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)
departs Souda Bay harbor following a brief port visit.
Dallas is homported in Groton, Conn., and currently 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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