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USS SAINT PAUL (CA-73)


       
Flag Hoist/Radio Call Sign: November - Bravo - Yankee - Mike


Patch image contributed by Mike Smolinski
CLASS - BALTIMORE
Displacement 13,600 Tons, Dimensions, 673' 5" (oa) x 70' 10" x 26' 10" (Max)
Armament 9 x 8"/55, 12 x 5"/38AA, 48 x 40mm, 24 x 20mm, 4 Aircraft
Armor, 6" Belt, 8" Turrets, 2 1/2" Deck, 6 1/2" Conning Tower.
Machinery, 120,000 SHP; G. E. Geared Turbines, 4 screws
Speed, 33 Knots, Crew 2000.
Operational and Building Data
Keel laid on 03 FEB 1943 by the Bethlehem Steel Co. Quincy, MA
Launched 16 SEP 1944
Commissioned 17 FEB 1945
Decommissioned 30 APR 1971
Stricken 31 JUL 1978
Fate: Sold for scrap JAN 1980

Patch image contributed by Tom Gamstetter

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Size Image Description Contributed
By And/Or Copyright
Saint Paul 34k Undated, As finished. This photo most likely dates to the mid 1950's, Post Korean War. USN
Saint Paul
0407336
137k Starboard bow view while at anchor, late WW2, location unknown. David Buell
Saint Paul 39k Undated, Most likely Korean War or shortly after. John Seggerman
Saint Paul 98k Best image I have ever seen of the Saint Paul, She is configured with a helo deck which dates this image to her Vietnam War service. Robert Eckman
Saint Paul 79k

USS Saint Paul (CA-73) In Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, on 16 February 1945. Courtesy of the U.S. Naval Institute, Annapolis, Maryland.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 94151.

USNHC
Saint Paul 97k

USS Saint Paul (CA-73) Underway in Massachusetts Bay, 15 March 1945. Courtesy of the U.S. Naval Institute, Annapolis, Maryland.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 94152.

USNHC
Saint Paul
0407337
132k

This photo of the USS St. Paul is marked "Official USN Photo, Bureau of Aeronautics" and "CONFIDENTIAL"
It also lists the date as 3/15/45 and the location as Massachusetts Bay, taken from a height of 175 ft.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph

David Buell
Saint Paul 64k

USS Saint Paul (CA-73) bombarding off Hungnam harbor, North Korea, in support of the evacuation of UN forces from that port, December 1950. A U.S. Navy fast transport (APD) is inshore, at left.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

Scott Dyben
Saint Paul 79k

USS Saint Paul (CA-73) fires a salvo from her forward eight-inch gun turrets at enemy troops closing in on Hungnam, North Korea, during the evacuation of UN forces from that port. Photograph is dated 21 December 1950.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

Scott Dyben
Saint Paul 87k

USS Saint Paul (CA-73) fires 5"/38 guns at enemy installations, during the Seige of Wonsan, North Korea. Photograph is dated 20 April 1951.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

Scott Dyben
Saint Paul 75k

USS Saint Paul (CA-73) - A Sikorsky HO3S-1 helicopter lands on the cruiser's after deck after spotting naval gunfire at Wonsan, North Korea. Photo is dated 17 April 1951. Note that the ship's after 8"/55 and 5"/38 guns are fully depressed. Men are working over the side, cleaning or painting the hull.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

Scott Dyben
Saint Paul 81k

USS Saint Paul (CA-73) bombarding enemy installations at Wonsan, North Korea. Photo is dated 20 April 1951.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

Scott Dyben
Saint Paul 101k

USS Saint Paul (CA-73) Off Wonsan, North Korea, with her guns ready for bombardment, during the Seventh Fleet's seige of that place. Photograph is dated 20 April 1951.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives #80-G-K-11868.

National Archives
Saint Paul 87k USS Buck (DD-761), USS Wisconsin (BB-64) and USS Saint Paul (CA-73). Steaming in close formation during operations off the Korean coast. 22 February 1952. USN
Saint Paul 87k USS Buck (DD-761), USS Wisconsin (BB-64) and USS Saint Paul (CA-73). Steaming in close formation during operations off the Korean coast. 22 February 1952. USN
Saint Paul 178k

USS Saint Paul (CA-73) In Chongjin harbor, North Korea, with her 8-inch gun turrets trained toward bombardment targets. Photo is dated 23 May 1952.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives #80-G-442234.

National Archives
Saint Paul 98k

USS Saint Paul (CA-73) Fires her forward 8"/55 guns at enemy gun positions at Hungnam, North Korea, on 26 July 1953, the day before the Korean armistice was signed. Three shells are faintly visible in the upper right. On 2159 hrs on 27 July 1953, a minute prior to the armistice taking effect, Saint Paul fired the last Navy bombardment round of the Korean War.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives #80-G-625880.

