USS Saint Paul (CA-73), a Baltimore-class cruiser, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Saint Paul, Minnesota. Her keel was laid down as Rochester on 3 February 1943 by the Bethlehem Steel Company in Quincy, Massachusetts .

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Sep 2, 2015 · The second St. Paul (CA-73), ex-Rochester, was laid down on 3 February 1943 by the Bethlehem Steel Co., Quincy, Mass.; launched on 16 September 1944; sponsored by Mrs. John J. McDonough; and...

Nov 29, 2021 · At the height of World War 2 (1939-1945), the United States Navy (USN) contracted with Bethlehem Steel Company of Quincy, Massachusetts to construct USS Saint Paul (CA-73). The warship was part of a greater effort that became the Baltimore-class of ocean-going, heavy-class cruiser warships of which fourteen were earmarked to be built from 1941 ...

Aug 6, 2013 · Named after the capital of Minnesota, the 13,600-ton USS Saint Paul (CA-73) was a Baltimore class heavy cruiser that was built by the Bethlehem Steel Company at Quincy, Massachusetts, and was commissioned on 17 February 1945. The ship was approximately 673 feet long and 70 feet wide, had a top speed of 32 knots, and had a crew of 1,700 officers ...

CA-73 General Specifications. Class: Baltimore-class cruiser. Named for: St. Paul. Complement: 1700 Officers and Enlisted . Displacement: 14500 tons. Length: 673 feet 5 inches . Beam: 70 feet 10 inches. Flank Speed: 32 knots . Final Disposition: Scrapped in 1980

St. Paul remained in Japanese waters for occupation duty until she was ordered to Shanghai on 5 November to become flagship of TF 73. She navigated the Whangpoo River, anchored off the Shanghai Bund on 10 November, and remained there until late in 1946.

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.

USS St Paul (CA-73) was a Baltimore class heavy cruiser that took part in the final carrier raids on Japan during 1945 and carried out three combat tours of Korea, firing the last naval salvo of the war and five combat tours of Vietnam.

CA-73 had shot off over 3,000 eight-inchers that week alone and our supply was dangerously low. We did resupply five-inch rounds. Naval gunfire and rocket fire continued as barges and “M-boats” continuously passed by carrying both dead and evacuated personnel.