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SSN 705 City of Corpus Christi

The USS City of Corpus Christi was commissioned on January 8, 1983. Her keel was laid on September 4, 1979 and she was launched less then two years laer on April 25, 1981.

She is the second naval vessel named for the city of Corpus Christi, Texas. Throughout the 1980s and into the 1990s she earned numerous awards including SUBRON 2 Battle Efficiency and Engineering Excellence "E" awards and she recieved the Meritorious Unit Commendation in 1985, and the Navy Unit Commendation in 1986.

After successful deployments in 1993 and 1994 she won the Battle Efficiency "E" in 1994 and was awarded the Tactical "T" for excellence in submarine tactics in 1995.

In 1997 she was transferred to SUBRON 4.

In 1998 she made an emergency deployment to the Mediterranean.

In 1999, SSN 705 completed a 5 and half month UNITAS deployment in which she circumnavigated the South American continent.

In March 2000 SSN 705 commenced a refueling at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.

Corpus Christi, named for the major Texas seaport city Corpus Christi, departed from the shipyard in mid-August 2002 following a record-breaking maintenance period.

In March 2002, the submarine completed an Engineering Refueling Overhaul in less than 24 months. When the overhaul was complete, it was hailed by the Navy as the first work package of its kind to be completed ahead of schedule and on budget.

Following sea trials, the submarine returned to Portsmouth Naval Shipyard for a second upgrade package. After more than two years, the submarine received maintenance and system upgrades with a projected price tag of $300 million.

The submarine's final destination was Submarine Squadron 15 located in Guam. The Navy plans to homeport three fast-attack submarines on Guam.

City of Corpus Christi arrived on island Oct. 17, 2002

City of Corpus Christi left for deployment to the western Pacific Nov. 22, 2003. Submarines homeported in Guam can expect shorter, more frequent deployments because of shorter transit times.

USS City of Corpus Christi returned to Guam Dec. 23, 2003 after completing its first deployment since being homeported here last year. The submarine was the first of three Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarines to be homeported in Guam as part of Submarine Squadron 15 and the first to deploy to the western Pacific from Guam.