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NEIL ARMSTRONG
NEIL ARMSTRONG is a 2015 research vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 30 inspections since 2016, most recently in March 2026, along with 25 deficiencies, 1 operational control and 1 casualty investigation in 2019.
Records from 2016 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 10 March 2026.
- Built
- 2015
- Last inspected
- 10 March 2026
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
- Deficiencies
- 25 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 1 investigation · 2019
Coast Guard record current through 23 August 2026, retrieved 5 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 2016.
Inspection record
Last inspected
10 March 2026
…with no type recorded1
Deficiencies
25 recorded · 0
without a recorded resolution
Operational controls
None recorded without a removal date
Years with a record
9 calendar years (2016–2026)
Every line above is a count of records the US Coast Guard wrote, or a date it recorded.
A blank resolution means none was recorded in this data; it does not establish that a
deficiency is outstanding. Years with a record are calendar years in which a record
exists, not years in service. What Maury does
not do.
Identity
1265001
9688946
WARL
1165083
Flag
UNITED STATES
Maury page id
psix-1165083
Documentation record
Registered dimensions (L × B × D)221.2 ft × 50.0 ft × 22.0 ft
Registered tonnagegross 2,881 / net 2,050
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)221.2 ft × 50.0 ft × 22.0 ft
ITC tonnagegross 2,641 / net 792
BuilderDAKOTA CREEK INDUSTRIES INC · ANACORTES, WA, UNITED STATES · built 2015
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Electric
Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED
Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED
Hailing portWOODS HOLE, MA
Trade endorsementsRegistry
DocumentationValid · issued 11 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 it3204 - Displacement, Gross Ton
2881 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
2050 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
2641 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
792 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
2881 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
2050 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
2641 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
792 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
Every line above is a field of the National Vessel Documentation Center's file as served by NOAA Fisheries, dated 10 August 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.
Vessel history report
Every record for this hull, in one document — $299
Every recorded inspection, 2016 to 2026 for this class, in one chronology · every deficiency, with system, dates and resolution · operational controls imposed and removed · every name this hull has been recorded under · the vessels it was inspected alongside, and when · how its record compares with hulls of similar age and size, as a fact about the population and never a judgement about this vessel.
Read one first, in full: a forty-year chronology · a hull that changed operators four times · the sparse case, shown as an example, not for sale.
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Inspected as a tow unit · 2
The Coast Guard recorded this vessel and the following in the same inspection activity — normally a tug and the barges in its tow. A recreational or unclassed hull in the same activity is held and not published, so it does not appear here: these lists are a floor, not a complete manifest.
MEROPA 900 Tank Barge · MISLE 357978 · 28 January 2022 · activity 7390184SAKONNET LOBSTER II Commercial Fishing Vessel · MISLE 1411518 · 14 October 2019 · activity 6835047Inspection history · 30
10 March 2026
Annual Inspection · ACP Annual Oversight
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Cape Cod · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8330969
5 January 2026
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Cape Cod · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8290091
5 September 2025
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Cape Cod · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8230841
30 April 2025
ACP Annual Oversight · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8124252
30 December 2024
Damage Survey
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Cape Cod · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8051843
4 December 2024
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8043229
15 November 2024
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8035297
21 October 2024
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8026469
22 April 2024
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7899458
12 April 2024
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Cape Cod · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7894285
2 January 2024
ACP COI Oversight · ACP Drydock Oversight · Internal Structural Exam · MTSA/ISPS Verification · Re-Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7844318
16 November 2023
Annual Inspection · ACP Annual Oversight
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Cape Cod · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7813358
31 January 2023
ACP Drydock Oversight
Administrative · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7629574
1 December 2022
Annual Inspection · ACP Annual Oversight
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Cape Cod · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7603093
28 January 2022
Bulk Liquid Transfer Monitor
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Cape Cod · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7390184
18 January 2022
Annual Inspection · ACP Annual Oversight
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Cape Cod · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7382488
22 October 2020
MTSA/ISPS Verification · Administrative Inspection · Deficiency Check · COI Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7081762
3 January 2020
