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A vessel name
CHALLENGER
55 hulls with a page on Maury carry or carried this name
· 53 documented vessels in the NVDC file dated 10 August 2026
Hulls with a page carrying this name
CHALLENGERCommercial Fishing Vessel · built 1969 · ON 519966 · current recorded nameCHALLENGERFreight Ship · built 1954 · ON 1226159 · current recorded nameCHALLENGERCommercial Fishing Vessel · build year not recorded · current recorded nameCHALLENGERCommercial Fishing Vessel · built 1973 · ON 552674 · current recorded nameCHALLENGERPassenger (Uninspected) · build year not recorded · current recorded nameCHALLENGERUnclassified · built 1974 · ON 561838 · current recorded nameCHALLENGERTank Ship · built 2015 · current recorded nameCHALLENGERTowing Vessel · built 2018 · ON 1283124 · current recorded nameCHALLENGERCommercial Fishing Vessel · built 1977 · ON 581330 · current recorded nameCHALLENGERCommercial Fishing Vessel · built 1978 · ON 589908 · current recorded nameCHALLENGEROffshore Supply Vessel · built 1979 · ON 611218 · current recorded nameCHALLENGERCommercial Fishing Vessel · built 1980 · ON 618646 · current recorded nameCHALLENGERCommercial Fishing Vessel · built 1980 · ON 620093 · current recorded nameCHALLENGERPassenger (Inspected) · built 1980 · ON 629544 · current recorded nameCHALLENGERTowing Vessel · built 1981 · ON 635043 · current recorded nameCHALLENGERCommercial Fishing Vessel · built 1982 · ON 646802 · current recorded nameCHALLENGERCommercial Fishing Vessel · built 1982 · ON 647903 · current recorded nameCHALLENGERFreight Ship · built 1977 · current recorded nameCHALLENGERPassenger (Uninspected) · built 1944 · ON 681344 · current recorded nameCHALLENGERCommercial Fishing Vessel · built 1985 · ON 682439 · current recorded nameCHALLENGERCommercial Fishing Vessel · built 1987 · ON 923778 · current recorded nameCHALLENGERCommercial Fishing Vessel · built 1989 · ON 943644 · current recorded nameCHALLENGERCommercial Fishing Vessel · built 1993 · ON 989516 · current recorded nameCHALLENGERCommercial Fishing Vessel · built 1947 · ON 252623 · current recorded nameCHALLENGERPassenger (Uninspected) · built 1945 · ON 265881 · current recorded nameCHALLENGERFreight Ship · built 1995 · current recorded nameCHALLENGERCommercial Fishing Vessel · built 1995 · ON 1038251 · current recorded nameCHALLENGERTowing Vessel · build year not recorded · current recorded nameCHALLENGERUnclassified · build year not recorded · current recorded nameCHALLENGERPassenger (Inspected) · built 1970 · ON 528731 · current recorded nameCHALLENGERCommercial Fishing Vessel · build year not recorded · current recorded nameCHALLENGERCommercial Fishing Vessel · build year not recorded · current recorded nameCHALLENGERFreight Ship · built 2001 · current recorded nameCHALLENGERTowing Vessel · built 1953 · ON 265242 · current recorded nameCHALLENGERCommercial Fishing Vessel · built 1958 · ON 277631 · current recorded nameCHALLENGERCommercial Fishing Vessel · built 1963 · ON 292631 · current recorded nameCHALLENGERTowing Vessel · built 1991 · ON 1245128 · current recorded nameCHALLENGERCommercial Fishing Vessel · built 2014 · ON 1250283 · current recorded nameCHALLENGERUNSPECIFIED · built 1980 · ON 629902 · current recorded nameCHALLENGERTowing Vessel · built 2019 · ON 1296742 · current recorded nameCHALLENGERCommercial Fishing Vessel · built 1949 · ON 595085 · current recorded nameCHALLENGERPassenger (Inspected) · built 1961 · ON 604057 · current recorded nameCHALLENGERFreight Barge · built 1985 · ON 679315 · current recorded nameCHALLENGERPassenger (Uninspected) · built 1987 · ON 932195 · current recorded nameCHALLENGERTowing Vessel · built 1965 · ON 298993 · current recorded nameCHALLENGERCommercial Fishing Vessel · built 1937 · ON 236765 · current recorded nameCHALLENGERPassenger (Inspected) · build year not recorded · ON 249935 · current recorded nameCHALLENGERCommercial Fishing Vessel · built 1947 · ON 253026 · current recorded nameCHALLENGERUNSPECIFIED · built 1956 · ON 272345 · current recorded nameCHALLENGERPassenger (Inspected) · built 1956 · ON 272871 · current recorded nameCHALLENGERPassenger (Inspected) · built 1961 · ON 284733 · current recorded nameCHALLENGER *Passenger (Inspected) · built 1944 · ON 545787 · current recorded nameCHALLENGER · now CORNELIUS O'CONNORTowing Vessel · built 1982 · ON 659953 · recorded as this name 2005–2015CHALLENGER · now GAMBLERTowing Vessel · built 1968 · ON 516611 · recorded as this name 2008–2015CHALLENGER · now RACHELTowing Vessel · built 1976 · ON 576417 · recorded as this name 2004–2006
Every hull listed has a page under Maury’s publication rule; a former name is one the Coast Guard
recorded at the time of an investigation. Hulls the archive holds and does not publish are counted below and never listed.
Documented vessels by service
| Service, as the file records it | Vessels |
|---|---|
| Recreational | 18 |
| Commercial Fishing Vessel | 16 |
| Passenger (Inspected) | 6 |
| Towing Vessel | 5 |
| Passenger (Uninspected) | 2 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 2 |
| Freight Barge | 1 |
| Freight Ship | 1 |
| Offshore Supply Vessel | 1 |
| Unclassified | 1 |
Counts over the National Vessel Documentation Center file as served by NOAA Fisheries, every service
included. Recreational vessels are counted and never listed: 18 of the 53 above are recreational,
and no page on Maury identifies one.
By hailing state
| State | Vessels |
|---|---|
| FL | 8 |
| not recorded | 8 |
| NY | 7 |
| AK | 6 |
| CA | 4 |
| LA | 3 |
| OR | 3 |
| MD | 2 |
| MA | 2 |
| WA | 1 |
| NH | 1 |
| TX | 1 |