USS City of Corpus Christi (SSN-705)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Corpus Christi.
History
United States
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: Inactivated, Awaiting transfer to Puget Sound Naval Shipyard
Badge:
General characteristics
Class and 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 before its 1983 commissioning to clarify that the ship is meant to honor the city, in response to Catholic politicians who protested against 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 Bremerton, Washington [4] moving there after being previously deactivated on 30 May 2016.

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 an 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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