American cruisers USS St. Paul and Manchester sent to Chinese waters according to the Dutch newspaper Het dagblad dated 2 May 1949

Baltimore-class heavy cruisers

Cleveland-class light cruisers

An item reported that the American heavy cruiser USS St. Paul (1) and the light cruiser USS Manchester (2) were sent from their station in the water of San Diego towards the Chinese waters. The intention was to sent also three destroyers to the Chinese waters.

Notes

1. Ex-Rochester, CA-73. Laid down as Rochester by Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Fore Shipyard, Quincy Massachusetts, USA on 3 February 1943, launched by Mrs. John J. McDonough on 16 September 1944, commissioned on 17 February 1945, decommissioned on 30 April 1971, stricken on 31 July 1978 and sold to be broken up at Terminal island, California, USA in January 1980. Part of the Baltimore-class heavy cruisers consisting of the Baltimore, Boston, Canberra, Quincy, Pittsburgh, Saint Paul, Columbus, Helena, Bremerton, Fall River, Macon, Toledo, Los Angles and Chicago, preceded by the USS Wichita and succeeded by the Oregon City-class. The Baltimore-class was in fact a mix between the heavy cruiser USS Wichita and the Cleveland-class light cruisers.

2. CL-83. Laid down by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts, USA on 25 September 1944, launched by Mrs. Ernest J. Gladu on 5 March 1946, commissioned on 29 October 1946, decommissioned on 27 June 1956, stricken on 1 April 1960 and sold to the Nicolai Jaffe Corporation be broken up on 31 October 1960. Call sign NUJZ. Of the Cleveland-class preceded by the St. Louis and Atlanta-classes and succeeded by the Fargo-class (a modified Cleveland-design.