As nearly as can be determined, this occurred between 0235 and 0240. The structural damage, though severe, was not of a serious nature except in the cases of the penetrative hit into No. DANFS - Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Permitting Policy and Resource Management, The 9/11 Terrorist Attacks: 20 Years Later, "Ex Scientia Tridens": The U.S. USS Astoria CA-34, lost August 9, 1942 in Battle of Savo Island (NHHC, click to enlarge): return to US Navy Casualties, WW2 or to World War 2 In ASTORIA action, it is interesting to note the effect of 8" A.P. This torpedo hit probably resulted in the flooding of all of the magazines on the second platform deck between frames 30 and 45 and the crew's spaces on the first platform between frames 30 and 40. Letters from a Sailor, My Uncle Ted just celebrated his 83rd birthday (11-9-2013), was on the USS Quincy for 2-1/2 yrs, remembers Lt Kenneth Farmer,Woodrow Kirk, Ira Jay Hopkins Jr, Roger Miller, Roger Dudley. One 8" projectile passed through the. With respect to improvement and augmentation of fire fighting facilities, the Bureau inaugurated and is executing an extensive program on both existing vessels and new construction. 16. A fire was started which eventually led to this ammunition exploding. [4], Prior to the Marine assault on Guadalcanal on 7 August, Quincy destroyed several Japanese installations and an oil depot during her bombardment of Lunga Point. In new construction the foremast and mainmast are designed to carry the weight of the radar antennas without the use of forestays and backstays. This projectile, which is boat-tailed, has three copper rotating bands and is 4.3 inches long. From 0200 to 0206 ASTORIA was under an extremely heavy concentration of fire. The times and even the sequence of events differ to such an extent in the various reports that it has been impossible to construct an account in which all the details agree with the basic elements. 28. At 0215, when the enemy ceased firing, the ship was out of control, all main and secondary guns out of action, and all firerooms out of commission. All Rights Reserved. After Japan's capitulation in August,Quincysupported occupation efforts. The Commanding Officer reported that a torpedo struck in way of this compartment. Most of these hits, probably 5", detonated in the above spaces starting large fires which were never brought under control, partially because existing fire fighting facilities had been destroyed and partially because such facilities were inadequate. Later, the Commanding Officer ASTORIA estimated this enemy force to be composed of at least three (probably four) heavy cruisers of NACHI class and about four destroyers. 1. She then steamed to Malta via the Straits of Messina. [4], After overhaul at Norfolk until 4 May 1940, Quincy again visited Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina, returning to Norfolk on 22 September. 3, although not hit, was unable to fire due to the fire and smoke from the forward superstructure, turret II and the well deck. 4 firerooms were, of course, completely flooded as a result of the torpedo explosion. QUINCY transferred 19 August to TG 86.4, and until the 24th engaged the heavy batteries at Toulon, St. Mandrier, and Cape Sicie. 1 fireroom and wrecked it. She returned to Ulithi with units of the task force 30 April. This area was finally abandoned due to intense heat and smoke. This area also received an unknown number of hits. Numerous 8", 5" and 25mm hits were received by each ship; the exact number is unknown. The forestay had been cut by a hit (No. General Dwight D. Eisenhower, Supreme Commander, Allied Expeditionary Force, accompanied by Rear Admiral Alan G. Kirk, inspected the ships company in Belfast Lough 15 May 1944. Two days later, she departed Ulithi and joined Rear Admiral Wiltse's Cruiser Division 10, in Vice Admiral Mitscher's Fast Carrier Task Force. The seriousness of the hits lay in the fires which they started. 1 boiler room. U.S.S. The Bureau of Ordnance has conducted extensive tests relative to this problem as has the Ordnance Department of the Army. This general area, as on the other two ships, was hit early in the action. At 0208 course was changed to the left and the stern was again brought through the enemy's fire. For three days the group provided fire support on the left flank of the 3rd U.S. Army. On 6 December 1952, a change-of-command ceremony was held aboard while visiting Naples, Italy, during which Captain Taylor relieved Captain Chappell as commanding officer of the QUINCY. The casualties in this area were very great. 