United
States Military Surface Ships: SSN 700 (USS DALLAS)
Caption:
Souda Bay, Crete, Greece (July 19, 2004) -- The Los
Angeles-class attack submarine USS Dallas (SSN 700),
accompanied by a Security patrol boat, departs Souda
harbor following a brief port visit. Dallas is homported
in Groton, Conn., and is on a routine deployment.
Commissioned in 1981, Dallas is the first Los Angeles
class submarine to have a dry deck shelter. Dry Deck
Shelters provide specially configured nuclear powered
submarines with a greater capability of deploying
Special Operations Forces (SOF). DDSs can transport,
deploy, and recover SOF teams from Combat Rubber Raiding
Crafts (CRRCs) or SEAL Delivery Vehicles (SDVs), all
while remaining submerged. In an era of littoral
warfare, this capability substantially enhances the
combat flexibility of both the submarine and SOF
personnel. U.S. Navy photo by Paul Farley (RELEASED)
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