Updates in the last three months
   03/10/2026 - Passing of Lewis Louden RD3 61-65 noted on the shipmate pages
   03/10/2025 - March Newsletter uploaded
   02/28/2026 - Updated "Who's Coming" page uploaded
   02/03/2026 - Passing of Gerald Tanner MR2 63-66 noted on the shipmate pages
   01/28/2026 - 2026 Registration Form uploaded to 2026 Reunion page
   01/17/2026 - Passing of Robert Garloch MM3 64-65 noted on the shipmate pages
   01/07/2026 - Passing of Roy Winningham MR3 67-68 noted on the shipmate pages

History

Updated
  Baka Hachi Shipmates Remembrances
  Association How we started
  What We Do Reunion events
  Ships History   Histories of Topeka Ships & City
  USS Topeka PG 35 The First Topeka
  USS Topeka CL 67   The Second Topeka
  USS Topeka CLG 8   Our Favorite Topeka
  USS Topeka SSN 754   The Current Topeka
  City of Topeka   Our Namesake City
  Commissioning   Brooklyn Navy Yard
  The Plainsman Examples of the ship's newsmagazine
  Deck Logs   1965-66 WestPac Deployment deck logs
  Plan of the Day Typical Plans of the Day
  Imperivm Neptvni Regis   Crossing the Equator - 1961

Reunions

 Past, Present & Future
  Washington 1992 The first reunion with a picture
  Nashville 1993 Cameras became more popular
  San Diego 1994
  Norfolk 1995
  Topeka 1996
  Seattle 1997
  Boston 1998
  Branson 1999
  San Diego 2000
  Atlanta 2001
  Denver 2002
  Portland OR 2003
  Charleston SC 2004
  New York 2005  
  San Diego 2006
  Indianapolis 2007    
  San Antonio 2008    
  Chicago 2009    
  San Francisco 2010 09/15/11 Photos added
  Washington, DC 2011 09/07/11 Photos Added
  Madison 2012 09/17/12 Photos Added
  Long Beach 2013 10/10/13 Photos Added
  Savannah 2014 10/28/14 Who's Coming page updated
  Colorado Springs 2015 10/19/15 Reunion photos added
  Sedona 2016 11/08/16 Pages updated
  Buffalo 2017 11/05/17 Who Came page updated
  Philadelphia 2018 09/03/18 Reunion Photos Added
  Rapid City 2019 10/24/19 Reunion photos added
  New Orleans 2020 06/15/21 Reunion Cancelled due to Covid
  New Orleans 2021 09/06/21 Reunion Cancelled due to Hurricane Ida
  Portland, Maine 2022 10/01/22 Who Came page uploaded
  Spokane, Washington 2023 03/13/24 Reunion photos added
  Branson, Missouri 2024 03/10/25 Reunion photos added
  Myrtle Beach, South Carolina 2025 10/20/25 Reunion photos added
  New Orleans, Louisiana 2026 02/28/26 'Who's Coming' page updated
  Mini-Reunions    
  Quartermasters 2006   Gathered at Lake Tahoe

Photo Gallery

 Photos from now and then
  Reunions   Now
  Divisions 09/23/11 Moved to Shipmates  
  Ports of Call 04/07/12 Photos added to At Sea pages
  Calendar Pictures 1996   from the Association calendar
  Calendar Pictures 1997   from the Association calendar

Shipmates

 Information about Shipmates
  Departments 03/25/18 Department/Division Info, & Shipmate's photos
  Changes 02/04/15 Make changes to member information
  Welcome Aboard 07/12/2025 Welcome them
  E-Address 11/25/20 Page disabled due to privacy concerns
  Locator 03/10/2026 Locate them by state
  Rank 11/29/2023 Locate them by rank
  Rate 03/10/2026 Locate them by rate
  Binnacle List   Sick Call
  Taps 03/10/2026 Shipmates - Final Voyage
  Plank Owners 03/06/2025 Ships Detail at the time of recommissioning
  Reporting on Board 08/28/2011 Dues & Registration Info

  News & Misc.
  Dues and Membership 10/30/21  
  Topeka and Facebook 08/22/16  
  Subic Bay Revisited 05/17/13  
  40 Years Ago   Tales - Tall & True
  Mail Call 03/05/11  
  War Mail 01/15/08 Misc. mail received - Includes Iraq & Israel
  Naval News 05/06/10 Navy - in the News
  Association Officer Changes 03/02/22
  Mystery Mug 09/15/12
  Miss USS Topeka 1946 03/02/12
  New Webmaster 07/01/11
  Newsletters 03/10/26 Current & Old
  Official Business 10/27/08 Association Business
  Ship's Bell 08/16/13 Photos added
  Today In Naval History Daily
  Vietnam Virtual Wall 07/31/13  

Misc Items
  Beach Group     Landing Party School - 1960
  Ships Store 09//29/2025   USS Topeka items for sale
  Links 11/26/2015   Other Navy sites - Veterans health and Retirement
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