Navy | The US Navy |
Type | Light cruiser |
Class | Cleveland |
Pennant | CL 67 |
Built by | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp. (Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | 1 Jul 1940 |
Laid down | 21 Apr 1943 |
Launched | 19 Aug 1944 |
Commissioned | 23 Dec 1944 |
End service | 5 Jun 1969 |
History | Decommissioned 18 June 1949. |
Commands listed for USS Topeka (CL 67)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | T/Capt. Thomas Lippitt Wattles, USN | 23 Dec 1944 | 7 Nov 1945 |
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