Dry Deck Shelter - DDS-Capable Submarines

DDS-Capable Submarines

  • United States Naval Forces-
  • USS Sam Houston (SSBN-609) †‡
  • USS John Marshall (SSBN-611) †‡
  • USS Kamehameha (SSBN-642) †‡
  • USS James K. Polk (SSBN-645) †‡
  • USS Archerfish (SSN-678) ‡
  • USS Silversides (SSN-679) ‡
  • USS William H. Bates (SSN-680) ‡
  • USS Tunny (SSN-682) ‡
  • USS Cavalla (SSN-684) ‡
  • USS L. Mendel Rivers (SSN-686) ‡
  • USS Los Angeles (SSN-688) ‡
  • USS Philadelphia (SSN-690) ‡
  • USS Dallas (SSN-700)
  • USS La Jolla (SSN-701)
  • USS Buffalo (SSN-715)
  • USS Ohio (SSGN-726) †
  • USS Michigan (SSGN-727) †
  • USS Florida (SSGN-728) †
  • USS Georgia (SSGN-729) †
  • USS Jimmy Carter (SSN-23)
  • USS Virginia (SSN-774)
  • British Naval Forces-

Astute class submarines-

  • HMS Astute (S119)- in service
  • HMS Ambush (S120)- not yet in service
  • HMS Artful (S121)- not yet commissioned
  • HMS Audacious (S122)- building
  • HMS Agamemnon S123- building
  • HMS Anson S124- building
  • HMS Ajax S125-building

† can carry two DDSs
‡ no longer in service

All Virginia-class submarines will have an integral Lock-Out Trunk capable of deploying divers and their equipment. The Ohio-class SSGNs have been converted to be capable of attaching up to two DDSs.

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