19) in the space immediately above. Grandpa is now 84 and living with his wife of 64 yrs Mary in southern CA. Early in the action, two hits (No. Those inflammable materials which are classed essential should be stowed below in compartments well forward and below the waterline and which are provided with a CO2 smothering system. The slow degree of flooding which was reported was more apt to have been the result of a projectile hit below the water line. 2 or more in navigator's stateroom (Hits Nos. Undoubtedly, there were many other hits in these and other spaces which were not reported. Naval records from World War II. At least two fire mains, well separated from each other, should be run the entire length of the ship and installed in such a manner that they may be operated singly or jointly.". Various other hits were received in the control stations located on the foremast. projectiles, that is, of a type with an unusually light case as compared with 5" A.A. common. 3) in the barbette in way of the shell deck. The fact that these projectiles usually detonated upon contact or just after penetrating the skin indicates that quite probably they were 5" H.E. Sent to Japan in 1945 and into Tokyo bay, Pearl harbor. 10). The paint in this space had not been removed. The 5" H.E., which usually penetrated the light plating and then exploded, caused a moderate amount of structural damage. [4], Quincy sailed for San Diego on 5 June via the Panama Canal and arrived on 19 June. He unfortunately passed away in 2005 in San Diego, CA. All Rights Reserved. (e) "It is recommended that the forestay, and if possible, the afterstay be removed whenever practicable from QUINCY class CAs to prevent the fouling of topside directors.". Quincy's wreck was discovered and explored by Robert Ballard and his crew in July and August 1992. 58, Summary of War Damage to U. S. Battleships, Carriers, Cruisers and Destroyers 17 October, 1941 to 7 December, 1942, USS Birmingham CL62 War Damage Report No. 39. 3 fireroom; however, the destruction of the blowers by Hits Nos. SAN FRANCISCO received two 14" projectile hits on the barbette of No. Register and add yourself to the Crew List of the USS Quincy (CA 71). 47, USS Enterprise CV6 War History 1941 - 1945, USS Franklin CV-13 War Damage Report No. If you contact a Shipmate through HullNumber, your email address is not displayed in the message to your Shipmate. The President and his party returned to Quincy on 12 February, following the Yalta Conference with Soviet leader Josef Stalin and Churchill, and the next day received King Farouk of Egypt and Haile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia. Quincy was authorized on 17 June 1940; laid down by the Bethlehem Steel Company, Shipbuilding Division, Quincy, Massachusetts as St. Paul on 9 October 1941; renamed Quincy on 16 October 1942 to perpetuate that name after destruction of the second Quincy at the Battle of Savo . In honor of the meeting between Saudi's King Abdul Aziz and Franklin D. Roosevelt aboard Quincy, the official residence of the American ambassador to Saudi Arabia is named Quincy House, and is located on the Diplomatic Quarter in Riyadh. 9) QUINCY (CA-71) Crew Photos. After shakedown cruise in the Gulf of Paria, between Trinidad and Venezuela, the new cruiser was assigned 27 March 1944 to Task Force 22 and trained in Casco Bay, Maine until she steamed to Belfast, Northern Ireland with TG 27.10, arriving 14 May and reporting to Commander, 12th Fleet for duty. At this time, while still under heavy fire from the enemy, the ship began to list appreciably to port. Turret No. 344825 entries available online. II turret. 29, Battle of Savo Island Battle of Savo Island Allied and Japanese Orders of Battle Vignette: Lieutenant. During the period 6 through 17 June, in conjunction with shore fire control parties and aircraft spotters, QUINCY conducted highly accurate pinpoint firing against enemy mobile batteries and concentrations of tanks, trucks, and troops. 2, although not hit, was out of action because of the explosion and fire in turret II and the fire in forward 20mm clipping room. The Commanding Officer of ASTORIA produced a diagram of the battle which is the basis of most of the times stated in this report as well as the basis of Plate I. All three of these turrets undoubtedly suffered other minor caliber hits which did not penetrate. QUINCY joined the Support Force, 23 August; and four days later, helped occupy Sagami Wan, Japan, and entered Tokyo Bay 1 September. The Commanding Officer or the Senior Surviving Officer in all three of these ships strongly recommended the removal of aircraft from cruisers. This brought the stern of ASTORIA through