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) has
its brow removed during preparations to get underway.
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 (DDS). 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
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