Naval Vessel Historical Evaluation

INITIAL DETERMINATION

This evaluation is unclassified

Name Hull Number

City of Corpus Christi SSN 705
Vessel Class Previous Vessel Designation (if any)
SSN 688 N/A
Vessel Location Current Status
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton,
Stricken, Final Disposition Pending
Washington

Initial Evaluation Date Initial Finding

1 May 2023 Ineligible
Final Evaluation Date Eligibility for Listing to the National Register of Historic Places
Ineligible

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Vessel Snapshot

Lineage 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.”

Displacement 6129 tons

Length 362 ft. overall

Beam 33 ft.

Draft 32 ft. 15 inches

Speed 15 knots surface, 32+ knots submerged

Propulsion 1 S6G PWR nuclear reactor with D2W core (165 MW), HEU
93.5%. 2 x steam turbines (33,500) shp. 1 x shaft, 1 x
secondary propulsion motor 325 hp (242 kW)

four 21" torpedo tubes aft of bow, Harpoon and Tomahawk

Armament ASM/LAM missiles from 12 VLS tubes, MK-48 torpedoes

Laid Down 4 September 1979

Launched 25 April 1981

Built By Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in

Groton, Connecticut

Sponsor Mrs. Lilla Burt Cummings, wife of Senator John Tower

Delivered 24 November 1982

Commissioned 8 January 1983

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 Inactivated 28 July 2016

Decommissioned 3 August 2017

Stricken 3 August 2017

Vessel History

March 31, 1984: USS City of Corpus Christi departed NSB New London
Deployment for its maiden Indian Ocean deployment.
Summary
October 19, 1984: The City of Corpus Christi returned to homeport after a
nearly seven-month deployment, circumnavigating the globe around the
Cape of Good Hope and transiting the Panama Canal on October 14, 1984.

October 1985 - December 1985: North Atlantic

November 1985- November 1985: Blue Nose - Arctic Circle

December 21, 1985: SSN 705 returned to Groton, Conn., after a two-
month underway in the North Atlantic.

March 1986 - July 1986: Mediterranean

July 25, 1986: USS City of Corpus Christi returned to Naval Submarine
Base New London after a three-month surge deployment to the
Mediterranean Sea. Port calls to La Maddalena, Italy; and Toulon, France.

November 1986 - August 1988: CNO OPS ADCAP

January 5, 1987: USS City of Corpus Christi departed Port Canaveral, Fla.,
after onloading MK 48 ADCAP exercise torpedoes for test firings at
AUTEC range.

Port visit to Port Everglades, Fl., from January 15-16, 1987;

Inport Port Canaveral again from January 17-19, 1987;

Returned home on January 27, 1987;

Underway for sea trials from February 25-27, 1987;

Underway again for MK 48 ADCAP testing on March 2, 1987;

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Inport Port Canaveral from March 4-7, 1987 and March 17-21, 1987;

Returned to Groton on March 27, 1987; Underway again on April 5, 1987;

Inport Port Canaveral from April 9-10, 1987.

October 1988 - March 1989: Mediterranean

May 1992 – November 1992: Mediterranean

June 1994 – August 1994: Blue Nose - Arctic Circle

September 1999: Shellback Initiation - 15 September 1999: Pacific Ocean

September 1999: Shellback Initiation - 15 September 1999 - Atlantic

Ocean

January 8, 2003: The Los Angeles-class attack submarine emergency

sortied from Apra Harbor to avoid a typhoon. Returned on January 13,
2003.

February 2, 2003: SSN 705 arrived in Naval Station Pearl Harbor for
Primary Relief valve testing and training. Underway for Basic Submarine
Assessment (BSA) and Mine Radiness Certification inspection from March
10-15, 2003;

Returned to homeport on March 23, 2003;

Underway to avoid the Typhoon Kujira from April 13-16, 2003;

Underway in support of exercise Tundem Thrust from April 21- May 5,

2003;

Underway for sea trials from May 19-21, 2003.

May 28, 2003: USS City of Corpus Christi departed Guam for Tactical
Readiness Evaluation (TRE) in the Hawaiian Op. Area.

