<< Combat Index home << US Submarines: Attack Submarines (Nuclear) United States Military Submarines: SSN 754 (USS TOPEKA) Attack Submarines (Nuclear), LOS ANGELES (SSN) Class SSN 688 LOS ANGELES SSN 689 BATON ROUGE SSN 690 PHILADELPHIA SSN 691 MEMPHIS SSN 692 OMAHA SSN 693 CINCINNATI SSN 694 GROTON SSN 695 BIRMINGHAM SSN 696 NEW YORK CITY SSN 697 INDIANAPOLIS SSN 698 BREMERTON SSN 699 JACKSONVILLE SSN 700 DALLAS SSN 701 LA JOLLA SSN 702 PHOENIX SSN 703 BOSTON SSN 704 BALTIMORE SSN 705 CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI SSN 706 ALBUQUERQUE SSN 707 PORTSMOUTH SSN 708 MINNEAPOLIS SAINT PAUL SSN 709 HYMAN G. RICKOVER SSN 710 AUGUSTA SSN 711 SAN FRANCISCO SSN 712 ATLANTA SSN 713 HOUSTON SSN 714 NORFOLK SSN 715 BUFFALO SSN 716 SALT LAKE CITY SSN 717 OLYMPIA SSN 718 HONOLULU SSN 719 PROVIDENCE SSN 720 PITTSBURGH SSN 721 CHICAGO SSN 722 KEY WEST SSN 723 OKLAHOMA CITY SSN 724 LOUISVILLE SSN 725 HELENA SSN 750 NEWPORT NEWS SSN 751 SAN JUAN SSN 752 PASADENA SSN 753 ALBANY SSN 754 TOPEKA SSN 755 MIAMI SSN 756 SCRANTON SSN 757 ALEXANDRIA SSN 758 ASHVILLE SSN 759 JEFFERSON CITY SSN 760 ANNAPOLIS SSN 761 SPRINGFIELD SSN 762 COLUMBUS SSN 763 SANTA FE SSN 764 BOISE SSN 765 MONTPELIER SSN 766 CHARLOTTE SSN 767 HAMPTON SSN 768 HARTFORD SSN 769 TOLEDO SSN 770 TUCSON SSN 771 COLUMBIA SSN 772 GREENVILLE SSN 773 CHEYENNE A 3D CAD model of a LOS ANGELES Class submarine (SSN 751 - 773) is available for purchase in the Data Store USS TOPEKA Details Type Attack Submarines (Nuclear) (SSN) Class LOS ANGELES Official Name USS TOPEKA Pennant Number 754 Nickname n/a Motto Defender Of The Heartland Builder General Dynamics, Electric Boat Division, Groton, CT Contract Award Date 11/28/1983 Keel Laying Date 05/13/1986 Launch Date 01/23/1988 Delivery Date 09/28/1989 Commission Date 10/21/1989 Planning Yard Newport News Ship Building, Newport News, VA Nuclear Planning Yard General Dynamics, Electric Boat Division, Groton, CT NAVSEA PMS 392 Custodian US Navy Status Active duty Homeport Pearl Harbor, HI Mailing Address (port) FPO, AP, 96679-2410 UIC 21463 Type Commander SUBPAC (Commander, Naval Submarine Force, Pacific) Fleet Command n/a Group Command n/a Squadron Command SUBRON 7 (Submarine Squadron Seven) Radar Systems (1) AN/BPS-15H Sonar Systems BQQ-5E Active/Passive Sonar TB-16 Towed Array Sonar Electronic Warfare Systems n/a Weapon Systems (4) 21-inch Horizontal Launch Tubes MK-48 ADCAP Torpedoes Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles (TLAM) MK-67 Mines MK-60 Mines Description of Coat of Arms: The Kansas State Capitol Building Dome, a local symbol of democracy, is the predominant landmark in Topeka, Kansas. The Red Tailed Hawk is commonly found around Topeka and represents the spirit of freedom which distinguished the city's founding fathers during early settling and the Civil War. The hawk is a silent, swift and fierce hunter as is USS TOPEKA. The arrows represent Caw Indians who originally inhabited the area. They also illustrate USS Topeka's willingness to use force when necessary to defend herself, "the heartland", and the nation. The wheat stalks are symbolic of the region's strong agriculture base, and combined with the arrows, represent the fact that the Caw Indians were basically hunters and farmers. The five stars represent the city's founding fathers, similar to those depicted on the center band of the official city crest. The submarine is of the improved 688 design and depicts the two most prominent visible features which set it apart from many of her predecessors, vertical launch missile tube hatches and bow planes. The nuclear symbol represents the ship's nuclear propulsion capability with the three orbiting electrons symbolic of SSN 754 being the third United States Ship to proudly bear the name TOPEKA. The green and gold come from the predominant colors of the city flag and crest, while the light blue is the natural background color for the media in which the hawk and submarine exist. Click on photos to enlarge - all photos USS TOPEKA Photos: US Navy

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