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Navy says goodbye to fast-attack sub Corpus Christi
Stars and Stripes
June 2, 2016
Cmdr. Travis M. Petzoldt, commanding officer of the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS City of Corpus Christi, is piped ashore at the conclusion of the vessel's Memorial Day decommissioning ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Monday, May 30, 2016. City of Corpus Christi concluded more than three decades of service as the second U.S. warship to be named after Corpus Christi, Texas. (Michael Lee/U.S. Navy)
The USS City of Corpus Christi, the first Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine to deploy to the Pacific Fleet, has been decommissioned in Hawaii after 35 years of service.
“[The submarine] is the manifestation of our collective will not only to survive, but to thrive as a nation of free people,” Cmdr. Travis Petzoldt said during Monday’s decommissioning ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. “On behalf of the United States, thank you to all the men and women who have touched this fine ship, who have designed her, built her, took care of her and sailed in her.”
The 362-foot-long sub, which is equipped with Mark-48 advanced-capability torpedoes, was launched in 1981 and received its last refueling overhaul in 2011, the statement said.
City of Corpus Christi — the second Navy ship to be christened after the Texas city — will sail to the Pacific Northwest, where it will be prepared for inactivation.