USS Quincy (CA-71)

USS Quincy underway, 1952–1954
History
United States
NameQuincy
NamesakeCity of Quincy, Massachusetts
Ordered17 June 1940
BuilderFore River Shipyard
Laid down9 October 1941
Launched23 June 1943
Sponsored byMrs. Henry S. Morgan
Commissioned15 December 1943
Decommissioned2 July 1954
Stricken1 October 1973
Identification
Honors &
awards		See Awards
FateScrapped, 1974
General characteristics
Class & typeBaltimore-class heavy cruiser
Displacement13,600 long tons (13,818 t)
Length673 ft 5 in (205.26 m)
Beam70 ft 10 in (21.59 m)
Draft20 ft 6 in (6.25 m)
Speed33 kn (61 km/h; 38 mph)
Complement1,142 officers and enlisted
Armament
Aircraft carried4 × OS2U Kingfisher
Aviation facilities
  • Stern hangar for 4 aircraft(wings folded)
  • 2 × catapults

USS Quincy (CA-71) was a heavy cruiser of the Baltimore-class of the United States Navy. She was the third ship to carry the name.

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