USS SAINT PAUL (CA-73) Memorial Project The USS Saint Paul Association is pleased to announce the acceptance of an invitation from Minnesota Military & Veterans Museum to host our commemorative memorial on the grounds of their new 32 acre facility in Little Falls, Minnesota. Design work is underway for a commemorative piece that would serve to compliment the grand, and central, memorial to the nuclear powered fast attack submarine USS MINNEAPOLIS-SAINT PAUL (SSN 708).
Architect's rendering...a suggest design for USS SAINT PAUL memorial
Construction is expected to commence in late 2026 with our association providing funding (through donations) sufficient to offset construction costs which are now anticipate to be in the neighborhood of $250,000. The veterans of our association hope that fellow Minnesota veterans and interested citizens will help make this a reality. We are working towards having our project ready for unveiling in September 2027, the planned date of our association's final reunion in Saint Paul.
You are invited to email Roger Brown at mosaicsrbb@hotmail.com, John Franz at jpfranz1@aol.com or |
The USS Saint Paul Association Reunion
is coming to
Tucson, AZ
September 21-25
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Who We Are
The Saint Paul Association was established in 1984 by former Saint Paul crew members Hank Koehler and Ike Alliger, who wished to commemorate the USS Saint Paul CA-73 and to renew and maintain the deep friendships developed by former shipmates during their time onboard. The association has held bi-annual reunions since the mid 1980’s.
The Roving Saint, a quarterly publication, is received by all members. The association has also opened its membership to former crewmen of the USS Minneapolis -Saint Paul SSN-708 and all former members of the US Navy Cruiser Sailors Association which ceased operations 2022.
Saint Paul, known to its crew as the “Fighting Saint” participated in three wars, served its country honorably for 26 years [1945-1971] in both war and peace. She is believed to have fired more rounds of naval gunfire at our enemies than any US Navy cruiser. Truly a distinguished ship of the line. Today there are over 1300 association members still active .
THe Roving saintOne of the finest Navy association quarterlies in the country, The Roving Saint is a continuum of the original ship’s paper and has informed and entertained members for more than three decades. Watch here for regular offerings of archived material reprinted to inform and entertain members and non members alike. Membership (see below) brings the glossy, hard copy publication to your door, 4 times a year! |  |
Become a MemberFormer Shipmate of the USS Saint Paul CA-73? Join us as a Regular member for just $25.00 a year! Enjoy our quarterly magazine newsletter The Roving Saint, an annual calendar, an invitation to our Reunion, and a connection to a network of shipmates. Friends and family of former shipmates, and shipmates of other cruisers looking to connect and remember are also welcome to join us as Associate members, and enjoy the same member benefits listed above! |