USS Saint Paul
There have been two ships of the United States Navy named USS Saint Paul for Saint Paul, Minnesota:
- USS Saint Paul (SP-1643), a former passenger liner which was refitted into a Saint Louis-class auxiliary cruiser and was in commission in 1898, and again from 1917 to 1919.
- USS Saint Paul (CA-73), a Baltimore-class heavy cruiser in commission from 1945 to 1971.
Additionally, two ships of the U.S. Navy have been named for both of the "Twin Cities" (Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota) together:
- USS Minneapolis–Saint Paul (SSN-708), the 21st Los Angeles-class submarine, in commission from 1984 to 2008.
- USS Minneapolis-Saint Paul (LCS-21) is a planned Freedom-class littoral combat ship.
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