gratitude and thanks to folks like Ballard, Paul Allen et al..and content providers such as you Sky, for their intrepid efforts to rediscover and honor these great ships from a horrific war...hoping that the memory of these brave souls and their efforts never be forgotten..
Her crew fought her as best as they could under the circumstances. They gave it all they had-witness the barrel explosions in Turrets 1 & 2. Rest easy QUINCY-we have the watch.
It is my understanding that some lowlife scum has been salvaging these ships for their metal even though they are designated as war graves. Some cultures have absolutely NO morals of any kind!!
The "not sure what that is" is probably a steel fender to protect the screws when the ship approaches a pier. The "opening of some sort" is a closed chock through which a line is passed to make a ship fast to a mooring.
Seems all us cruisers loose there bows any way the damage to the stern looks like she landed on it when she hit the bottom. Braking her back at the aft barbet/ end of the citadel bulkhead. The fact she still looks like a war ship is crazy. Most steal war ships are in multiple chunks with there decks all collapsed and spilled out all over the sea bed quincy is upright with all her guns and superstructure, minus her bow
Agreed. And the one previous is just forward of the starboard catapult, where there's a curved break in the deck line. You can see the rectangular opening, one of a pair, in pre-loss photos. As someone above says, it would be interesting to see how much more damage has occurred, since these pictures are from 1992!
Robert Ballard being a man of historic events while he hunts historic sites, knows to take the best pics he can with his submersibles. Currents and wreckage strands being his biggest enemy to accomplish that.
9:00. It a fairlead. Used to “Fair” the mooring lines smoothly over the side of the ship. If your going to be a naval historian, you really need to read the Bluejackets Manualnand learn these things.
It may be that the elevation gear in the turrets was damaged or has deteriorated over the years and when it failed the heavier breeches fell down as far as they could. I don't recall if this class had guns that elevated together or could be elevated individually but because they are all parallel to each other I suspect the former. I suspect damage to the elevating gear because the guns are at a higher angle of elevation that they were designed to fire (about 35 degrees IIRC).
@@georgem7965 The 8 inch guns were not slaved together by a common trunnion like the dual 5/38 mounts. They could elevate independently. Both turrets showed signs of battle damage and also the guns could have been forced up by hydrodynamic sheer when the ship sank. The maximum elevation of the mk9 8 inch gun turrets was 41 degrees.
The 8”/55 on the New Orleans class are “triple turrets”, all guns on a common slide. The 8”/55 “3-gun turrets” on the Des Moines class can elevate barrels independently but are a different gun.
@@PhantomP63 I’m going off the Nav sea weapons publication the official document for Navel Weapons . According to it the New Orleans and all subsequent Heavy cruisers had Independently sleeved 8 inch guns. As a matter of historical curiosity I would like to know your sources of information? I know for a fact that the Boston class heavy cruisers had Different guns that could elevate independently mounted in different turrets with a lighter traverse mechanism. I have never seen any pictures of a New Orleans class main battery gun elevated independently when they were in action so I’m puzzled on what to believe.
Have the bows from the USS New Orleans and/or the USS Minneapolis been located and photographed? My dad was an Ensign in the V Division of the New Orleans.
Not that I’m aware of. The only detached bows I know were located are Astoria and Vincennes. …and Astoria is mostly because it landed on top of her stern turret, admittedly.
My Uncke Eddie went down with the last major ship lost in the battle of the Solomons. The Destroyer U.S.S. DeHaven DD 469. Looking forward to welcoming him back, when the sea gives up those dead in it. Revelation 20:13 John 5:28,29
My great uncle was lost on the quincy.thank you for posting
My great grandfather was lost on the Quincy. Thanks for uploading.
gratitude and thanks to folks like Ballard, Paul Allen et al..and content providers such as you Sky, for their intrepid efforts to rediscover and honor these great ships from a horrific war...hoping that the memory of these brave souls and their efforts never be forgotten..
I actually got a book on this called "The Lost Ships of Guadalcanal".
Me too… great read
Me too! Great book
I have both the book and documentary. Great history!
Great book. I have it.
Her crew fought her as best as they could under the circumstances. They gave it all they had-witness the barrel explosions in Turrets 1 & 2. Rest easy QUINCY-we have the watch.
Excellent video Skynea I love these videos have a great day!!
Crunch
… my grand uncle heard the sea battle from the Canal as a young marine
Gun flashes
US cruisers - "The Front Fell Off....."