the enemy's line of fire resulting in hits on the starboard side from the foremast aft. Heavy clouds surrounded Savo Island and the Guadalcanal area. No hits were received in No. 75. There were light breezes from the southwest with a ceiling of about 1500 ft. Numerous hits on the main and second deck amidships started fires which soon resulted in the ship becoming a blazing inferno from turret II to the after bulkhead of the hangar. Rear Admiral Wiltse transferred his flag 17 September to Vicksburg (CL-86), and 20 September, Quincy joined the 5th Fleet as a unit of the Eastern Japan Force, TF 53, basing in Tokyo Bay. Robert E. Powers aka Rep is my grandfather and was on the USS QUINCY CA-71 during the Korean War as a Radar man 2nd class. Over 1000 men were killed or lost at sea. After training in the Pearl Harbor area, she steamed for Ulithi via Eniwetok, joining the 5th Fleet there 11 April. The Commanding Officer then gave orders to abandon ship. This space was flooded to the floor plates in a period of seven minutes. After a shakedown cruise in the Gulf of Paria, between Trinidad and Venezuela, the new heavy cruiser was assigned, 27 March 1944, to Task Force 22 and trained in Casco Bay, Maine, until she steamed to Belfast, Northern Ireland, with TG 27.10, arriving 14 May and reporting to Commander, 12th Fleet for duty. Two attempts were made, the latter successful. In regard to the incident discussed on ASTORIA in paragraph 25, it appears probable that the 5"/25 caliber ammunition charges were ignited by direct impact of the 8" projectile. 7. This reduced the intensity of the fires, but not. (c) Senior Surviving Officer, QUINCY ltr. The Senior Surviving Officer, in reference (c), reported that "in the vicinity of these hits small granular particles of incendiary material were noted. The next Japanese 8" salvo hit amidships setting afire the boats on the boat deck and the three planes in the hangar. In addition to this, as a standby in the event of the loss of all steam, one 1,000-gallon-per-minute diesel driven fire pump forward of the machinery spaces is being installed in existing heavy cruisers. The crew was about to abandon ship when all at once the enemy extinguished searchlights and ceased firing. The fireroom started to fill with smoke and the feed lines were leaking at all flanges. 4. President Roosevelt received Ibn Saud, King of Saudi Arabia, 14 February. Ted: clerk, wrote out paychecks, Skipper during Quincy's final cruise in the Pacific, Korean War, 1953-4. She got underway for the Pacific on 12 April to join CruDiv 7, transited the Panama Canal from 2327 April and arrived at Pearl Harbor on 10 May. Before dawn on 14 May the cruiser splashed a Japanese plane. It is based on the lessons learned from this and other actions. 11). projectiles and bombardment projectiles against naval targets. 5 exploded. This projectile probably detonated in the gun chamber where exposed projectiles were, in turn, detonated and powder was set on fire. One of these generators is installed forward on the second deck and one aft. Both smoke stacks were reported riddled by fragments and minor caliber hits. 61, USS Northampton CA26 War Damage Report No. Add yours! This recommendation has been approved by the Bureau. 90. 21) was received in the signal shack which demolished all confidential publications and started a fire in the flag bags. At least two (Nos. Looking for US Navy memorabilia? From then until 0200 the enemy was hitting with large and small caliber projectiles with increasing rapidity. Registration and communicating with shipmates at Hullnumber.com is FREE FOREVER. 7) which penetrated without exploding. This storeroom will carry paint, grease, alcohol and lubricating oil. 69. Of the Baltimore class she had the second shortest active career (Fall River was in service just .mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}2+12 years), and was in active service for only 5+12 years. It will be placed about ten feet forward of the present mast and will be designed to carry radar antennas. Registration and communicating with shipmates at Hullnumber.com is FREE FOREVER. Would like to hear from fellow crew mates! The fire in the cane fenders was very intense and could not be extinguished. The spotter was unable to clear this. AR-6 Crew Roster . Life rafts and life nets and other floatable objects were thrown overboard, and the senior surviving officers present directed personnel to abandon ship. Decommissioned in 1946, the ship was placed in reserve at Bremerton, Wash. After the outbreak of the Korean War, the QUINCY was recommissioned in January 1952. 26. 