USS Dallas (SSN-700)
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| Missing image USS_Dallas.jpg USS Dallas Departing with Dry Deck Shelter Attached | |
| Career |
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| Awarded: | 31 October 1973 |
| Laid down: | 9 October 1976 |
| Launched: | 28 April 1979 |
| Commissioned: | 18 July 1981 |
| Fate: | Template:Active in service |
| Homeport: | Groton, Connecticut |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 5768 tons light, 6143 tons full, 375 tons dead |
| Length: | 110.3 meters (362 feet) |
| Beam: | 10 meters (33 feet) |
| Draft: | 9.4 meters (31 feet) |
| Propulsion: | one S6G reactor |
| Complement: | 12 officers, 98 men |
| Motto: | First in Harm's Way |
USS Dallas (SSN-700), a Los Angeles-class submarine, is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Dallas, Texas, although two other ships were scheduled and never completed.
The contract to build Dallas 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 9 October 1976. She was launched on 28 April 1979 sponsored by Mrs. William P. Clements, Jr., and commissioned on 18 July 1981, with Captain Donald R. Ferrier in command.
After commissioning, Dallas was attached to Submarine Development Squadron TWELVE, New London, Connecticut, where she was involved in many research and development projects. Since September 1988, Dallas has been a member of Submarine Squadron TWO, New London, Connecticut. During her time with Squadron TWO, she completed the first ever Depot Modernization Period and various overseas deployments.
Dallas recently completed an Engineered Refueling Overhaul (ERO) in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. As a part of the overhaul, Dallas was fitted with a Dry Deck Shelter configuration. This large chamber, fitted aft of the sail, has an array of air, water and hydraulic systems that allow Dallas to employ the latest submarine arsenal: the Swimmer Delivery Vehicle - a highly mobile and virtually undetectable means of carrying out special forces missions.
Dallas has completed one deployment to the Indian Ocean, three Mediterranean Sea deployments, and seven deployments to the North Atlantic. Dallas received two Meritorious Unit Commendations, two Navy Unit Commendations and was awarded the Battle Efficiency E for FY 1986, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1999 and 2000. Further recognition includes nomination for the 1993 Battenburg Cup as the best all-around ship in the fleet and the 1999 Engineering "E" and Medical "M".
On 27 August 1981 Dallas damaged her lower rudder when she ran aground while approaching the Atlantic Underwater Test and Evaluation Center site at Andros Island, Bahamas. The submarine worked herself free after several hours and returned on the surface to New London, Connecticut, for repairs.
Dallas is also featured prominently in the novel and film adaptation of Tom Clancy's The Hunt for Red October and is used in a more minor role in several other Clancy books. For the movie, Houston played her sister ship.
See USS Dallas for other Navy ships of the same name.
References
This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register and various press releases.
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