USS Quincy (CA-71)

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USS Quincy (CA-71) was a Baltimore-class heavy cruiser of the United States Navy that served during World War II, including in the Pacific Theater.

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USS Quincy (CA-71) canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Baltimore-class heavy cruiser ⓘ
United States Navy cruiser ⓘ
World War II warship ⓘ
armament 12 × 5-inch/38 caliber guns ⓘ
20 mm anti-aircraft guns ⓘ
40 mm anti-aircraft guns ⓘ
9 × 8-inch/55 caliber guns ⓘ
battleHonors World War II battle stars ⓘ
beam 70 feet 10 inches ⓘ
builder Bethlehem Steel Company ⓘ
category Baltimore-class cruisers ⓘ
Ships built in Quincy, Massachusetts ⓘ
World War II cruisers of the United States ⓘ
class Baltimore class ⓘ
commissioned 15 December 1943 ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
crewComplement approximately 1,200 officers and enlisted ⓘ
decommissioned 2 July 1954 ⓘ
displacement approximately 13,600 tons standard ⓘ
draft 24 feet ⓘ
fate sold for scrap ⓘ
homeport various U.S. East Coast ports ⓘ
hullNumber CA-71 ⓘ
laidDown 9 October 1941 ⓘ
launched 23 June 1943 ⓘ
length 673 feet ⓘ
maximumSpeed about 33 knots ⓘ
namedAfter city of Quincy, Massachusetts ⓘ
navalRegistry U.S. Naval Vessel Register ⓘ
notableEvent hosted President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1945 ⓘ
served as flagship for U.S. naval forces during Yalta Conference transit ⓘ
site of 1945 meeting between Franklin D. Roosevelt and King Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia ⓘ
operator United States Navy ⓘ
participatedIn Battle of Okinawa ⓘ
Invasion of Southern France ⓘ
linked to: Operation Dragoon

Normandy landings ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Normandy

Operation Dragoon ⓘ
Operation Overlord ⓘ
propulsion four shafts ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ
serviceEntryEra World War II era ⓘ
shipType heavy cruiser ⓘ
shipyard Fore River Shipyard ⓘ
sponsor Mrs. Henry S. Morgan ⓘ
stricken 1 October 1973 ⓘ
successorNameReuse name Quincy reused from earlier cruisers ⓘ
theaterOfOperations Atlantic Theater of World War II ⓘ
Pacific Theater of World War II ⓘ

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