2) and had caught around the radio antenna and the right end of the spotting glass. We ask that you enter only enough information about yourself that your shipmates can recall you. A hit (No. 31. She supported carriers in strikes in the Tokyo Plains area, Honshu, Hokkaido, and Shikoku. The mainmast is in the process of being redesigned. The ship listed about 15 to port. The hangar curtain had been previously removed because of blast damage received during the bombardment the preceding day. 52, 53 and 54) and fires were started in this compartment. 45) entered the forward mess hall but did not explode. Battle II was struck at least once (Hit No. 55, 56 and 57). Quincy transferred 19 August to TG 86.4, and until the 24th, engaged the heavy batteries at Toulon, St. Mandrier, and Cape Sicie. Within a few minutes, Quincy was caught in a crossfire between Aoba, Furutaka, and Tenry, and was hit heavily and set afire. HullNumber.com's mission is to provide a means for shipmates to keep in touch with one another. She remained at Boston for the installation of new equipment through 31 October, when she got underway for training in Casco Bay. After a fourteen day Atlantic crossing, the ship arrived at Greenock, Scotland. The hit forward was believed to have exploded forward of the I.C. They were still able to fire in local control. Damage to QUINCY and VINCENNES was so extensive that loss of the vessels was inevitable. Steps shall be taken accordingly to insure that the report will be seen by those persons responsible for design, construction and repair of naval vessels, as well as for their operation, but by no others. US Navy Crew List - Reunite with old Navy Buddies - 344743 entries available online. 7 December 1941, and stricken from the Navy List, 1 December 1942. Following fitting out and readiness training, she served in the screen of the Fast Carrier Task groups ranging off the coastline of Korea from 25 July 1953 to 1 December 1953. Turrets I and II were trained around to starboard and brought to bear upon the enemy. Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945 CA-39 USS Quincy. 17) on the machine gun platform passed through the 1.1" clipping room setting the ammunition located there on fire. 42 set films in the movie lockers on fire. 46). Following a presidential conference with the American ambassadors to Great Britain, France, and Italy, the cruiser steamed for the United States, arriving Newport News, Va. 27 February. Two hits (Nos. She steamed westward the afternoon of 24 August to support minesweepers clearing the channel to Port de Bone in the Marseilles area. About 0200 ASTORIA had to turn right to clear QUINCY's line of fire. 15 December 1943, Capt. Naval Drydock, South Boston Mass. CA-71 General Specifications. Registration and communicating with shipmates at Hullnumber.com is FREE FOREVER. USS QUINCY was the fourth BALTIMORE - class heavy cruiser and the third ship in the Navy to bear the name. The plane. She returned to Ulithi with units of the task force 30 April. 0 users currently logged in and 68 visitors active. A minute later the first enemy salvo struck, hitting the bridge, the carpenter shop, the hangar, battle II and the antenna trunk. These minor caliber hits are estimated to have come from the 25mm batteries on the enemy vessels. Nearly all of the fire main risers were cut by either direct hits or fragments. The material damage was restricted to the superstructure surfaces above the gun deck and in the hangar. 4 firerooms and the other in way of the I.C. Undoubtedly, as in QUINCY, there were many other hits in these and surrounding spaces which were not reported. Survivors from the forward part of the ship collected on the forecastle with the Commanding Officer in charge. He died in 1992. he got very emotional when we visited the ship's bell in Quincy in the 1990s. 86. projectile inside a ship have few if any equals in setting fires within confined spaces. Baxter was participating in the 25th reunion of former crew members since the USS Salem Asslociaion formed in the late 1980s. The heavy cruiser sailed for Mers-el Kebir, North Africa, on 4 July, arriving there 10 July. VINCENNES received 57 known hits as well as one torpedo hit (possibly two) on the port side in way of the forward magazine group. 