.3 m) pp
Beam	61 ft 10 in (18.85 m)
Draft	19 ft 6 in (5.94 m) (mean) 23 ft 6 in (7.16 m) (max)
Installed power	8 × Babcock & Wilcox boilers 107,000 shp (80,000 kW)
Propulsion	4 × Parsons reduction steam turbines 4 × screws
Speed	32.7 kn (37.6 mph; 60.6 km/h)
Range	10,000 nmi (12,000 mi; 19,000 km) at 15 kn (17 mph; 28 km/h)
Capacity	Fuel oil: 1,650 tons
Complement	103 officers 763 enlisted
Armament	9 × 8 inches (203 mm)/55 caliber guns (3x3) 8 × 5 in (127 mm)/25 caliber anti-aircraft guns 2 × 3-pounder 47 mm (1.9 in) saluting guns 8 × caliber 0.50 in (12.7 mm) machine guns
Armor	Belt: 3–5 in (76–127 mm) Deck: 1+1⁄4–2+1⁄4 in (32–57 mm) Barbettes: 5 in (130 mm) Turrets: 1+1⁄2–8 in (38–203 mm) Conning Tower: 5 in (130 mm)
Aircraft carried	4 × floatplanes
Aviation facilities	2 × Amidship catapults
General characteristics (1942)^[2]^[3]
Armament	9 × 8 in (200 mm)/55 caliber guns (3x3) 8 × 5 in (130 mm)/25 caliber anti-aircraft guns 2 × 3-pounder 47 mm (1.9 in) saluting guns 12 × single 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon anti-aircraft cannons 4 × quad 1.1 in (28 mm)/75 caliber anti-aircraft guns