USS City of Corpus Christi (SSN-705)
USS City of Corpus Christi (SSN 705) is a
Los Angeles class nuclear-powered attack
submarine of the
United States Navy. The contract to build the boat was awarded to the
Electric Boat Division of
General Dynamics Corporation on
October 31,
1973. She was laid down
September 4,
1979, in
Groton, Connecticut, she was
launched April 25,
1981 sponsored by Mrs. John Tower, delivered to the Navy on
November 24,
1982, and
commissioned January 8,
1983 with Commander W.G. Ellis in command. She is homeported in
Guam.
Though most LA-class boats are named for cities, the "city of" prefix to her name is unique within the class, and was added to placate protesters who felt it improper to name a warship "the body of Christ." The city of Corpus Christi is in Texas.
General Characteristics
- Displacement: 5770 tons light, 6144 tons full, 374 tons dead
- Length: 362 feet
- Beam: 33 feet
- Draft: 32 feet
- Speed: 25 knots surfaced, 30+ knots submerged
- Test Depth: 1200 feet
- Armament: four 21-inch torpedo tubes amidships aft of bow as well as Harpoon missile (anti-ship and land target cruise missile) capability
- Complement: 12 officers, 115 men