Inport Pearl Harbor from June 4-7 and 13-18, 2003;

Returned home on June 25, 2003; Underway for sea trials from July 24-25,
2003.

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 From July 28 through September 15, 2003, the City of Corpus Christi was
underway for a southern Pacific deployment in support of tactical
development exercise Lungfish.

July 2006: Shellback Initiation - 18 July 2006 - Pacific Ocean

October 24, 2009: USS City of Corpus Christi arrived in Laem Chabang,
Thailand, for a scheduled port visit.

April 14, 2011: The City of Corpus Christi arrived in Brisbane, Australia,
for a six-day port visit.

November 4, 2013: USS City of Corpus Christi departed Pearl Harbor for a
scheduled western Pacific deployment.

September 12, 2015: USS City of Corpus Christi departed homeport for its
final western Pacific deployment.

February 12, 2016: USS City of Corpus Christi moored at Sierra 10 Wharf
on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam following a five-month deployment.

May 30, 2016: USS City of Corpus Christi held a decommissioning

ceremony at Wharf S1B after more than 33 years of active service.

After commissioning, and for each consecutive year up to 1989, USS City
Awards of Corpus Christi was awarded the Commander Submarine Squadron Two
Battle Efficiency and Engineering Excellence “E” awards.

USS City of Corpus Christi received the Meritorious Unit Commendation

for operations in 1985 and the Navy Unit Commendation for operations in
1986.

USS City of Corpus Christi was selected as the recipient of the

Commander, Submarine Squadron TWO Battle Efficiency “E” for 1994.

Following another highly successful Western Atlantic Deployment in 1995,

USS City of Corpus Christi was awarded the Commander, Submarine
Squadron TWO Tactical “T” for excellence in submarine tactics.

USS City of Corpus Christi was awarded the 1997 Commander, Submarine
Squadron FOUR Communications “C” and Medical “M” for excellence in
each respective field.

USS City of Corpus Christi was awarded the 1999 Commander, Submarine
Squadron FOUR Tactical “T” and Silver “S” for Esprit de Corps.

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 USS City of Corpus Christi was awarded the Battle Efficiency “E” for
2003 through 2005 and 2009, and the Meritorious Unit Commendation in
2011 for outstanding performance while forward deployed.

Meritorious Unit Commendation (MUC) in a pierside ceremony on Naval

Base Guam April 4, 2013.
During the naval Exercise Malabar, between the navies of India, the United
Noteworthy States and Japan, in a simulated battle, the Indian Navy's INS Sindhudhvaj
Events reportedly scored a kill against City of Corpus Christi. Sindhudhvaj is a
Soviet-built Kilo class, but upgraded with the Indian USHUS sonar.

DANFS* Entry

*Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships

Criteria Evaluation 1

i. Was the vessel awarded an individual No

Presidential Unit Citation? (A
Presidential Unit Citation is awarded to
military units that have performed an
extremely meritorious or heroic act,
usually in the face of an armed enemy.)
ii. Did an individual act of heroism take No
place aboard the vessel such that an
individual was subsequently awarded
the Medal of Honor or the Navy Cross?
(The Medal of Honor is awarded for
valor in action against an enemy force.
The Navy Cross is awarded for
extraordinary heroism in action not
justifying an award of the Medal of
Honor.)
iii. Was a President of the United States No
was assigned to the vessel during his or
her naval service?
iv. Was the vessel the first to incorporate No
engineering, weapons systems, or other
upgrades that represent a revolutionary

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Evaluation conducted using triggers established for naval vessels in Program Comment for the Department of
Navy for the Disposition of Historic Vessels, issued by the Advisory Council for Historic Preservation on 15 March
2010.

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 change in naval design or warfighting
capabilities?
v. Did some other historic or socially No
significant event occur on board the
vessel?
Historic Evaluation Conclusion
Assessment of integrity of (as appropriate) Ineligible
design, materials, workmanship, feeling and/or
association (only for vessels determined to be
eligible)

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Historic Preservation Stakeholder Comment

Historic preservation stakeholder comments received are considered when preparing final
determinations. The initial determination for this vessel was made available for comment by
historic preservation stakeholders for 60 days. During that time, the Navy received written
comments.
Comments Received Comment Disposition