USS City of Corpus Christi SSN-705 Flt I Submarine Model. Sail again with the crew of the USS City of Corpus Christi SSN-705 Flt I in this handcrafted wooden Submarine Model. Each piece is carved from wood and handpainted to provide a piece you’ll love. Length – 20 inches. The Navy originally planned to use the name USS Corpus Christi. History The contract to build her was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut on 31 October 1973 and her keel was laid down on 4 September 1979. She was launched on 25 April 1981 sponsored by Mrs. John Tower, and commissioned on 8 January 1983. In an operation during the naval exercise Malabar, between the navies of India, the United States and Japan which featured a simulated battle, Indian Navy’s INS Sindhudhvaj reportedly scored a kill against City of Corpus Christi. Sindhudhvaj is a Soviet-built Kilo class, but upgraded with the Indian USHUS sonar.