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USS Topeka
Three
United States Navy
ships have been named
USS
Topeka
, after the town of
Topeka, Kansas
.
The first
Topeka
(PG-35) was a
gunboat
bought in England
1898
and in periodic use until
1929
.
The second
Topeka
(CL-67)
was a
light cruiser
of
World War II
, recommissioned in
1960
as the
guided missile cruiser
CLG-8, with service in the
Vietnam War
before decommissioning in
1969
.
The third
Topeka
(SSN-754) is a
Los Angeles
-class
nuclear
attack submarine
, commissioned in
1989
and still on active service in
2003
.