The Snapshots in Time Collection
Gallery: USS SAINT PAUL CA-73
Photographs and typed caption slips from a sailor's album record USS Saint Paul (CA-73) around 1970, the last all-gun heavy cruiser in active U.S. Navy service. Manning the rail in San Diego Bay, dressed ship ceremonies, deck maintenance beneath the 8-inch turrets, and the Battle Efficiency "E" mark her final year between Vietnam deployments.
USS Saint Paul (CA-73) Dressed Ship with Fantail Ceremony in Progress, U.S. West Coast Harbor, circa 1970
Naval Officers Conferring Beneath Ceremonial Awning Aboard USS Saint Paul (CA-73), circa 1970
Ship's Company Mustered on Deck with Color Guard Aboard USS Saint Paul (CA-73), circa 1970
USS Saint Paul (CA-73) Superstructure and Battle Efficiency 'E' Award Marking, Viewed from Pier, circa 1970
Deck Maintenance Detail on Helicopter Landing Pad, USS Saint Paul (CA-73), circa 1970
USS Saint Paul (CA-73) Moored Pierside with Crew Manning the Rail, San Diego, circa 1970
Manning the Rail Ceremony Viewed from the Bridge, USS Saint Paul (CA-73), circa 1970
Dressed Ship with Crew Manning the Rail, USS Saint Paul (CA-73), San Diego Bay, circa 1970
Typed Caption Card Identifying Flag and Ship's Officers, USS Saint Paul (CA-73), February 1970
