USS City of Corpus Christi (SSN-705)
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| Name: | USS City of Corpus Christi |
| Namesake: | Corpus Christi, Texas |
| Ordered: | 31 October 1973 |
| Builder: | General Dynamics Electric Boat |
| Laid down: | 4 September 1979 |
| Launched: | 25 April 1981 |
| Commissioned: | 8 January 1983 |
| Homeport: | Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam |
| Motto: | For God and Country |
| Status: | in active service, as of 2024[update] |
| Badge: |  |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Los Angeles-class submarine |
| Displacement: | 5770 tons light, 6144 tons full, 374 tons dead loaded |
| Length: | 110.3 m (362 ft) |
| Beam: | 10 m (33 ft) |
| Draft: | 9.7 m (32 ft) |
| Propulsion: | One S6G reactor |
| Speed: | 25 knots (46 km/h)[1] |
| Complement: | 12 officers, 98 men |
USS City Of Corpus Christi (SSN-705), a Los Angeles-class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Corpus Christi, Texas. The Navy originally planned to use the name "USS Corpus Christi." The "City of" prefix was added prior to the 1983 commissioning to clarify that the ship is meant to honor the city, in response to Catholic politicians who protested naming a warship using Latin words which translate to "body of Christ."[2]
The contract to build her was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut on 31 October 1973 and her keel was laid down on 4 September 1979. She was launched on 25 April 1981 sponsored by Mrs. John Tower, and commissioned on 8 January 1983 with Commander W. G. "Jerry" Ellis in command.[3]
The ship is currently homeported in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii [4] moving there in May 2011 after being previously forward deployed to Apra Harbor, Guam.
The ship's patch was chosen by the crew based on entries to an art contest sponsored by the Corpus Christi, Texas city government.
Current Captain: Commander Travis Petzoldt
Ship's Motto: "For God and Country"
In a operation under the high profile naval exercise MALABAR, between the navies of India, USA and Japan which featured a simulated battle , Indian Navy's INS Sindhudhvaj (S56) reportedly scored a kill against this submarine.[5]
References
This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register and various press releases.
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- Los Angeles-class submarines
- Cold War submarines of the United States
- Nuclear ships of the United States Navy
- United States Navy Texas-related ships
- Corpus Christi, Texas
- Ships built in Connecticut
- 1981 ships
- Active submarines of the United States