67. On Plate V these are Hits Nos. Fragments in this case entered into the turret officer's booth, wounding the turret officer. In 1995, to commemorate 50 years since the meeting occurred, thenU.S. Between 27 July and 13 August, the cruiser participated in training exercises at Malta and Camarota, Italy. USS Quincy honors the past crews of the ships that bore this name, the people/Veterans from communities named Quincy and President John Quincy Adams. [4], Quincy returned on 25 January 1942 to Icelandic waters on convoy duty with TF 15 and made a patrol in the Denmark Straits from 811 March. USS Nevada (BB-36), the third United States Navy ship to be named after the 36th state, was the lead ship of the two Nevada-class battleships.Launched in 1914, Nevada was a leap forward in dreadnought technology; four of her new features would be included on almost every subsequent US battleship: triple gun turrets, oil in place of coal for fuel, geared steam turbines for greater range, and . E. Notes and Recommendations by Commanding Officers. QUINCY (CA-71) at HullNumber.com - Specs & Deployments - Crew Roster - Photos - NEW -> ALL HANDS - Internet Links - Reunion Info Add Your Name to the CA-71 Crew Roster HullNumber.com's mission is to provide a means for shipmates to keep in touch with one another. Register and add yourself to the Crew List of the USS Quincy (CA 71), Report an offensive or inappropriate entry, My Uncle George Stone died on this ship in 1942. On the afternoon of 13 August, in company with four British cruisers, one French cruiser, and four American destroyers, Quincy departed Malta for the landings on the southern coast of France, arriving Baie de Cavalaire 15 August. The heat from this fire forced the crew to abandon the after engine room. ASTORIA ltr. After fitting out at Boston for a Presidential cruise, Quincy steamed for Hampton Roads, Virginia, 16 November. paint locker and started a small fire. This fire was not extinguished. Click here for a larger version of this plate. Fires could not be controlled because of the initial lack of certain facilities, the destruction of some facilities initially available, and the fact that certain others were inoperable because of the lack of power. Casualties: U.S. Navy and Coast Guard Vessels, Sunk or Damaged Beyond Repair during World War II, 7 December 1941-1 October 1945. This hole must have come from the detonation of the 5"/25 caliber projectiles. USS SPRINGFIELD (CL 66) was laid down on 13 February 1943 by Bethlehem Steel Co. at its Fore River yard, Quincy, Mass. About 0209, No. The museum welcome visitors for tours on seasonal weekends. 13. As a result of these explosions the hull must have been ruptured, as a port list gradually developed. 22. Quincy continued to support carrier aircraft strikes against Okinawa, Tokuno Shima, Kikai Jima, Amami Gunto, and Asumi Gunto until the force returned to base 13 June. For her actions on the date of her loss, USS Quincy received her first and final Battle Star for World War Two service. Help| USS Quincy departed Malta 6 February 1945, and arrived at the Great Bitter Lake in the Suez Canal two days later, after calling at Ismalia, Egypt. Lab tech served under Drs. It then struck the fire control tube cutting the cables and setting them on fire. [4], Coordinates: .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}9432S 1595830E / 9.07556S 159.97500E / -9.07556; 159.97500, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, "US Cruisers List: Light/Heavy/Antiaircraft Cruisers, Part 1", "National Geographic: The Lost Fleet of Guadalcanal (1993)", Ensign John M Villepigue lost with the USS Quincy, "US NAVY casualties killed and died, UBITE to VYDFOL, World War 2", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=USS_Quincy_(CA-39)&oldid=1093504830, 8 5in (130mm)/25 caliber anti-aircraft guns, 2 3-pounder 47mm (1.9in) saluting guns, This page was last edited on 17 June 2022, at 01:36. In company with units of TF 58, QUINCY departed Ulithi 9 May for the area east of Kyushu, arriving 12 May for carrier strikes against Amami Gunto and Kyushu. Cincpac directed, however, that Commanding Officers, at their own discretion, have the planes flown off or dropped overboard if action appears imminent. It is not possible for any lightly protected vessel to absorb such punishment and survive. 27. She was the third ship to carry the name. QUINCY entered the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Va., for post-shakedown repairs until 26 August. Quincy's captain ordered his cruiser to charge towards the eastern Japanese column, but as she turned to do so Quincy was hit by two torpedoes from Tenry, causing severe damage. Eight-inch A.P. No. At the same time, Rear Admiral James H. Thach, Jr., Commander Cruiser Division Six, shifted his flag from USS MACON (CA 132) to QUINCY and he and his new flagship steamed out of Norfolk bound for Europe. In mid-July, she used her own eight-inch guns to bombard an iron plant at Kamaishi, Japan. 91. 