
yuu. ezz. ezz. topeca (sii. ell-67)

1944 muthal 1949 vare yunaittad stetts navikasenayil sevanamanushtichirunna laitt cruiseraaya yuu. ezz. ezz. topeca (sii. ell-67). 1957 muthal 1960 vare avale oru guided misail cruiserakki maattukayum sii. ell. jii-8 punarroopakalppana cheyyukayum cheythu. 1960 muthal 1969 vare cruiser veendum sevanamanushtikkukayum oduvil 1975 ll athu raddaakkukayum cheythu.
nirmmanavum commission.
masaachyusetsile kwinsiyil sthithicheyyunna bethlahem steel kambani yard 1943 epril 21 nuu 1944 august 19 nuu srimati sponsor cheythukondu avale sthaapichu. frank jeey. 1944 desember 23nuu boosttan nevi yardle kammeeshan cheyyappetta kyapttan thomas ell. wattles commandle.
sevana charithram.
1940kall.
vestt indeesil thakarchaykkum thakarchaykku sheshamulla attakuttappanikalkkum sesham, 1945 epril 10 nuu pasaphik kappalppadayodoppam duticayi "topeca" bosttanil ninnu purappettu. pittennu avar cherukayum kulebra dveepiloodeyum gwandanamo ulkkadaliloodeyum panaama kanalilekku neengukayum cheythu. epril 19nuu avar kanal kadakkukayum 20nuu dutic hajaraakukayum cheythu. pittennu, "topeca" yum avalude aaviyil thilangunna inayum muthu thuramukhathekku pooyi, avide avar meyy 2 nuu ethi. havaian dveepukalile ekadesham moonnaazhchathe thokku prayogangalkku sesham, cruiser division 18-nte munnirayaayi muthu thuramukhathu ninnu cruiser padinjarottu yaatra cheythu. juun 1 nuu aval padinjaaran karolinukalile ulithiyil praveshichu, nankooramitta moonnu divasathinu sesham, "oklahoma sitti" ennathumaayi kadalil ethi, task fozhsu 38-maayi koodikkaazhcha nadatthi.
athivega vimaanakkambanikalumaayulla thante aadya kappalil, shathruvinte vyomaakramanathinethire avar avare parishodhichu, athesamayam avarude vimanangal shathruvinte swantham dveepukalilum ryukyu dveepukalilum lakshyangalkethire moonnu reydukal nadatthi. juun 8 nuu, tii. eph 38 vimanam japanese naavika vyomayaanathinte aasthaanamaaya kyushuvil kanoyayil idichu. pittennu, okinaavaykku 200 mile padinjaraayi sthithi cheiyunna ryookyasile okino daittoyil avar idichu. avarude aadya combatt krooyisinte moonnaamatheyum avasaanatheyum strike juun 10 nuu varikayum cruiserinu malsarathil cheraanulla prarambha avasaram nalkukayum cheythu. tiji 38.1 vimanam minami daittoyile airfieldil bomb spodanavum streff nadathumbol, screenil undaayirunna kappalukal, avayil "topeca", akathekku neengukayum mattu instaaleshanukalkku theeyittu. aaa pravartthanatthinte samaapanathil, "topeca" backie tiji 38.1 letteyile saan pedro beyilekk neengi.
vishramathinum punarnirmmaanathinumaayi juun avasana pakuthi leythil chelavazhicha sesham, laitt cruiser juulai 1 nuu japanese hoome ailandukalude avasana aarr aazhchathe carrier sweeppinaayi tf 38-maayi kadalilekku madangi. task fozhsu ettaam theeyathi oru indhanayogam nadathukayum thudarnnu juulai 10 nuu american vimanangal bombit tokyoyilekku oodukayum cheythu. aduthathaayi, kappalukal vadakkott honshuvilekkum hokkaidoyilekkum maari, hacodatinum muroranum chuttumulla pradeshathu rund divasathe antishipping sweeppinaayi. 16-nuu mattoru indhana samgamathinaayi avar pradeshathu ninnu viramichuvenkilum thekkan honshuvinu sameepathekku madangukayum 17-18-nuu tokkiyoyude aakaashat minnal veendum aarambikkukayum cheythu. avasana theeyathi ratri, "oklahoma sitti" yilum desron 62-nte distroyarukalilum cherumbol shathruvine nerittu akramikkaan "topeca" nuu mattoru avasaram labhichu, kadalinaduthulla sagami nadayude praveshana kavaadatthil oru antishipping sweeppil tokyoyilekku. aaa sweeppinginide, sagami naadayilekkulla praveshana kavaadatthinte kizhakkan terminasine adayaalappeduthunna karayude pooyintaaya nojima sakkiyil sthithicheyyunna japanese instaaleshanukalkku nere avar thokkukal prayogichu. juulai 19 muthal 23 vare mattoru punarnirmmaana viramikkal poortthiyaakkiya task fozhsu yathaakramam 24,28 theeyathikalil ulnaadan kadalile shippinginethire rund vipulamaaya aakramanangalumaayi madhya jappanil vyomaakramanam punaraarambhichu.
