3. USS Topeka
Joined the Service in 1989
Producer: General Dynamics Electric Boat
Price: *$145 million
This submarine is USS Topeka, SSN-754, a Los Angeles-class vessel. It is utilized by the Navy and bears the name Kansas City. In 1986, the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics constructed it in Groton, Connecticut, an American manufacturing facility. After two years, the construction was completed in early 1988.
Twitter.com / USS Topeka @USPacificFleet
The ship’s 362-foot length is propelled by an SG6 nuclear reactor. “Defender of the Heartland” is its motto. This is the heavyweight variant of the WWII-era USS Topeka, a lightweight vessel that served from 1944 to 1949 as part of the Cleveland-class. The Navy claims that the USS Topeka is the third of its namesake.
zi ang