Navy | The US Navy |
Type | Heavy cruiser |
Class | Baltimore |
Pennant | CA 71 |
Built by | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp. (Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | 1 Jul 1940 |
Laid down | 9 Oct 1941 |
Launched | 23 Jun 1943 |
Commissioned | 15 Dec 1943 |
End service | 2 Jul 1954 |
History | Laid down as St Paul, renamed Quincy on 16 Oct, 1942 to perpetuate the name after the loss of the USS Quincy at Savo Island on 9 August 1942. USS Quincy was the first warship to open fire on the shore during the Normandy landings. Decommissioned 19 October 1946. |
Commands listed for USS Quincy (ii) (CA 71)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | Capt. Elliott Marchant Senn, USN | 15 Dec 1943 | 14 Jun 1945 |
2 | T/Capt. John Augustine Waters, Jr., USN | 14 Jun 1945 | 13 Apr 1946 |
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