USS Topeka (CL-8)

USS Topeka (CL-8) was an Omaha-class light cruiser commissioned into the United States Navy in December 1925. Throughout the interwar years, she primarily served with the Scouting Force in the Atlantic and Pacific Fleets, participating in fleet problems and training exercises. During World War II, Topeka was utilized mainly for patrol and escort duties in the Pacific, safeguarding convoys and supporting operations in Alaska’s Aleutian Islands. After the war, she was decommissioned in 1949 and eventually sold for scrap in 1959.