USS City of Corpus Christi Arrives at Her New Homeport
By MC2 Ronald Gutridge
COMSUBPAC Public Affairs

Release Date: 5/1/2011

(PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii) – The Los Angeles-class fast stack submarine USS City of Corpus Christi (SSN 705) arrived at her new homeport, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Sunday, May 1, after completing a homeport shift from Commander, Submarine Squadron 15 in Guam.

City of Corpus Christi, known by the crew for the ship's motto "For God and Country," departed Guam April 14. Upon her arrival at Pearl Harbor, she will be assigned to Commander, Submarine Squadron 7.

While transiting to Hawaii, she completed a Theater Security Cooperation port visit in Brisbane, Australia. In transit, the crew also conducted a time-honored Navy tradition of "Crossing the Line." This was a unique ceremony where the submarine crossed the equator and the International Date Line at the same time allowing the crew to qualify as Golden Shellbacks.

The crew of about 130 personnel is looking forward to enjoying the sights, sounds and culture of Hawaii.

"The crew is very excited to get to Hawaii," said Cmdr. Robert Gaucher, commanding officer, City of Corpus Christi. "But at the same time, I am sure they will miss the excitement and challenges of operations on the frontline in Guam."

City Of Corpus Christi is the second ship to be named after the Texas city and is capable of conducting anti-surface and anti-submarine operations along with guided missile strike operations using conventional Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles.