"[2] 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.

[3] The ship's patch was chosen by the crew based on entries to an art contest sponsored by the Corpus Christi, Texas city government.

[citation needed] During the naval Exercise Malabar, between the navies of India, the United States and Japan, in a simulated battle, the Indian Navy's INS Sindhudhvaj reportedly scored a kill against City of Corpus Christi.

The ship is currently berthed at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton, Washington,[5] having moved there after being deactivated on 30 May 2016.

This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register and various press releases.