USS City of Corpus Christi
 USS City of Corpus Christi
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| 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 |
| Decommissioned | 3 August 2017 |
| Stricken | 3 August 2017 |
| Motto | For God and Country |
| Status | Stricken, to be disposed of by submarine recycling |
| 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 (361 ft 11 in) |
| Beam | 10 m (32 ft 10 in) |
| Draft | 9.7 m (31 ft 10 in) |
| Propulsion | One S6G reactor |
| Speed | 25 knots (46 km/h)[1] |
| Complement | 12 officers, 98 enlisted |
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."
Etymology
[edit]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]
History
[edit]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.[3] The ship's patch was chosen by the crew based on entries to an art contest sponsored by the Corpus Christi, Texas city government.[citation needed]
During the naval Exercise Malabar, between the navies of India, the United States and Japan, in a simulated battle, the Indian Navy's INS Sindhudhvaj reportedly scored a kill against City of Corpus Christi.[4] Sindhudhvaj is a Soviet-built Kilo class, but upgraded with the Indian USHUS sonar.
The ship is currently berthed at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton, Washington,[5] having moved there after being deactivated on 30 May 2016.
References
[edit]This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register and various press releases.
- ^ "U.S. Navy Fact Sheet – Attack Submarines – SSN". United States Navy. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
General Characteristics, Los Angeles class ... Speed: 25+ knots (28+ miles per hour, 46.3 +km/h)
- ^ "O'Neill claims 'Corpus Christi' inappropriate as name for sub". Eugene Register-Guard. Associated Press. 24 April 1982. Retrieved 13 March 2020 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "Sub City of Corpus Christi to be commissioned Jan. 8". New London Day. 30 December 1982 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "In underwater battle, India 'annihilates' American n-submarine". India Today. 28 November 2015.
- ^ "USS CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI (SSN 705)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
External links
[edit]Media related to USS City of Corpus Christi (SSN-705) at Wikimedia Commons
