American cruiser USS Quincy bound for South America according to the Dutch newspaper Soerabaijasch handelsblad dated 2 June 1940

An item dated New York, USA 1st June reported that the American cruiser USS Quincy was bound for the South American coast officially on a good will mission. The American newspaper New York Times reported that she was to support the South American governments in case of activity of the national socialistic 5th column. At Montevideo, Uruguay were the Uruguayan authorities very concerned about the well organized national socialistic department there which seemed to supervise all Germans present in Uruguay.(1)

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Part of the New Orleans-class consisting of the New Orleans, Astoria, Minneapolis, Tuscaloosa, San Francisco, Quincy and Vincennes, preceded by the Portland-class and succeeded by the Wichita. Originally called the Astoria-class but renamed after the losses in 1942 and the following modernization of the remaining ships. Due to the limited displacement as a result of the Washington Naval Treaty (1922) was she known as a so-called Treaty cruiser classified as light cruiser but later reclassified as heavy cruiser due to the calibre of her main guns. There were three different designs for the ships in this class, namely for the New Orleans, Astoria and Minneapolis (all 3 originally laid down as Portland-class cruisers), the Tuscaloosa and San Francisco and the Quincy and Vincennes. Building ordered on 13 February 1929, awarded on 9 January 1933, laid down at the Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts, USA on 15 November 1933, launched on 19 June 1935, commissioned on 9 June 1936 and sunk in the Battle of Savo Island on 9 August 1942.