USS Dallas
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Two commissioned ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Dallas. The first ship was named after Alexander J. Dallas and the second after Dallas, Texas, which in turn had been named for Alexander's brother, George M. Dallas. Two other ships to honor the city were planned, but never completed.
- The first Dallas (DD-199) was a destroyer commissioned in 1920, in service during World War II, and scrapped 1946.
- A heavy cruiser to be named Dallas (CA-140) was cancelled during construction in 1946
- Another heavy cruiser, Dallas (CA-150) was cancelled before start of construction in 1945.
- The second Dallas (SSN-700) is a Los Angeles-class nuclear attack submarine commissioned in 1981 and on active service as of 2006.