Saint Paul (CA 73) - Naval Cruise Book

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I WESTPAC APR-CCT 1970 USS SAINT PAUL CA-73

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FCJREWGRD This is the story of a ship - the PSS SAINT PAl'l- tllk-T33 - on her fifth and final combat deployment to Asian waters, as part of thf- lQnite-d Statcs SEVENTH Flcct. in support of A-Xllied forces in Yictnani. lt is also the story of 1200 men who began this cruise in S.sXlNT P.Xlfl. in Xpril. IUTU. as shipmates and friends. but completed thc cruise as brothers, bonded together by vndlcss bright bluc days at sca, thc sights and sounds of cxotic ports. and thc pounding glare' of long bittcr Iligllls ol' guntiirv. This l9T'0 flruisffbook ol' thi- l'SS SXINI' l' Xlil. is also a if-ry sp:-cial book. however, for it marks thc cnd ofa colorful action-fill:-d era. Soinctimi- in --arly WTI. SXIYI' l'-Xl l. will bc inactivated and dcconnnissioncd. closing out 26 ,vars of proud outstanding si-rx iw which has spannf-d thru- wars and countless demanding missions. Xlaritinic annals havof rofsvnvrl a placv: liow-'ii-r. lor this inost lianious lie-my gun cruiscr in the history of thc llnitcd Status Navy. and S.sXlN'l' l' Xl lfs 1-ourag--ous spirit will lim- on in thc thousands of bran' dcdicatcd lllt'll who havc scrvcd hffr with dc-votion. slxill. and ialor. llcpro-sa-ritirlg this l nite-d Stat:-s in a broad xarivty ol' diplomatic and combat rolcs, SAINT l'Alll, has hccn a valuable' ambassador in de-lining tho- principlcs which -Xin:-ricans hold all dearly. The incn of thc Fighting Saint. through thi- yi-ars. haw gin-n lr:-e-ly ot' the-ir time-, thi-ir strcngth, and. whcn rcquircd, their livcs to assist lcss fortunate- pi-oplf-s in the-ir struggle- lor tr--i-doin and pi-acc. For a quart:-r ot' a century. 5fXlN'l' P.-Xlllfs nicn havc sitood hcad and shoulda-r abou- thc ri-st as indixidual ambassadors ol' goodwill and. whcrcvcr this hclovcd ship has lu-cn. the- l igliting 5aintsarv'rrspccto'1l as trif-nds. ln thi- final analysis, it is always thc inf-n who cndow a ship with gallant adinirablc xirtucs and, with this thought uppo-rniost in thi- minds ol' thi- o-ditors, this IUTU llriiisf-hook is dcdicalcd to SfXIN'l' l'fXl7l.'s nicn - thc supcrh crcws who liavi- inadc thi- higlitiiig Saint a li-ge-nd and a goal lor oth:-r ships and othcr nicn. A, U gg, 1 .J ' W' ' 'e'5 t1 --1. -1. . 0- N3 -hv- 4 .s a ' L -- 1- ui-.fa , ' L..-3 , le -f-- -- Qs . 1' ,l' 'N v .fog-' ii 'vs .F -s. at M.-1. asm sv - W .,M.,v.s . , N, V .5 5. i , 'ft s- , Rehn lr - V V ' C+ it .faint S 3.0 sv' ' s . -. 4-:1 : , .g,,,,,i,. -1 -t sf- .... , - d, A -Q ' vt' G- ,