juulai avasaanathil undaaya oru chuzhalikkaatt task fozhsine ozhivakkal nadapadi sweekarikkaanum aagasttinte randaam aazhcha vare kooduthal vyoma pravartthanangal maattivaykkaanum nirbandhithamaakki. akkaalat, "topeca" tf 38 upayogichu vadakkott aaviyayi neengumbol vadakkan honshuvil shatru vimaanangalude kanatha saandrathaykkethire parannuyarnnathinu sesham parakkaan vahakar neengi. aagasttil aarambhicha aaa reydukal mikacha vijayamaanenn theliyikkukayum tiniyanile bii-29 superfortress thaavalangal nasippikkunnathinulla ekapaksheeyavum aathmahathyaaparavumaaya dauthyathinaayi 2,000 shock sainikare koottichertthathinte gathagatham pinneedu thudachuneekkukayum cheythu. 12-13 theeyathikalil carrier vimanangal tokyoyilekku madakkayaathra nadathukayum aaa akramanangal aavarthikkaan purappedumbol 15-nuu jappaante keezhadangalinekkurichu oru sandesham ethi.
"septambar pakuthi vare japanese jalathil patrolling nadatthiya topeca, aaa samayat avar tokkiyo ulkkadalil praveshichu. amerikkayilekkulla swantham yaatra aarambhicha october 1 vare avar avide thudarnnu. cruiser 4-nuu okinaavayil 529 vettaranmaare kayattunnathinaayi hrasvamaayi nirthukayum 5-nuu avalude kizhakkan purogathi punararambhikkukayum cheythu. october 19nuu avar origonile portlandil ethi, yaathrakkaare irakki. patthu divasathinu sesham, aval thekk loss enjalsile saan pedroilekku attakuttappanikalkkayi pooyi. 1946 januvari 3nuu yudhakkappal vidoora kizhakode madangaan kadalilekku ayachu. 24-nuu avar yokosukayilethukayum jappan, chaina, central pasaphik dveepukal ennividangalil american adhinivesha senaye pinthunaykkunna duty aarambikkukayum cheythu. adutha sarathkaalam vare neenduninna aaa duty paryadanatthil avar chainayile sasebo, jappan, singhtavo, shanghoy, philippainsile manila, mariana dveepukalile guwam ennividangalilekku vilichu. november 20nuu cruiser saan pedroilekku madangi.
padinjaaran theerathe oru attakuttappanikaleyum pravarthanangaleyum thudarnnu, 1947 septambar 22 nuu avar ooriyantilekku madangi. october 10 nuu jappaanile yokosukayil athiyappol, avar shanghoy, singhtavo ennividangalile thaavalangalil ninnu pravartthikkunna tf 71 nte oru unitaayi maari. desheeyavaadikalum communist vibhaagangalum thammil theerathu aabhyantharayudham pottippurappettappol yudhakkappal vadakkan chaina theerathu patrolling nadatthi. maarchinte thudakkathil aaa duty poortthiyaakkiya avar ettaam theeyathi jappaanile nagasaakkiyil praveshichu. sasebo, kure sandarshanangalethudarnnu, "topeca" epril 25 nuu amerikkayilekku kappal kayarukayum meyy 7 nuu kaaliforniyayile long beechil athukayum cheythu. aaa masavasanam, naalu maasathe attakuttappanikalkkayi avar muthu thuramukhathekku thamasam maari, athu poortthiyaakkiya sesham avar padinjaaran theerathekku madangi. october avasaanathode, yudhakkappal long beechil ninnum saan deagoyil ninnum praadeshika pravartthanangal punaraarambhichu. 1949 februvari vare avar valare thirakkilaayirunnu. februvari 25 nuu avar nirjjeevamakkaanulla thayyaareduppinaayi saan franciscoyilethi. "1949 juun 18nuu topeca avide nirthalaakkukayum pasaphik reserve fleettinte praadeshika groupinoppam cherukayum cheythu.
1950kall.
