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the crew saw Japanese-American baseball games, several concerts, and gifts were exchanged. During 1954 SAINT PAUL entertained over 2,000 Japanese school children. On 19 November 1954 SAINT PAUL left Yokosuka, japan, to return to Long Beach for seven months of training and a short period of overhaul and repairs. When SAINT PAUL departed Long Beach harbor on 12.,Iuly 1955 for the Far East, she had completed nearly eleven years of service-in. the U.S. Navy. During that time she has remained in continuous commission longer, and traveled more miles, than any other commissioned cruiser tn the U.S. Navy today. SAINT PAUL's arrival in Pearl Harbor on 18 July was followed by training exercises and liberty at the facilities of the Hawaiian Islands. Departing Pearl Harbor on 25 july, she proceeded to Yokosuka, Japan where she reported on If August as prospective fiagship for the Seventh Fleet. After a short stay in Yokosuka, SAINT PAUL went to Keelung,' Formosa, arriving 15 August where she was designated flagship of Vice Admiral Alfred M. Pride, Commander, U.S. Seventh Fleet. She carried the Seventh Fleet Commander until 27 january 1956. The fleet's part in protecting U.S. interests ' ' 1 1 ' l d f Communist China and in the Far East, particularly between the main an o Nationalist China, was a major contribution. SAINT PAUL remained in the Formosa area operating independently and with the Fast Carrier Task Force 77 until early October. The only exception to this schedule was a brief visit to Sasebo, japan. On 5 October SAINT PAUL returned to Yokosuka for a week of yard availability and recreation, returning to Keelung again in October to resume her operations. Let November and early December was filled with operations, both ft e independent and with Task Force 77. On 16 December SAINT PAUL was host to Charles E. Thomas, Secretary of the Navy, who was observing air and surface demonstrations of the Task Force. After SECNAV's visit the cruiser went to Buckner Bay, Okinawa for a brief formal ceremony when Vice Admiral S.H. Ingersoll relieved Vice Admiral Alfred M. Pride as Commander, U.S. Seventh Fleet. Under the new command SAINT PAUL returned to Keelung for the Christmas holidays. It was here that His Eminence Cardinal Francis Spellman visited the crew while on his yearly Christmas tour of the Far East Armed Forces. SAINT PAUL departed Yokosuka on 28 Jaunuary to the United States via Pearl Harbor, T.H. and on 13 February arrived at Long Beach to begin a period of leave and recreation for the crew. From late March until 29 April the ship participated in training exercises off the coast of Southern California, leaving Long Beach on 30 April for Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. Bremerton, Washington. where she underwent a complete overhaul. On 20 August SAINT PAUL, sporting a new enclosed bridge, fresh paint and rejuvenated fireroom and engines, left her shipyard mooring for Long Beach via San Francisco. On 14 September SAINT PAUL was F' t Fl t fi h' Secretary of the Navy Charles S. Thomas forliiie Fiiit Ffeif Rrevigvilf iiioifoiig Seachfltgrbori Segretarly ofa the Navy Thomas and First Fleet Commander ice mira o ert . ennison e ' d th I ' form on the West Coast since 1934. r Vlewe e argest assemble of Ships to Upon arrival at Yokosuka on 29 November SAINT PAUL b Hagship of Vice Admiral Stuart H. I 11, C ' d ecame relieving U.s.s. ROCHESTER. ngerso Omman C US' Seventh Fleet . Vice Admiral Stuart H. Ingersoll turned ov S th F Vice Admiral Wallace M. Beakley in ceremolffies edlrimthe dciziktofroflfiltz-iuf:lZti1r'tO Bon Hoivnvis RICHARD anchored in Okinawa's Buckner Bay on za Jann le' Astliflagshig og ltihe lafgest single integrated naval force in the world todaayyl in e wor s o mira ngersoll, SAINT PAUL - ' Beakley's first command vessel. was present to become Admlfal SAINT PAUL returned to sea for op t' ' h T . enroute to Yokosuka where she arrived 10eF1efJcf'liiZry,i1tA bfiirlf gfffwdifvitiv .vlfhlle the southern Formosa seaport of Kaohsiung was made before proceed' vlslt lic British Crown Colony of Hong Kong 28 February where the warshi mg to.t e tingl 6tMargh. Afltleil this brief rest for the crew SAINT Pgillfnigiggg ' eraton e ', ' '- ' - of Ipuzon, Phmaaclgtlilesi a major fleet amphibious exercise off the east coast On 6 April SAINT PAUL returned to Yokosuka for 12 days yard vailabilit and then visited the Japanese port of Sasebo in Kyushu island iisLENAyqcA1sp relieved SAINT PAUL as