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Cape Cod · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6887044
17 December 2019
ACP Annual Oversight · Administrative Inspection · DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Cape Cod · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6873213
6 November 2019
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6850395
14 October 2019
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Long Island Sound · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6835047
5 April 2019
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Cape Cod · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6658796
20 March 2019
Plan Review (Other than "T")
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Cape Cod · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6646138
7 February 2019
Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Cape Cod · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6621557
10 December 2018
Periodic Inspection · ACP Handover Survey · Examination of Repairs · Damage Survey
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Cape Cod · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6593556
18 October 2018
Internal Structural Exam · Deficiency Check
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Cape Cod · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6563953
17 October 2018
In-Service Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Cape Cod · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6563122
8 May 2018
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Navigation Center · Activity 6408811
23 January 2018
MTSA/ISPS Verification · Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6329410
9 December 2016
Hull Examination · Drydock Exam · Annual Inspection
Physical examination · Sector Charleston · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6055379
Deficiency record · 25
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Inflatable liferafts
Issued 11 March 2024
Resolved
In the event of any one survival craft being lost or rendered unserviceable, there shall be sufficient survival craft available for use on each side, including any which are of a mass of less than 185 kg and stowed in a position providing for easy side-to-side transfer at a single open deck level, to accommodate the total number of persons on board. Vessel missing required additional life raft, preventing accommodation of total persons on board in event of a lost survival craft. Total persons onboard limited to 37 until additional life raft installed. Once life raft is installed, updates to the Safety Plan and Form E shall be made.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › USCG Certificate of Documentation (COD)
Issued 11 March 2024
Resolved
For vessels other than those covered in paragraphs (b)
and (c) of this section, the name of the vessel must be
marked on some clearly visible exterior part of the port
and starboard bow and the stern of the vessel. Name on
vessel’s bow and stern does not match name on
Certificate of Documentation.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Continuous synopsis record
Issued 11 March 2024
Resolved
The Continuous Synopsis Record shall be issued by the
Administration to each ship that is entitled to fly its
flag and it shall contain, at least, the following
information: the port at which the ship is registered;
Vessel’s CSR missing Port of Registry.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 11 March 2024
Resolved
Electrical installations shall be such that: the safety
of passengers, crew and ship from electrical hazards
will be ensured. Terminal end of two cables found
exposed on vessel's flybridge.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (life saving)
Issued 11 March 2024
Resolved
Routes to muster stations shall be indicated with the
muster station symbol, intended for that purpose, in
accordance with the recommendations of the Organization.
Vessel missing muster station symbol along routes and
within assembly area.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Magnetic compass
Issued 11 March 2024
Resolved
Each vessel must have the following: A current magnetic
compass deviation table or graph or compass comparison
record for the steering compass, in the wheelhouse. The
compass card in the wheelhouse is over 2 years old and
needs updating following dry dock.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire prevention structural integrity
Issued 11 March 2024
Resolved
The fire resistance of doors shall be equivalent to that
of the division in which they are fitted, this being
determined in accordance with the Fire Test Procedures
Code. Rolling A-60 door within scullery was inoperable.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 091 - Living Conditions › Sickbay
Issued 11 March 2024
Resolved
Hospital accommodation shall not be used for other than
medical purposes. Hospital space was being utilized as
an additional storage compartment.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Load Lines (including Exemption)
Issued 11 March 2024
Resolved
he ring, lines and letters shall be painted in white or
yellow on a dark ground or in black on a light ground.
They shall also be permanently marked on the sides of
the ships to the satisfaction of the Administration. The
marks shall be plainly visible and, if necessary,
special arrangements shall be made for this purpose.
Grey paint used in application of ring to ship’s hull.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Lights, shapes, sound-signals
Issued 16 November 2023
Resolved
Emergency source of power for a period of 18h, the navigation lights and other lights required by international regs for preventing collisions. The Navigational lighting panel maintained alarms and nav lights in op during e-gen tests. Provide emergency nav lights IAW SOLAS.
74SOLAS II-1 (43.2.3)
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 16 November 2023
Resolved
Lifebuoys complying with the requirements of paragraph 2.1.1 of the code (LSA). The manufactured plug on both bridge buoys were greatly deteriorated. Provide a means of watertight integrity to ensure buoys are ready for proper use.