It would be nice if an expedition revisited Quincy and the other wrecks in Iron Bottom Sound within the next few years to see how they are...
It is my understanding that some lowlife scum has been salvaging these ships for their metal even though they are designated as war graves. Some cultures have absolutely NO morals of any kind!!
The "not sure what that is" is probably a steel fender to protect the screws when the ship approaches a pier. The "opening of some sort" is a closed chock through which a line is passed to make a ship fast to a mooring.
Seems all us cruisers loose there bows any way the damage to the stern looks like she landed on it when she hit the bottom. Braking her back at the aft barbet/ end of the citadel bulkhead. The fact she still looks like a war ship is crazy. Most steal war ships are in multiple chunks with there decks all collapsed and spilled out all over the sea bed quincy is upright with all her guns and superstructure, minus her bow
I have a book call Neptunes Inferno it covers all the naval battles around Guadalcanal. It’s very interesting reading.
The pic at 9:15 might be the foundation of her starboard catapult I think.
Agreed. And the one previous is just forward of the starboard catapult, where there's a curved break in the deck line. You can see the rectangular opening, one of a pair, in pre-loss photos.
As someone above says, it would be interesting to see how much more damage has occurred, since these pictures are from 1992!
It is
Was waiting for this! I had a distant uncle who was killed on Quincy. He brother-in-law was later killed on Kidd
Not first. Thanks, Skynea, take care.
Robert Ballard being a man of historic events while he hunts historic sites, knows to take the best pics he can with his submersibles. Currents and wreckage strands being his biggest enemy to accomplish that.
9:00. It a fairlead. Used to “Fair” the mooring lines smoothly over the side of the ship. If your going to be a naval historian, you really need to read the Bluejackets Manualnand learn these things.
How come the 8inch guns are pointing skyward?
It may be that the elevation gear in the turrets was damaged or has deteriorated over the years and when it failed the heavier breeches fell down as far as they could. I don't recall if this class had guns that elevated together or could be elevated individually but because they are all parallel to each other I suspect the former. I suspect damage to the elevating gear because the guns are at a higher angle of elevation that they were designed to fire (about 35 degrees IIRC).
@@georgem7965 The 8 inch guns were not slaved together by a common trunnion like the dual 5/38 mounts. They could elevate independently. Both turrets showed signs of battle damage and also the guns could have been forced up by hydrodynamic sheer when the ship sank. The maximum elevation of the mk9 8 inch gun turrets was 41 degrees.
The 8”/55 on the New Orleans class are “triple turrets”, all guns on a common slide. The 8”/55 “3-gun turrets” on the Des Moines class can elevate barrels independently but are a different gun.
@@PhantomP63 I’m going off the Nav sea weapons publication the official document for Navel Weapons . According to it the New Orleans and all subsequent Heavy cruisers had Independently sleeved 8 inch guns. As a matter of historical curiosity I would like to know your sources of information? I know for a fact that the Boston class heavy cruisers had Different guns that could elevate independently mounted in different turrets with a lighter traverse mechanism. I have never seen any pictures of a New Orleans class main battery gun elevated independently when they were in action so I’m puzzled on what to believe.
I had the VHS and have the DVD and book of Dr. Ballard's mission.
Have the bows from the USS New Orleans and/or the USS Minneapolis been located and photographed? My dad was an Ensign in the V Division of the New Orleans.
Not that I’m aware of. The only detached bows I know were located are Astoria and Vincennes.
…and Astoria is mostly because it landed on top of her stern turret, admittedly.
The bow of Minneapolis is a scuba dive site in Tulagi these days.
*Geez, American Cruisers sure did have a major design\engineering flaw would that bow didn't they? Thinking of Pittsburgh in that typhoon...* 🤔😳😱
My Uncke Eddie went down with the last major ship lost in the battle of the Solomons. The Destroyer U.S.S. DeHaven DD 469.
Looking forward to welcoming him back, when the sea gives up those dead in it. Revelation 20:13 John 5:28,29
Do USS Moody there’s a 3D model of her wreck available online
"The worst blue water defeat inflected upon the United States Navy in a fair fight"-Samuel Eliot Morrison.
My great uncle Jim Taylor,Fireman 1st class, was lost with Quincey.🫡🫡
Screw guard
She got whooped
First!
nobody cares.
@@Trebuchet48 Why are you watching this if you don't care about learning more?
I think “nobody cares” was in reference to people commenting that they are the first to leave a comment.