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USS Quincy, circa late 1930sUSS Quincy (foreground) and USS Tuscaloosa (background) preparing to enter the Strait of Magellan from the Atlantic Ocean, 14 May 1939
USS Quincy, circa late 1930sUSS Quincy (foreground) and USS Tuscaloosa (background) preparing to enter the Strait of Magellan from the Atlantic Ocean, 14 May 1939
USS Quincy transiting the Strait of Magellan, Chile, 14 May 1939USS Quincy underway, 1 May 1940; photograph taken by an aircraft of US Navy Utility Squadron One
USS Quincy transiting the Strait of Magellan, Chile, 14 May 1939USS Quincy underway, 1 May 1940; photograph taken by an aircraft of US Navy Utility Squadron One
SB2U Vindicator scout bomber flying anti-submarine patrol over an American convoy en route for Capetown, South Africa, 27 Nov 1941; note cruisers Vincennes and QuincyUSS Quincy at New York Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York, United States, 23 May 1942; note her Measure 12 Modified camouflage scheme and British escort carrier HMS Biter in background
SB2U Vindicator scout bomber flying anti-submarine patrol over an American convoy en route for Capetown, South Africa, 27 Nov 1941; note cruisers Vincennes and QuincyUSS Quincy at New York Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York, United States, 23 May 1942; note her Measure 12 Modified camouflage scheme and British escort carrier HMS Biter in background
View forward from USS QuincyView of aboard USS Quincy from the port side of gun turret No. 1, looking aft, New York Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York, United States, 29 May 1942; 1 on the photograph marked the splinter protection on the pilothouse, 2 the 20-millimeter guns, and 3 the 1.1-inch guns
View forward from USS Quincy's second conning tower, while she was at the New York Navy Yard, United States, for her last overhaul, 29 May 1942; note SOC Seagull floatplanes onboardView of aboard USS Quincy from the port side of gun turret No. 1, looking aft, New York Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York, United States, 29 May 1942; 1 on the photograph marked the splinter protection on the pilothouse, 2 the 20-millimeter guns, and 3 the 1.1-inch guns
USS Quincy with Measure 12 (Modified) camouflage scheme at Noumea, New Caledonia, 3 Aug 1942, photo taken from carrier USS WaspUSS President Adams (foreground) and USS Quincy (background), Nouméa Harbor, New Caledonia, 4 Aug 1942; note many Marines aboard USS President Adams
USS Quincy with Measure 12 (Modified) camouflage scheme at Noumea, New Caledonia, 3 Aug 1942, photo taken from carrier USS WaspUSS President Adams (foreground) and USS Quincy (background), Nouméa Harbor, New Caledonia, 4 Aug 1942; note many Marines aboard USS President Adams
Quincy illuminated by Japanese searchlights during Battle of Savo Island, 9 Aug 1942
Quincy illuminated by Japanese searchlights during Battle of Savo Island, 9 Aug 1942
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