USS Quincy (CA-39)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Quincy.
USS Quincy (CL/CA-39) was a United States Navy New Orleans-class cruiser, sunk at the Battle of Savo Island in 1942.
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USS Quincy (CA-39) in New York harbour on 23 May 1942 | |
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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 |
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Class and type | New Orleans-class cruiser |
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Beam | 61 ft 10 in (18.85 m) |
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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 |
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Aircraft carried | 4 × floatplanes |
Aviation facilities | 2 × Amidship catapults |
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