R.V. BELLOWS

Research Vessel · Research Ship class · Built 1960s · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Other hulls named R.V. BELLOWS

R.V. BELLOWS is a 1969 research vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 15 inspections since 1990, most recently in January 2026, along with 1 deficiency.

Records from 1990 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 14 January 2026.

Built: 1969
Last inspected: 14 January 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections: 15
Deficiencies: 1 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date

Identity

520660

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WBC8717

100848

Flag

UNITED STATES

MMSI

303206000

Maury page id

psix-100848

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations6

…administrative events6

…with no type recorded3

Years with a record 14 calendar years (1990–2026)

The 15 inspections in the strip above, split by the kind of activity the US Coast Guard recorded. Years with a record are calendar years in which a record exists, not years in service. What Maury does not do.

Coast Guard record current through 13 September 2026, retrieved 18 September 2026 from PSIX. Every field on this page was recorded by the Coast Guard. Records for the Research Ship class in Maury's sources begin in 1980.

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)58.5 ft × 20.4 ft × 8.2 ft

Registered tonnagegross 94 / net 64

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

Builderbuilder not recorded · TARPON SPRINGS, FL, UNITED STATES · built 1969

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeNot recorded

Hull configurationNot recorded

Hailing portFORT MYERS BEACH, FL

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 25 September 2025 · expires 31 October 2026

Service, as the file records itResearch Vessel

Hull formpowered (Maury's inference from propulsion, hull shape, material and length, rule hf-1; not a recorded fact)

Tonnage as PSIX records it64 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
94 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton

Every line above is a field of the National Vessel Documentation Center's file as served by NOAA Fisheries, dated 10 September 2026, matched to this hull on its Official Number. Registered and ITC measurements are two systems and are never combined. One snapshot is held so far; documentation history begins with the next.

Radio station licence

WDQ2381MMSI 303206000 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 5 March 2025, expires 5 March 2035 · licensed under a name not among this hull’s recorded names (not shown)

WBC8717MMSI 367146570 · cancelled · compulsorily equipped · granted 13 October 2016, cancelled 18 November 2020 · licensed under a name not among this hull’s recorded names (not shown)

FCC Universal Licensing System ship-station file of 6 September 2026, matched to this hull on its US Official Number. Status and dates are the file’s own. The licensee is not read from the file and is not shown. A lapsed licence’s MMSI is still the number the vessel transmitted under while it was valid.

A report is not offered for this hull: Its record holds only 2 of the seven kinds of material a report is built from: inspections, deficiencies, operational controls, tow-unit appearances, casualty records, dimensions and documentation. That is a statement about the record, not about the vessel. Reports.

Inspection history · 15

14 January 2026 Administrative Inspection · In-Service Inspection · ORV Letter of Designation

Physical examination · Detached Duty Office Fort Myers · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8320240

7 January 2025 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Detached Duty Office Fort Myers · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8059384

7 January 2025 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Detached Duty Office Fort Myers · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8099447

19 November 2015 ORV Letter of Designation

Administrative · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 5766956

7 February 2012 Uninspected Other · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 4240196

7 December 2011 Uninspected Other · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 4203899

6 December 2007 Uninspected Other

Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 3099575

12 December 2005 Uninspected Other

Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 2527407

24 December 2003 Uninspected Other

Physical examination · MSO TAMPA · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 1970591

18 December 2001 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · MSO TAMPA · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 1473994

30 March 1999 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO TAMPA · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 1127554

21 April 1997 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO TAMPA · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 1093398

3 May 1994 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO TAMPA · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 858254

22 May 1992 Administrative

Administrative · MSO TAMPA · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 952040

10 April 1990 Administrative

Administrative · MSO TAMPA · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 1222881

Deficiency record · 1

Documentation

Issued 21 April 1997 Resolved

VESSEL OPERATED SINCE 03 MAY 96 WITHOUT A LETTER OF DESIGNATION.

Condition: Unknown
Due 22 April 1997
Resolved 22 April 1997

Ownership record

The Coast Guard's documentation record for this hull -- the Abstract of Title, with its owners and liens as filed -- is not in PSIX. Ask, and Maury buys it from the National Vessel Documentation Center, files it here with its date, and every reader of this page gets it.