Career
Awarded:	31 October 1973
Laid down:	4 September 1979
Launched:	25 April 1981
Commissioned:	8 January 1983
Fate:
Homeport:	Guam
General Characteristics
Displacement:	5770 tons light, 6144 tons full, 374 tons dead
Length:	110.3 meters (362 feet)
Beam:	10 meters (33 feet)
Draft:	9.7 meters (32 feet)
Propulsion:	one S6G reactor
Complement:	12 officers, 98 men
Motto:	For God and Country

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 felt it improper to name a warship "the body of Christ."

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. Ellis in command.

21 years of history go here

See USS Corpus Christi for other ships of the same name.

References

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