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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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