DALLAS WHEC 716

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

378-foot High Endurance Class Cutter Keel Laid February 7 1966 - Launched October 1 1966 USCGC DALLAS WHEC-716 Commissioned October 1 1967 - Decommissioned November 1986 Underwent extensive modernization (FRAM) Recommissioned June 15 1990 - Decommissioned 30 March 2012 BRP RAMON ALCARAZ PF-16 Commissioned 22 November 2013 into the Philippine Navy BRP RAMON ALCARAZ FF-16 Redesignated (FF) 2016

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1994,2003)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

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2nd Commissioning 15 June 1990 to 30 March 2012

 

USPS Pictorial Governors Island NY

1990-06-15

Recommissioning.

 

French CDS

1994-06-13

Visit to France

 

USPS Type 9 Norfolk, VA

2003-06-11

N/A

USCG Patrol Squadron Mediterranean returns home from "Operation Iraqi Freedom"
Ships include: USCGC Dallas WHEC-716, USCGC Bainbridge Island WPB-1343, USCGC Pea Island WPB-1347, USCGC Knight Island WPB-1348 and USCGC Grand Isle WPB-1338.
Cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Alexander J. Dallas, the Secretary of the Treasury under President James Madison (1814-1816)

Six cutters of the US Revenue Service/US Coast Guard have borne the name DALLAS - USRC Dallas (1816-21), USRC Dallas (1830-36), USRC Dallas (1846-48), USRC Dallas (1874-1907), USCGC Dallas (1925-1936), USCGC Dallas WHEC-716.

PHILIPPINE NAMESAKE - Commodore Ramon Abacan Alcaraz (August 15, 1915 - June 25, 2009) was an officer in the Philippine Navy during the Second World War. A member of the 1st graduating class (4-year curriculum) of the Philippine Military Academy in 1940. He served with Philippine Army after graduation then joined the Offshore Patrol unit of the U.S. Army Forces in the Far East (USAFFE), predecessor of the Philippine Navy. Alcaraz had been promoted to Captain and awarded a Silver Star by General MacArthur and later was incarcerated in Malolos, Bulacan POW Camp during WWII. After 26 years of active service, Commodore Alcaraz was placed on the retired list from active duty on January 22, 1966.

 

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