US heavy cruiser USS Quincy

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New Orleans-class cruiser heavy cruiser warship

The US heavy cruiser USS Quincy was an American warship of the New Orleans class that served in the early Pacific campaigns of World War II before being sunk during the Battle of Savo Island in 1942.

Aliases (1)

USS Quincy (CA-39) ×51

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	New Orleans-class cruiser → heavy cruiser → warship →
aircraftCarried	floatplanes →
armamentMain	9 × 8-inch/55 caliber guns →
armamentOther	anti-aircraft guns →
armamentSecondary	8 × 5-inch/25 caliber guns →
battleHonors	American Campaign Medal → American Defense Service Medal → Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal → World War II Victory Medal →
beam	61 feet 9 inches →
builder	Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation →
category	New Orleans-class cruisers of the United States Navy → Ships sunk by Japanese warships → World War II cruisers of the United States →
class	New Orleans-class cruiser →
commissionedOn	1936-06-09 →
conflict	World War II →
country	United States →
crewComplement	approximately 868 officers and enlisted →
decommissionedOn	1942-08-09 →
displacementFullLoad	approximately 12,463 long tons →
displacementStandard	approximately 9,950 long tons →
draft	19 feet 5 inches →
fate	sunk in battle →
homeport	various United States Navy bases →
hullNumber	CA-39 →
laidDownAt	Fore River Shipyard → Quincy, Massachusetts NERFINISHED →
laidDownOn	1933-11-15 →
launchedBy	Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation →
launchedOn	1935-06-19 →
length	588 feet →
maximumSpeed	32.7 knots →
namedAfter	Quincy, Massachusetts NERFINISHED →
notableEvent	lost with heavy casualties at Battle of Savo Island →
operator	United States Navy →
participatedIn	Guadalcanal campaign → early Pacific campaigns of World War II →
propulsion	8 boilers → geared turbines → steam turbines →
servedIn	Atlantic Fleet → Pacific Fleet →
sponsoredBy	Mabel Thayer Mahoney →
successorNameUsedBy	USS Quincy (CA-71) →
sunkDuring	Battle of Savo Island NERFINISHED →
sunkIn	Pacific Ocean →
sunkOn	1942-08-09 →
theater	Pacific Theater of World War II →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle of Savo Island →	notableShip