Saint Paul (CA 73) - Naval Cruise Book

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Foreword The USS Saint Paulis second Vietnam deployment began April 3, 1967, when she steamed west from San Diego. It would be seven months and some 20,000 rounds later before the 'Fighting Saint' would return to her home port. She had been in the San Diego area only five short months since her return from the previous deployment to the South China Sea. During the 1966 deployment she had fired more than l0,000 rounds in support of allied troops fighting south of the DMZ. It was in Korea that the CA-73 last fired her big guns at hostile forces, and more than 20 years since she had parti- cipated in World War ll. This time the 22-year-old veteran would be taking part in a new phase of the Vietnamese war. . . Operation Sea Dragon. . .firing upon military targets located inland, on the coast and off the shores ofNorth Vietnam. There were instances when the hrepower of the Seventh Fleet heavy cruiser was employed in support of American and allied troops fighting below the demilitarized zone. But her primary employment was in Operation Sea Dragonhinterdiction of the supply routes and logistic target in North Vietnam. The most important targets were waterborne logistic craft fcalled 'Wiblics'j which were used by the North Vietnamese to transport military supplies to the Viet Cong and other North Vietnamese supported elements operating in South Vietnam. These large junks and barges that moved stealthily southward along the coastline were protected by a network of coastal defense guns capable of ranges from 10 to 12 miles. It was these guns that Saint Paul braved to halt this trafticing of supplies. More than once the 'Fighting Saint, felt -the sting oftheir shrapnel as she charged in to fire on her targets. Saint Paul worked hand-in-hand with spotter aircraft from naval carriers and land-based Marine air units, making use of their eyes to destroy her target. At other times, when use of these aircraft was not practical because of inclement weather or in night attacks, the ship would 'zero-in' on her tar- gets using computer coordinates or visual sighting by gun director personnel. 2