National Archives
Saint Paul 20k Taken from USS Sausalito (PF-4), Covering the evacuation of UN forces from Korea. D. N. Dunham
Saint Paul
0407338
194k

Port bow view while participating in the First Fleet Review, Long Beach Harbor, 14 September 1956.

U.S. Navy Photo

David Buell
Saint Paul
0407339
216k

Port quarter view while participating in the First Fleet Review, Long Beach Harbor, 14 September 1956. The identifible carrier in the background is USS Bennington (CVA-20).

U.S. Navy Photo

David Buell
Saint Paul 229k October 1956, tied up in Yokosuka, Japan. In the background is the Seaplane Tender USS Pine Island (AV-12) with its deck loaded with Grumman F9F6 "Cougars Dale C. Haskin
Saint Paul
0407335
1020k

USS Saint Paul (CA-73) "Manning the Rails" off Pearl Harbor, 1 JUL 1959.

Official US Navy Photograph #VU-6/20846(L)

Robert M. Cieri
Saint Paul 348k Starboard bow view, circa 1961. Ed Velasquez
Saint Paul 40k Photo taken from the Henry B. Wilson (DDG-7) Task Group 77.4 1962 Western Pacific Cruise D. Marks
Saint Paul 190k

Port broadside view taken from the cigarette deck of the USS Archerfish (AGSS-311) in Pearl Harbor on August 25, 1963.

From the collection of Fred Firks.

Ken Henry
Saint Paul 72k Underway, off Diamond Head, Hawaii, 26 AUG 1963. Taken by PH2 Francis L. Antoine. USN
Saint Paul 110k

Actor John Wayne (top left, dressed as a Rear Admiral) on the ship's bridge circa August 1964, during the filming of the motion picture "In Harm's Way". A Paramount Studios camera crew is in the foreground.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 86634.

USNHC
Saint Paul 95k

USS Saint Paul (CA-73) fires her forward 8"/55 guns in support of ground troops in South Vietnam. Photographed by JO1 J. Johnson. Image was received by the Naval Photographic Center in October 1966.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives #80-G-K-33437.

Scott Dyben/National Archives
Saint Paul 87k

USS Saint Paul (CA-73) Under fire from shore batteries, while bombarding the Cong Phy railroad yard, 25 Miles south of Thanu Hoa, North Vietnam, on 4 August 1967.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph #USN 1125104.

USNHC
Saint Paul 82k

USS Saint Paul (CA-73) Underway on 26 March 1968. Photographed by PH3 D.R. Hyder.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 85098-KN.

USNHC
Saint Paul 80k Port bow - approaching USS Boston CAG-1 while on the Gun Line in Vietnam, September 1968. John Jazdzewski
Saint Paul 80k Port bow - approaching USS Boston CAG-1 while on the Gun Line in Vietnam, September 1968. John Jazdzewski
Saint Paul 87k Port bow - approaching USS Boston CAG-1 while on the Gun Line in Vietnam, September 1968. John Jazdzewski
Saint Paul 98k Port side - approaching USS Boston CAG-1 while on the Gun Line in Vietnam, September 1968. John Jazdzewski
Saint Paul 125k Port side of superstructure - along side USS Boston CAG-1 while on the Gun Line in Vietnam, September 1968. John Jazdzewski
Saint Paul 86k Close up of bridge area - along side USS Boston CAG-1 while on the Gun Line in Vietnam, September 1968. John Jazdzewski
Saint Paul 97k

USS Saint Paul (CA-73) Photographed during the later 1960s.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph #NH 85099.

USNHC
Saint Paul 87k Taken from USS Niagara Falls (AFS-3) during VertRep while on the "gun line" off the coast of North Vietnam during 1969 William P. Jones, M.D.
Saint Paul 69k Taken from the USS Passumpsic AO-107 sometime from 1969-71 while coming alongside for replenishment in the Pacific, probably Tonkin Gulf. George A. Dibble III

USS SAINT PAUL (CA-73) History
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Crew Contact And Reunion Information
CA-73 - SSN-708

Contact Name: George M. Takis, Jr.
Address: 125 West Spalding Drive, NE Atlanta, GA 30328-1912
Phone: 770-393-3185
E-mail: gtakisatlcom.net@mindspring.com


Note About Contacts.

The contact listed, Was the contact at the time for this ship when located. If another person now is the contact, E-mail me and I will update this entry. These contacts are compiled from various sources over a long period of time and may or may not be correct. Every effort has been made to list the newest contact if more than one contact was found.


Additional Resources
Hazegray & Underway Cruiser Pages By Andrew Toppan.
USS Saint Paul Association

Saint. Paul, Had the starring role in Otto Premingers,
"In Harm's Way" with John Wayne and Kirk Douglas, (1965)

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