There have been three ships of the United States Navy named USS ''Saint Paul'' for

Saint Paul, Minnesota Saint Paul (abbreviated St. Paul) is the capital of the U.S. state of Minnesota and the county seat of Ramsey County. Situated on high bluffs overlooking a bend in the Mississippi River, Saint Paul is a regional business hub and the center ...

: * , a former passenger liner which was refitted into a ''Saint Louis''-class

auxiliary cruiser An armed merchantman is a merchant ship equipped with guns, usually for defensive purposes, either by design or after the fact. In the days of sail, piracy and privateers, many merchantmen would be routinely armed, especially those engaging in ...

and was in commission in 1898, and again from 1917 to 1919. * , a

heavy cruiser The heavy cruiser was a type of cruiser, a naval warship designed for long range and high speed, armed generally with naval guns of roughly 203 mm (8 inches) in caliber, whose design parameters were dictated by the Washington Naval T ...

, was the original name of . * , another ''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" (

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and Saint Paul, Minnesota) together: * , the 21st , in commission from 1984 to 2008. * is a planned .

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