Posted: 06/01/2009
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (June 23, 2009) The attack submarine USS Topeka (SSN 754) departs Naval Base Point Loma for a scheduled deployment to the western Pacific Ocean. Topeka, commanded by Cmdr. Marc Stern, was commissioned on Oct. 21, 1989 and is one of seven Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarines assigned to Submarine Squadron 11. Topeka was showcased in the recently released movie, "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen." (U.S. Navy photo by Command Master Chief Charles Grandin/Released)
