TOPEKA CLG 8
Ship Name and Designation History
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.
Keel Laid April 21 1943 - Launched August 19 1944 |
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- Topeka Covers Page 1 (1945-61)
Postmarks
This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Within each set, the postmarks should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one postmark has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of earliest known usage.
A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an
image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN
THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.
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Postmark Type |
Date From to Date To |
Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image |
Thumbnail Link To Cover Image |
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1st Commissioning December 23 1944 to June 18 1949
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Locy Type |
1945-10-27 |
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As CL-67
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Locy Type |
1947-01-01 |
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As CL-67
New Year's Day, cachet by Donald R. Graf
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Locy Type |
1948-10-27 |
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As CL-67
Navy Day
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Locy Type |
1945-01-01 |
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As CL-67
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Locy Type |
1945-01-01 |
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Note:
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Locy Type Pz |
1945-09-17 |
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As CL-67
2nd Commissioning March 26 1960 to June 5 1969
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Locy Type |
1961-01-06 |
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As CLG-8
Other Information
TOPEKA was awarded two battle stars for her World War II service and three battle stars for her Vietnam service.
NAMESAKE - The capital of Kansas and the seat of Shawnee County. Topeka is located in the northeastern section of the state.
Three ships of the US Navy have been named TOPEKA - USS Topeka IX-35/PG-35, USS Topeka CL-67/CLG-8 and USS Topeka SSN-754
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