2 mess hall were hit repeatedly, apparently the same hits mentioned in the preceding paragraph. President Roosevelt and his party embarked in QUINCY 23 January 1945 at Newport News, Va. for passage to Malta, arriving 2 February. Home; About HullNumber; Before you Register; Tell a Shipmate . 54. HullNumber.com does not retain your payment information if you make a purchase. The five airplanes on each ship except QUINCY had been drained of all gasoline. Besides the damage suffered by gunfire, it appears as though one torpedo (possibly two) struck the port side of VINCENNES. 2 fireroom was never hit; however, a heavy explosion was felt forward which probably came from the torpedo explosion forward. the list increased rapidly and it appeared that there was no possibility of saving the ship. Just as the collision was averted, steering control was lost on the bridge and transferred to central station. 3 fireroom. As a result, QUINCY was without fire power about eight minutes after contact with the enemy. USS QUINCY (CA 39) History View This Vessels DANFS History Entry on the U.S. Navy Historical Center website. 20) penetrated the second deck amidships (90 lb. 70. 20. 40. This led to the gradual flooding of this fireroom. 58. Nineteen of the twenty-one primary targets assigned the task force were successfully neutralized or destroyed, thus enabling Army troops to occupy the city that day. 42. 14. The after mess hall was hit at least once (Hit No. This projectile apparently struck the box and then ranged upward and overboard. 8) was received on top of the turret but did not penetrate. This is based on reference (a) which reported that there was a very large hole in the upper deck near the ready-service box. this is my daddy's information. At that instant the Captain straightened up and fell back, apparently dead, without having uttered any sound other than a moan."[5]. and 5" H.E. The cruisers of this task group, in a column led by VINCENNES, were patrolling the perimeter of a square five miles on a side in the area between Savo and Florida Islands. No. Fragments from the hit also severed steering leads which resulted in the loss of steering control. Before dawn on 14 May, the cruiser splashed a Japanese plane. 34 and 42) early in the action started fires in the cane fender stowage and the movie locker. According to reference (d), this was accomplished a few minutes after the torpedo hit in way of No. Numerous 5" hits were received by the blowers leading into the fireroom. Crew's spaces on the first platform deck immediately above the compartments mentioned in the preceding sentence were flooded. Men manning the secondary battery and antiaircraft stations on the foremast suffered especially heavy casualties due to fragments from 5" projectiles. 35 and 39) passed through the laundry and detonated in the uptakes. It is definitely known that guns No. 89. Back to 1st page. About 0250 VINCENNES capsized to port and went down by the head in 500 fathoms of water. It was obvious that the ship was going to sink. 23), cutting off the cartridge case bases and causing them to burn like "Roman Candles". For three days the group provided fire support on the left flank of the U.S. 7th Army. QUINCY continued to support carrier aircraft strikes against Okinawa, Tokuno Shima, Kikai Jima, Amami Gunto, and Asumi Gunto until the force returned to base 13 June. 3 mount put No. room and central station as the last message from central station indicated that this space was filling rapidly with water. In ASTORIA the initial heel was caused by the flooding of port side compartments due to the explosion of the 5" magazine. 4 and No. The cruisers of this task group, in a column led by VINCENNES,. 61. After another set of fleet exercises, QUINCY arrived at Marseille, France on 20 December. Please keep in mind that this list does only include records of people who submitted their information for publication on this website. 52, [USS] Joseph Hewes APA22 War Damage Report No. This reel was located near No. The stay at home was short and the ship was called to duty to serve in the 7th Fleet in support of United Nations Forces in Korea. Fires (particularly the one in the wardroom country) were the direct cause of the loss of ASTORIA. AP37/A16-3/(00500) dated 29 Aug. 1942 (War Action Report). Topside exposed personnel received the greatest number. S93/S88/S29/S3-1, Serial (01324A) dated Sept. 26, 1942 - (Type directive for improvement of offensive qualities of cruisers). Search for a command's Crew List| We ask that you enter only enough information about yourself that your shipmates can recall you. 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