74SOLAS III(7.1.1)
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › International Oil Pollution Prevention (IOPP)
Issued 16 November 2023
Resolved
The issued IOPP had the wrong tank capacity listed for Waste Oil Tank (3.1 tanks). Verified by ship drawings/tank data. ABS surveyor was on scene to reissue and correct on the spot.
10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (navigation)
Issued 16 November 2023
Resolved
The following maneuvering information prominently displayed on a fact sheet in the wheelhouse: ... At the bottom of the fact sheet, the following statement:
WARNING
THE RESPONSE OF THE (NAME OF THE VESSEL)...
33CFR 164.35 (g.7)
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Operation of machinery
Issued 16 November 2023
Resolved
Hydraulic power-operated steering gear shall be provided
to maintain the cleanliness of hydraulic fluid. The port
aft ram leak was adjusted and corrected on the spot.
74SOLAS II-I(29.12.1)
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Personal equipment
Issued 22 October 2020
Resolved
Work vests not proper approval types under Subchapter U. Proper approval work vests are 160.053 or 160.077.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › On board training and instructions
Issued 22 October 2020
Resolved
Proper donning of life jacket placards not posted. Post in areas of high visibility to the crew.
Cite: 74 SOLAS (2014)/Chapter III, Regulation 8.4.3
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 22 October 2020
Resolved
Vessel was found with 04 portable fans in the engine room, not hard wired after the survey condition. Vessel is directed to hard wire fans or remove fans completely.
Cite: 74 SOLAS (2014)/Chapter I, Regulation 11(b)
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Propulsion main engine
Issued 6 November 2019
Resolved
Main and auxiliary machinery essential for the propulsion and safety of the ship shall be provided with effective means for its operation and control.
Two of the four propulsion generators are currently not operational due to an unknown electrical control fault.
13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)
Issued 8 January 2019
Resolved
During the vessel's CG periodic inspection/ACP handover survey it was noted that the vessel's Period Safety Test Procedures (PSTPs) for the machinery inspection portion did not align with the actual testing of the machinery. One example was the automation testing of the emergency generator as it did not align with the written test procedure. Vessel shall make correction to the written PSTP (Revision 5) and resubmit to CG Marine Safety Center for approval.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › USCG Certificate of Documentation (COD)
Issued 8 January 2019
Resolved
Vessel does not have a valid Certificate of Documentation. Vessel does have an official but no valid COD to accompany it.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire doors/openings in fire-resisting divisions
Issued 10 December 2018
Resolved
Galley guillotine/rollup fire screen door(s) not fully closing.
01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Fire safety operational booklet
Issued 10 December 2018
Resolved
SOLAS FIRE SAFETY AND LIFESAVING TRAINING MANUALS NOT ONBOARD OR AVAILABLE TO CREW(MASTER BELIEVES MANUALS HAVE NEVER EXISTED).
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Maintenance of Fire protection systems
Issued 10 December 2018
Resolved
REPAIR / REPLACE ITEMS AS NOTED ON FIRE SVC REPORT AS NOT FUNCTIONAL IN NEED OF REPAIR (PRESSURE GUAGE HIGH FOG, REPLACE FOAM SEMI-PORTABLE EXTINGUISHER)
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Structural condition)
Issued 18 October 2018
Resolved
Vessel is overdue for an internal structure examination (ISE). Vessel shall complete an ISE prior to getting underway from WHOI to the satisfaction of a CG MI.
02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Structural condition)
Issued 18 October 2018
Resolved
Vessel is overdue for an internal structure examination (ISE). Vessel shall complete an ISE prior to getting underway from WHOI to the satisfaction of a CG MI.
Casualty record · 1
14 October 2019Routine · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 dead · activity 6835047
Each line is an incident investigation the Coast Guard recorded with this hull among the vessels involved, with the date and the classification the Coast Guard gave it. Involvement is not fault. The investigation narrative is not published. Source: IIR, through 2026.
Recorded names · 1
R/V NEIL ARMSTRONG (2019). Names as the Coast Guard recorded them in incident records, with the years they appear; some are renames and some are spelling variants.
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.