USRC Dallas (1874)

The USRC Dallas was a Revenue Cutter of the United States Revenue Cutter Service, launched in 1874. She was constructed of iron and served primarily in the Atlantic. Dallas was active in law enforcement, search and rescue, and the enforcement of customs regulations along the American coast. Specific details of her career, like specific rescues or seizures, require further research of historical Revenue Cutter Service records. Revenue Cutters like Dallas were the forerunners of the modern United States Coast Guard.