1957-nte thudakkathil, "topeca" saan fraansiskoyil ninnu newyork neval kappalsaalayilekku kondupoyi, epril 15-nuu guided misail laitt cruiseraayi parivartthanam cheyyaan avar praveshichu. meyy 23 nuu avale audyogikamaayi sii. ell. jii-8 aayi punarroopakalppana cheythu. avale parivartthanam cheyyaan ekadesham moonnu varshameduthappol, cruiser vipulamaayi parishkarichu. 6 inch triple gopurangalkku sesham randennam nashtappedukayum 5 inch eratta moundukalkku sesham moonnennam nashtappedukayum cheythukondu aval thante yadhaartha thokku baattariyude pakuthi maathrame nilanirtthiyulloo. eee thokkukal neekkam cheythathode avarude eratta terrier uparithala-tuu-eyar misail launcher anubandha upakaranangalum sthaapikkaan idamaayi.
1960kall.
1960 march 26nuu kyapttan frank ell. "topeca" veendum kammeeshan cheyyappettu. pinni, juuniyar., commandle. joolaiyil avar newyorkkil ninnu padinjaaran theerathekku yaatra cheythu. august muthal october vare, naveekaricha cruiser thekkan california operating eriyayil shakedown pariseelanam nadathukayum thudarnnu long beechile swantham thuramukhathu duticayi report cheyyukayum cheythu. thudarnnulla moonnu varshangalil, "topeca" padinjaaran pasafikkilekku rund samadhaanakaala vinyasangal mattimaari nadatthi, attakuttappanikalkkum padinjaaran theerathe praadeshika pravarthanangalkkum. hongong, phillippines, okinaava thudangiya sthalangalilekkulla sandarshanangalum jappaanile niravadhi thuramukhangalum ezhaam kappalppadayileyum anubandha navikasenayileyum mattu kappalukalumayulla abhyaasangalum avarude rund ooriyantal paryadanangalude savisheshathakalaayirunnu. vidoora kizhakk bhaagath vinyasikkaathappol avar pariseelana pravartthanangal, attakuttappanikal, attakuttappanikal enniva nadatthi.
1964 maarchil, avar punarniyamichathinushesham padinjaaran pasafikkilekkulla moonnaamathe vinyaasam aarambhichu. meyy maasathil kappal parisheelanangaliloodeyum japanese, taywanese, malaysian, philippain thuramukhangalile aahvaanangaliloodeyum aaa vinyaasam pathivayi aarambhichu. ennirunnaalum, augustil, vadakkan vietnaamees torpido bottukal randaamathethu akramikkukayum thudarnnu "madox", "madox" ennivaye akramikkaan madangukayum cheythu. gulf oof tonkin sambhavam ennariyappedunna eee nadapadi, "topeca" yude vinyaasathinte backie bhagam kooduthal yudhakaala swabhaavam nalki. "vietnaam yudhathil amerikkayude pankaalittham aakkam koodaan thudangiyappol tongon ulkkadalile vellathil "topeca" sanjarichu. ennirunnaalum, aval aathmaarthathayode yudhathilekku neengunnathin oru varshathilereyaayi. october avasaanathode avar veettilekku pookukayum november randaam aazhchayude avasaanathode neenda kadaltheerathu veendum praveshikkukayum cheythu. adutha 12 maasathekku, padinjaaran theerathe thuramukhangalil ninnu vidooramaayi pravartthikkunnathilum attakuttappanikalkkum parishkkaranangalkkum vidheyamaakunnathilum onnaam kappalppadayumayi abhyasangal nadathunnathilum ninnu vikasichukondirikkunna yudhathe avar kandu.
ennirunnaalum, 1965 november 29 nuu, communistukalkkethire pooraadunna american, thekkan vietnaamees senaye pinthunaykkuka ennathaayirunnu avarude praadhamika dauthyam. aaa duty touril, ezhaamathe kappalppadayaya commander cruiser-distroyer grouppinte munnirayaayi avar sevanamanushtichu. aaa seshiyil kappal thekkan chaina kadalilum tonkin ulkkadalilum pravartthikkukayum theerathe sainikarkk naavika vedivayppu pinthuna nalkukayum takarnna ayarkrookalkkaayi thirachilum rakshaapravarthanangalum nadatthi carrier vyoma pravartthanangale pinthunaykkukayum cheythu. yokosuka, jappan, hongong, philippain thuramukhangalaaya manila, davo sitti, subic bay ennividangalilekkulla sandarshanangalode avar yudhamekhalayile duty toorukal avasaanippichu. 1966 meyy 28nuu "topeca" veendum neenda kadaltheerathu praveshichappol avarude aarumaasathe vinyaasam avasaanichu.
