USS Saint Paul (CA-73) off Wonsan, Korea, 20 April 1951

Photo #: 80-G-440021 USS Buck (DD-761), USS Wisconsin (BB-64) and USS Saint Paul (CA-73) Steaming in close formation during operations off the Korean coast. Photo is dated 22 February 1952. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. The image shows the U.S. Navy battleship USS Wisconsin (BB-64) in the center with hull number 62, the heavy cruiser USS Saint Paul (CA-73) on the right with hull number 61, and the destroyer USS Buck (DD-761) on the left operating off the Korean coast in February 1952. Wikipedia

USS Wisconsin (BB-62): An Iowa-class battleship featuring massive main gun turrets and heavy armor.
USS Saint Paul (CA-61/73): A Baltimore-class heavy cruiser positioned alongside to demonstrate the stark scale differences between vessel types.
USS Buck (DD-761): An Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer visible on the outer flank.
The heavy cruiser USS Saint Paul (CA-73) near Wonsan, Korea, on 27 July 1953, just before signing of 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.
The forward w:8″/55 caliber guns of the United States Navy heavy cruiser USS St. Paul (CA-73) fire against enemy targets ashore in North Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Oct ’66

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