iiegenip on 4 May in vdkliieiiti' The same day, Rear Admiral Roy S. Benson, USN, Commander, Cruiser Division One, broke his Hag in SAINT PAUL departed the Far East for Long Beach via Pearl Harbor, terminating a six and a half month cruise. In july SAINT PAUL was awarded her second consecutive E for engineering excellence by Commander Cruiser-Destroyer Force. The red h h ark for fiscal 1957 was soon added to. the after stack. as Slfrven August found SAINT PAUL in Seattle for the annual Sea Fair Ten civilian guests of the Secretary of the Navy were embarked for the cruise' Her parade unit of Marines and Sailors won an Award of Merit presented by Greater Seattle, Inc. for the men's.performance. On the return trip, 5 new civilians Joined the crew as guests of the Secretary of the Navy for the cruise to Long Beach, replacing five who had made a one way trip to Seattle. Captain I.S. Hartman, USN, relieved Captain A.L. Reed on 29 August 1957. The remainder of August, as well as September and October, were spent in training excercises. . November was spent on a restricted availability at the U.S. Naval Ship. yard, Long Beach, California. New communications equipment was installed and a new junior officers' bunkroom built in compartment A-317'L. The lattef alteration was necessary to alleviate the crowding when Commander Seventh Fleet and his staff are embarked. February 3rd SAINT PAUL left Long Beach, California for another Far East cruise. Stopping in Pearl Harbor for one day, the ship took on fuel and fresh provisions for the trip down to Wellington, New Zealand, During the days of steaming that followed, 852 of the crew were made trusty t'5he11. backsp by King Neptunus Rex and his royal court. Arriving in 'Wellington the ship entertained more than 10,000 visitors of this friendly country. Pagsins through the slot on the way to Japan the ship's ofiicers' and crew paid? brief salute to the men who gave their lives in these waters. Upon arrival in Yokosuka the ship, on the 9th of March. relieved the U55 ROCHESTER and embarked Commander Seventh Fleet and his stan. The remainder of the month was spent in training exercises off the coast japan, .The ship arrived in Subic Bay on 19 May. leaving the next morning for Okinawa where she replenished and spent two days prior to departing for Yokosuka. Returning to Yokosuka on the 29th of May. she remainedihere for an eleven day rest and upkeep period. Completing upkeep on the 9th of June, it was time once again tif sw ' Ztcjfcah At sea the ship conducted gunnery, damage controli and is s. The 15th Of June found the ship again alongside the pier at Yokosuka making preparations for a trip to Yokohama. N . The ship departed Yokosuka. for Yokohama on the 18th of june. arriving a few hours later at the coastal Clly. Admiral Beakley received ii gimp Eanlern for the U-S Naval Academy and the Ship received eleven inidsliipnicn tri ?l'1 Iifllel 8th Izluly the SAINT PAUL was underway for 'operations and a W?nn?e hai HIRE!-3urS0gIa0SH: arriving on the 14th of july to diet-,wt-i' Typltggn The next morning the ship weighed anchor and put out to sea 'Two dat-5 liter Captain Hartman announced that the Marines had landed iii kebaiioin. S a result, the nexf llifffe df15'S were spent making the best ptissiliii gtipqd to rendezvous with a carrier task force off the coast of japan. ension apparently subfd d ' ' . . . . . P- - - A - returned to Buckner Bay, Okijmlasa. in the Middlt East and SXINI FALL The ship returned to Yokosuka and on ' ' ' ' X ' ' - - Q V the .Ird ol .Xugustl SS IIILLENA ltlclieved SAINT PAUL as flagship Commander Seventh Fleet She t-onclucled er seventh tour to the I-ar Fast gnd h f . A ., -. f h . ' - W Ollflh Pi'HU'Il!Tll' trutst' since thcend 0 t e Korean Confiict when she left Yokosuka on I3 August .SdAlNT PAUL arrived, in LONE Bench on the 25th of August to lit-gin a pfiilo of leave and I'CCf0aIlon for the crew and a four month t'wwli'iftl for the S IDC? 1i10ng Beach Naval Shipyard. H if n t 8t - - s . Captain Lg Igaafmitgptember, Captain Carter I. Be-nm-tt assurnf-ti wriiniiintl from SAINT - . undergone Exltgllf completfd her 9h'PYlfQl Overhaul nn I9 januari 2439. havmi . . , sive modification and im mvem - , .K,,,,,,,, . f S P ent in h r ...i....ntation facilities as well as bottom defoulin Q I . , 1 t in Q I ments, ordnance and engineering regsirzmp Mt remmung' hnhuaimigl impmw I1 ma 1959 , Y , . SEVENTHFI TQSQISIT PAUL '99 93948006 IS permanent nag shin it-if t OM- ' ef home pon changed to 'i'ntnnntttn. japan