Caption: "(BX1) Quincy, Mass., SEPT. 16-Navy's Newest Cruiser: The U.S.S. St. Paul, sixth heavy cruiser of the Baltimore class to be built here, slides gracefully down the ways today. Sponsor was Mrs. John J. McDonough wife of the Mayor of St. Paul , Minn., for which city the vessel is named. )

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Looking aft from the Foc'sle. Turret 1 is trained to port. Date and location unknown.

On file at the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum

All 3 turrets firing across her port quarter, probably off of Korea, date unknown.

On file at the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum

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.

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.

This photo of the USS Saint 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

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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.

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.

Three gun salvo from Turret Three of the USS Saint Paul while bombarding at Inchon, Korea, circa 21-31 January 1951. Note the projectles in flight in the upper left of the photo.

Originally from the Photo Lab aboard the Saint Paul; On file at the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum

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

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

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.

USS Saint Paul (CA 73) Off Wonsan, North Korea, with her guns ready for bombardment, during the Seventh Fleet's siege 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.

Dress Ship aboard USS Saint Paul (CA 73) in May 1951. The location is not listed on the photo but I think she is at Long Beach Navy Yard, ready to celebrate Memorial Day.

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.

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.

USS Saint Paul (CA 73) near Wonsan, Korea, on 27 July 1953, just before signing of the truce at Panmunjon. A 12.7 cm (5 in) shell is fired from ship against North Korean shore batteries. This round is believed to have been the last fired on enemy positions by UN Naval units before the armistice.

www.defenseimagery.mil photo no. HN-SN-98-07249; NARA file no. 80-G-625878.

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

U.S. Navy Photo

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

U.S. Navy Photo

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

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

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.

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.

USS St. Paul (CA 73) in November 1964. She is the Flag Ship of the US First Fleet. Note that her forward 5 inch gun mount is removed in this photo.

Originally from the Photo Lab aboard the Saint Paul; On file at the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum

Bow view of the USS Saint Paul (CA 73) off of Kannonsaki, Japan, 21 May 1966. Photographer: K.A. George PH2. From the collection of CDR Thomas B. Ray (USS Essex CV 9).

U.S. Navy photo #1116443

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.

The Heavy Cruiser USS Saint Paul (CA 73) steams off the coast of North Vietnam the day after her eight inch guns shelled the Ren Thuy thermal power plant seven miles inland (6 July 1967). Photographer: JO1 R.S. Whitehead. From the collection of CDR Thomas B. Ray (USS Essex CV 9).

U.S. Navy photo #1124469

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. The Heavy Cruiser was participating in Operation Sea Dragon along with USS Blue (DD 744) and HMAS Hobart (D39).

Official U.S. Navy Photograph #USN 1125104.

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.

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

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