USS Saint Paul (CA-73)

USS Saint Paul was a Baltimore-class cruiser built for the United States Navy. She carried the pennant number CA-73. The ship was named after City of Saint Paul. Her keel was laid at Bethlehem Steel Company, Quincy, Massachusetts on 3 February 1943. She entered service on 17 February 1945, having been launched on 16 September 1944.

Her class ran to eight ships. The class followed the USS Wichita (CA-45) and was succeeded by the Oregon City-class cruiser.

Displacement was 14,500 long tons. She measured 205.1 m (673 ft) long with a beam of 21.3 m (70 ft). Her designed speed was 32 knots, and she carried a complement of 1,700.

Her main battery was nine 203 mm (8 in) guns. She carried four aircraft.

She was in commission for 197 days of the Second World War. She was decommissioned on 30 April 1971. She was struck from the register on 31 July 1978.

She was broken up for scrap on 13 December 1979.

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