SHIELD
Per fess crested Azure and Celeste edged Argent, in base a chevron Gules intertwined with an anchor Or, the stock of the second surmounted by two bars couped of the third bearing three pallets each, of the fourth superimposed by a mullet of the fifth, in chief nine mullets Argent.
CREST
Issuant from a wreath Argent and Azure, a bunch of Pacific silver fir Proper behind a stylized seascape Proper, superimposed by a garita Or, all within two vertical outwardly arched lightning flashes Gules.
MOTTO
On a scroll Gules, doubled Celeste, the inscription INITIATIVE & FORTITUDE Argent.
SEAL
The coat of arms as blazoned in full color on a white circular field within a dark blue designation band, edged with a gold roped border and bearing the name USCGC RICHARD DIXON at the top and WPC 1113 at the base.
SHIELD
The colors of the shield are symbolic of the two Coast Guard medals awarded to BM1 Richard Dixon for his heroic actions during the Fourth of July weekend in 1980. Blue symbolizes perseverance and loyalty, also alluding to the sea, emblematic of maritime service. White is for integrity and strength; red stands for courage, valor and zeal. The crested division of the shield is borrowed from the crest of the US Coast Guard Thirteenth District (Pacific Northwest), where Senior Chief Richard Dixon spent the majority of his Coast Guard career. The red chevron, suggesting the bow of a ship, represents the life saving missions of the USCGC RICHARD DIXON (WPC 1113). The gold anchor represents Richard Dixons career as a Coast Guardsman and his retirement as a Senior Chief Petty Officer. The stock of the anchor is a representation of the ribbon bar that Dixon would wear on his uniform. The nine white stars symbolize the nine lives saved over the course of the holiday weekend.
CREST
The Pacific silver fir bunch symbolizes Richard Dixons beloved home in the Pacific Northwest where his family still resides. The stylized seascape and garita (a significant historical feature of the area) denotes the homeport of the USCGC RICHARD DIXON (WPC 1113) in Puerto Rico. The lightning flashes represent the Fast Response cutter, as well as her missions of military authority and law enforcement.