USS City of Corpus Christi (SSN-705)

For other ships of the same name, see USS Corpus Christi.

Career (US)
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 2011[update]
Badge:
General characteristics
Class and type:	Los Angeles-class submarine
Displacement:	5770 tons light, 6144 tons full, 374 tons dead
Length:	110.3 m (362 ft)
Beam:	10 m (33 ft)
Draft:	9.7 m (32 ft)
Propulsion:	One S6G reactor
Speed:	20 knots (37 km/h)
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, though she is the only one required to bear the "City of" prefix (added to placate protesters who claimed that it was improper to name a warship "the body of Christ", the meaning of the Latin phrase "Corpus Christi").

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.

The ship's patch was chosen by the crew based on entries to an art contest sponsored by the Corpus Christi, TX city government.

Current Captain: Commander Christopher Buziak

Ship's Motto: "For God and Country"

References

This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register and various press releases.