Keywords: USS Saint Paul (CA-73) shelling Korea 1953.jpeg The heavy cruiser USS Saint Paul CA-73 near Wonsan Korea on 27 July 1953 just before signing of truce at Panmunjon A 12 7 cm 5 in shell is fired from ship against North Korean shore batteries This round is believed to have been the last fired on enemy positions by UN Naval units before the armistice U S www defenseimagery mil photo no HN-SN-98-07249; NARA file no 80-G-625878 1953-07-27 USN PD-USGov USS Saint Paul CA-73 Korean War in 1953 Photographs taken on 1953-07-27 July 1953 in Asia Firing naval artillery Muzzle flashes 3inch/50 Marks 27 33 34 AA gun 5 /38 caliber gun |