BRP Ramon Alcaraz

BRP Ramon Alcaraz (PS-41) is the second ship of the Gregorio del Pilar-class patrol ships of the Philippine Navy. From 1968 to 2012, she was known as USCGC Dallas and served the United States Coast Guard as a high endurance cutter. She was decommissioned on 30 March 2012 and acquired by the Philippines under the Excess Defense Articles and the Foreign Assistance Act.
She is named after Commodore Ramon Alcaraz, a Filipino Naval officer and World War II hero best known for receiving a Silver Star for heroism and gallantry during World War II. He is also known for being one of the first officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines to criticize the Marcos dictatorship, and for the proposal which made him the father of the Philippine Marine Corps.
In 2012, she was originally designated as "PF-16" i.e. patrol frigate. In mid-2016, the Navy adopted a new code designation system, leading to her being re-designated as "FF-16" i.e. frigate. In 2019 February, the Navy downgraded the status of the entire class from frigate to patrol ship and redesignated her as "PS-16". The ship, together with its two other sisterships, were again re-designated in March 2026, with BRP Ramon Alcaraz given the...