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Posted on 12/02/2013 1:23:44 AM PST by sukhoi-30mki
GROTON, Conn. (AP) — The submarine that starred in "The Hunt for Red October," the USS Dallas, returned from its last overseas deployment Monday. Next year, after 33 years in the fleet, the Dallas will be inactivated.
Tom Clancy's Cold War thriller made the Dallas famous, but in Navy circles it is better known for being the first attack submarine to carry a dry-deck shelter, which houses a vehicle for launching and recovering special operations forces.
"Of all the submarines that would be finishing up their service life, there are a couple out there that people know by name, and Dallas is one of them," said Capt. David A. Roberts, who commanded Dallas from 2007 to 2009. "It kind of adds to the moment. 'The Hunt for Red October' submarine we all know and love from the movies is going to be finishing up its service life soon."
But, Roberts said, he always tells people who ask about the Dallas that it has "done a lot more than just being in the movies."
"Think about how the world has changed," said Roberts, who now leads the Submarine Learning Center. "The missions Dallas was built for initially back then, in the late 1970s and early '80s, are so much different than in 2013. And she has stood the test of time and been able to keep step with the changing world, the challenging world."
The Dallas (SSN 700) returned to the Naval Submarine Base on Monday after operating in Europe and the Middle East and traveling more than 34,000 miles during nearly seven months at sea.
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Any pics of this sub ?
Except it was the USS Houston (SSN-713) that appeared in the film as USS Dallas.
Don’t ask me how I know.
Stunt double? ;-)
“And then we’ll go down...and scuttle the ship”
Among one of the best delivered lines in the movie.
ONE PING ONLY.
I give us one chance in three.....More Tea?
“Way to go, DALLAS!”
“Montana”
“You sunuvabitch!”
Hey... That’s my line...
My favorite movie.
I have a copy & must have seen it at least 30 times.
I will miss Tom Clancey, as we lost him this year. RIP, Tom.
Ping. But only one.
Oops. :)
Ah, the Houston. Now there was a boat that knew how to sink stuff. It may have had the peacetime tonnage record.
I just finished re-reading that book last week. It was better than I remember when I read it back in the late eighties. The movie is also one of my favorites.
I met Fred Thompson back in late ‘07 when he was running for president. As I chatted with him while getting my picture taken, all I could think was holy crap I’m shaking hands with Admiral Painter...
“This business will get out of control! It will get out of control and we’ll be lucky to live through it!”
“Russians don’t take a dump without a plan, son. And senior captains don’t start something this dangerous without having thought the matter through.”
Gee, you seem to know secret stuff, just like Wikipedia.
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