Saint Paul (CA 73) - Naval Cruise Book

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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- ,

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CAPTAIN NOTT Captain Hugh O. Nott enlifted in the Nam' Liv an apprentiiw- feanian in 1942. After two year: of World War wervivc. aslxaiiviiigi to Ijuarterinafter First Class. he was commifaioncd an Iln-ign n ion graduation from the I ' Naval Reserve Xliflrliipinerra School at Ifort 5--Init If-r. New York. in IU In After attending submarine fchool in I'lI'l. h-- qu.iIit'i-'il in fuhniar' lf aboard XI.-XN'I'.X fFS-LIUUI. III' lat:-r . ' r submarines on ISS fll..-XXI'XtLOIiIf IFS-I5 1151. After serving as .Xidc and I-flag I.I lII.4'II.lIlt to Loiniiiainler Sulniiarinc ak s fl. . . , . force, INS. sxtiltlltll' I'Ii-vt. faptain Noll attend--nl the Natal War t oII. Q Ifpon graduation in IU33. hi- -Q-rwil a- Ixxi-I-iitiw Iii4lIIl'l'I' ol' the ISF WAIIUU 155-365, and th'-ii toolt i'oinnianiI of I F5 NI IIQIxI.IfI3.XtfIi i 155-KIISI. In IUJI5 In- In-carrie fitllillllttillililf Ilflii-I-r ul' I SS tilt Xt I5 Xt lx fSSfI-57-'I-Q. a no-wly ilcfigm-il ini,-ilu--I.inmixing anlnnarin-'. ,It Ilia' con lfuptuin Yo!! with Brigadier General Nguyen-Binh Nghi. Commander Slit Ili:-Mori, ,-Irmy ofthe Republic of Vietnam. In Itlhl Ilnplain Noll N-rvcd as Assistant Operations Officer on the ataff ol' tlommamli-r SIfX'IiN'I'II lflcct. After attending the National War college in IWIS. he fem-il af tlhief Staff Officer of Submarine Squadron IS. thi- I'oIarif fquadron in the Pacific. Ile was awarded the Legion of Nlcrit for exemplary as-rvicc in this hillet. Ile then he-came fioinnianding Officer of USS I.lIQI,'I'A UXI1-9Q, his last connnanrl hcforc coming to SIXIYI' PAt7I,. Captain Nott holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Nlaryland and a Nlasler of Science degree from George Washington tnivcrsity. Ile if married to the formerjean Ilarshman ofliowling Green, Ohio, They have two daughters, Kathy, a graduate student at the tiiiverfity of Nlichigan. and Nancy. a sophomore at Ohio Wesleyan tfniversity. 5 'G I I I I