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USS Saint Paul (CA-73)
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USS Saint Paul, a Baltimore-class cruiser, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Saint Paul, Minnesota.
USS Saint Paul off Wonsan on 20 April 1951
USS Saint Paul off Wonsan on 20 April 1951
Saint Paul fires her 8-inch 55-caliber (203-mm) guns at Chinese troops threatening the evacuation of United Nations forces from Hungnam, North Korea,
Saint Paul fires her 8-inch 55-caliber (203-mm) guns at Chinese troops threatening the evacuation of United Nations forces from Hungnam, North Korea, in December 1950.
The destroyer USS Buck (DD-761), battleship USS Wisconsin (BB-64), and Saint Paul steam in close formation during operations off the Korean coast in 1
The destroyer USS Buck (DD-761), battleship USS Wisconsin (BB-64), and Saint Paul steam in close formation during operations off the Korean coast in 1952.
Saint Paul firing at Korean coastal batteries in 1953.
Saint Paul firing at Korean coastal batteries in 1953.
8-inch/55-caliber gun
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The 8"/55 caliber gun formed the main battery of United States Navy heavy cruisers and two early aircraft carriers. United States naval gun terminology indicates the gun barrel had an internal diamete
USS Saint Paul (CA-73)
…673 ft 5 in (205.26 m) Beam 70 ft 10 in (21.59 m) Draft 26 ft 5 in (8.05 m) Speed 32 knots (59 km/h) Complement 1700 officers and enlisted Armament 9 × 8 in (203 mm)/55 cal guns 12 × 5 in (127 mm)/38 cal guns 48 × Bofors 40 mm guns 22 × Oerlikon 20 mm cannons Aircraft carried 4 USS Saint Paul (CA-73), a Baltimore-class cruiser…
No. 2 turret of USS New Orleans following a Japanese torpedo-initiated explosion of the forward magazine during the Battle of Tassafaronga on 30 Novem
No. 2 turret of USS New Orleans following a Japanese torpedo-initiated explosion of the forward magazine during the Battle of Tassafaronga on 30 November 1942.
The rounded roofs of early Mark 9 twin and triple turrets of USS Salt Lake City and USS Pensacola with the later turrets of USS New Orleans on the rig
The rounded roofs of early Mark 9 twin and triple turrets of USS Salt Lake City and USS Pensacola with the later turrets of USS New Orleans on the right.
8"/55 caliber Mark 9 guns on USS Lexington
8"/55 caliber Mark 9 guns on USS Lexington
The heavy cruiser USS Helena fires her 8"/55 caliber Mark 15 guns at enemy forces ashore on the Korean Peninsula in August 1950 during the Korean War.
The heavy cruiser USS Helena fires her 8"/55 caliber Mark 15 guns at enemy forces ashore on the Korean Peninsula in August 1950 during the Korean War.