thudarnnu anchu maasathe saadhaarana padinjaaran theerathe pravartthanangal nadannu. october 31 nuu, guided misail cruiser saan fraansiskoyile vettakkaarude pooyint neval kappalsaalayil praveshichu, athinidayil avarude aayudha samvidaanangal naveekarikkukayum avarude enchiniyaring plaant naveekarikkukayum cheythu. 1967 march 13 nuu avar yard overhole poortthiyaakki kadal pareekshanangalum pinneedu refresher pariseelanavum aarambhichu. juun aadyam avar aaa parinaamangal poortthiyaakki praadeshika pravartthanangal punaraarambhichu. august 1 nuu, medittareniyan kadalilekkulla aadya vinyaasathinaayi yudhakkappal neenda kadaltheerathu ninnu kadalilekku athichu. august 1 nuu avar virjeeniyayile norphokkil nirtthi, commander, cruiser-distroyer floatila 12, addehathinte staaf enniva kayatti 14 nuu palma dii mejarkkayilekku kappal kayari. 20-nuu, "topeca" aaraamathe kappalppadayil cherukayum 22-nuu tiji 60.2-nuu munnirayaayi maarukayum cheythu. aaraamathe kappalppadayodoppam anchu maasathinide, aval "madhya kadalinte" neelam vyapippichu."septambar avasaanathilum october thudakkathilum medittareniyante kizhakkan attathu nadatthiya naatto abhyasamaaya aakamkshayulla beaveril yudhakkappal pankedutthu. october pakuthiyode, padinjaaran attathekkulla madakkayaathrayil avar ionian, tyrehenian kadalukalil ooppareshan nadatthi.
1968 januvariyil, medittareniyanile thante aadya duty touur mattoru naatto abhyaasathode avar avasaanippichu, ithu oru ubhayachara ooppareshanaanu. 12-nuu speyinile rottayil vachu avalkk aashvaasam labhichu. thudarnnu cruiser amerikkayilekku madangi. puerto recoyilum panaama kanal sonilum nirtthiya sesham, januvari 29 nuu "topeca" long beechil veendum praveshichu.
februvari 2 nuu, neenda beach naavika kappalsaalayil yudhakkappal anchu aazhchathe labhyatha aarambhichu. march 15nuu guided misail cruiser veendum long beechil ninnu floridayile meporttilulla avarude puthiya hoome portilekku purappettu. march 21 nuu lakshyasthaanathu ethiya sesham, cubayile gwandanamo beyil refresher parisheelanathinaayi kadalilekku madangunnathuvare meyy 6 vare "topeca" attakuttappanikalkkayi thuramukhathu thudarnnu. 26-nuu mayportilekku madangiyethiya kappal meditareniyanilekkulla mattoru vinyasathinulla thayyaareduppukal aarambhichu, ithu avalude kariyarile avasaanathe vinyaasamaan.
"topeca" juun 29 nuu mayportil ninnu purappettu, puerto recoicaduthulla kulebra dveepil gunnery vyaayaamangalkk sesham avar atlaantikkinu kuruke pooyi. juulai 9 nuu avar speyinile malagayil "columbus" enna kappalppaathrathe ozhippikkukayum aaraamathe kappalppanthaya pravartthanangal aarambikkukayum cheythu. yudhakkappalinte anthima vinyaasam pathiv swabhaavamullathaanennu thelinju. medittareniyan theerathulla thuramukhangal sandarshikkukayum kizhakk ejiyan, ionian kadalukal muthal padinjaaru franch reviera thuramukhangal vare madhyakadalile ellah bhagangalilum pravartthanangal nadathukayum cheythu. spain, itali, grease, turkey, france, malta, kreett, mejarkka ennee dveepukal avalkk rasakaramaaya thuramukhangal nalki. "columbus" orikkalkkoodi aashwasippichappol "topeca" aaraamathe kappalppadayodulla thante niyamanam desember 9 nuu rottayil avasaanippichu. athe divasam thanne aval mayportilekku pooyi, 10 divasathinu sesham ethi.
1969 januvari 30nuu "topeca" meyporttil ninnu puratthekku aaviyil puratthekku neengukayum nishkriyamaakkaanaayi vadakkott neengukayum cheythu. virjeeniyayile york tounil oru stoppinu sesham, thante aayudangal irakkaan, februvari 5 nuu avar bostaniletthi. avide avar nirjjeevamakkaanulla thayyaareduppukal poortthiyaakki; juun 5 nuu "topeca" commissionil ninnu purathaakki. yudhakkappal philadelphiayilekku kondupookukayum reserve fleet groupinoppam avide sthaapikkukayum cheythu.
1973 desember 1 nuu naavika kappal rajisttaril ninnu avarude peru rekhappeduthukayum 1975 march 20 nuu avar thekkan scrap metteeriyal kambaniyaaya limittadin vilkkukayum cheythu., polikkaan.
avaardukal.
"randaam lokamahaayudhakaalathe sevanathinu rund yuddha thaarangalum vietnaam sevanathinu moonnu yuddha thaarangalum "topeca" kku labhichu.

