| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Heavy cruiser |
| Class | Baltimore |
| Pennant | CA 73 |
| Built by | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp. (Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 9 Sep 1940 |
| Laid down | 3 Feb 1943 |
| Launched | 16 Sep 1944 |
| Commissioned | 17 Feb 1945 |
| End service | 30 Apr 1971 |
| History | Decommissioned 30 April 1971. |
Commands listed for USS Saint Paul (CA 73)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Capt. Ernest Herman von Heimburg, USN | 17 Feb 1945 | 8 Dec 1945 |
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Notable events involving Saint Paul include:
USS SAINT PAUL COMMANDING OFFICERS CAPT Ernest H. Von Heimburg 2/17/1945 12/8/1945 CAPT Harold D. Baker 12/8/1945 10/22/1946 CDR Grover T. Ferguson 10/22/1945 11/2/1945 CAPT Burton B. Biggs 11/2/1946 8/16/1947 CAPT Stanley Leith 8/16/1947 8/6/1948 CAPT Wells L. Field 8/6/1948 6/26/1949 CAPT Henry E. Richter 6/26/1949 7/19/1950 CAPT Chester C. Smith ) 7/19/1950 7/17/1951 CAPT Roy A. Gano 7/21/1951 5/29/1952 CAPT Frederick C. Stelter, Jr. 5/29/1952 7/2/1953 CAPT Charles W. Parker 7/2/1953 10/2/1954 CAPT Claude V. Ricketts 10/2/1954 11/7/1955 CAPT James W. Davis 11/7/1955 1/12/1957 CAPT Allan L. Reed 1/12/1957 8/29/1957 CAPT Irvin S. Hartman 8/29/1957 9/10/1958 CAPT Carter L. Bennett 9/10/1958 11/23/1959 CAPT John H. Maurer 11/23/1959 10/20/1960 CAPT Frederick H. Schneider, Jr. 10/20/1960 10/25/1961 CAPT Albert T. Church, Jr. 10/25/1961 11/3/1962 CAPT Woodrow W. McCrory 11/3/1962 9/28/1963 CAPT Gerald S. Norton 9/28/1963 9/24/1964 CAPT Lloyd R. Vasey 9/24/1964 6/23/1965 CAPT Edward M. Higgins, Jr. 6/23/1965 8/26/1966 CAPT Harry F. Fischer, Jr. 8/26/1966 2/13/1968 CAPT Ralph A. Hilson 2/13/1968 8/12/1969