LADY CHATEAU

Passenger (Inspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 1970s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

LADY CHATEAU is a 1975 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 20 inspections since 2016, most recently in October 2025, along with 12 deficiencies — 1 with no resolution recorded —, 1 operational control and 1 casualty investigation in 2021.

Records from 2016 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 6 October 2025.

Built: 1975
Last inspected: 6 October 2025
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 20
Deficiencies: 12 recorded · 1 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 1 investigation · 2021

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 Passenger Ship class in Maury's sources begin in 2016.

Inspection record

Last inspected 6 October 2025

Recorded inspections20

…physical examinations19

…with no type recorded1

Deficiencies 12 recorded · 1 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 10 calendar years (2016–2025)

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

566175

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WUU3898

135796

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-135796

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)71.6 ft × 17.5 ft × 8.8 ft

Registered tonnagegross 83 / net 66

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderBREAUX'S BAY CRAFT INC · LOREAUVILLE, LA, UNITED STATES · built 1975

Hull materialAluminum

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

Hailing portSTILLWATER, MN

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 10 July 2025 · expires 31 August 2026

Service, as the file records itPassenger (Inspected)

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

Tonnage as PSIX records it83 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
66 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), 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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Inspection history · 20

6 October 2025 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment St. Paul · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8255556

21 November 2024 Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8038289

3 October 2024 Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment St. Paul · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8013001

10 October 2023 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment St. Paul · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7805855

24 May 2023 In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment St. Paul · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7695512

29 November 2022 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection · Hull Examination · Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7601111

3 October 2022 Internal Structural Exam · Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection · DAPI Audit · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment St. Paul · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7543317

6 October 2021 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment St. Paul · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7330762

13 May 2021 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment St. Paul · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7197080

14 April 2021 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7175366

14 April 2021 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Quad Cities · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7178218

18 November 2020 Administrative Inspection · Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7098073

1 October 2020 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment St. Paul · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7069436

15 October 2019 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment St. Paul · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6835050

13 November 2018 Internal Structural Exam · Hull Examination · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6579590

4 October 2018 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment St. Paul · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6555007

4 October 2017 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment St. Paul · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6274374

4 November 2016 Internal Structural Exam · Administrative Inspection · Examination of Repairs · Hull Examination

Physical examination · Sector Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6035434

17 October 2016 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment St. Paul · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6024114

29 September 2016 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment St. Paul · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6014539

Deficiency record · 12

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Distress flares

Issued 6 October 2025 No resolution recorded

A vessel on a Limited Coastwise Route must carry Six hand red flare distress signals approved in accordance with § 160.021 and six hand orange smoke distress signals approved in accordance with § 160.037 46CFR180.68

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Bilge pumping arrangements

Issued 3 October 2024 Resolved

At each initial and subsequent inspection for certification of a vessel, the owner or managing operator shall be prepared to conduct tests and have the vessel ready for inspections of machinery, fuel, and piping systems, including the following... Operational test of the means provided for pumping bilges. Lazarette suction line was found cracked. Repairs were made on the spot, and bilge suction provided proper suction.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 3 October 2024
Resolution: 1 1/2 inch nipple replaced fwd of check valve.

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Bilge pumping arrangements

Issued 3 October 2022 Resolved

A vessel of at least 26 feet (7.9 meters) in length must be provided with individual bilge lines and bilge suctions for each watertight compartment, except that the space forward of the collision bulkhead need not be fitted with a bilge suction line when the arrangement is such that ordinary leaked may be removed through the use of a hand portable pump. Engine room bilge suction line was discovered cracked. Replace, and preform proper bilge operational test.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 6 October 2022
Resolution: Suction line replaced, and conducted satisfactory test of bilge system.

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Log-books/compulsory entries

Issued 3 October 2022 Resolved

The owner, charterer, master or managing operator shall instruct each crew member, upon first being employed and prior to getting underway for the first time on a particular vessel and at least once every three months, as to the duties that the crew member is expected to perform in an emergency. Crew training shall be logged or otherwise documented for review by the Coast Guard upon request. The training entry shall include the following information. (1) Date of the training; and (2) General description of the training topics. Training exercises were not properly logged.

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 3 November 2022
Resolved 6 October 2022
Resolution: Witnessed log book, and conducted training on items/details that need to be inputed after drills/training is conducted.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire fighting equipment and appliances

Issued 3 October 2022 Resolved

The frame or support of each semi-portable fire extinguisher permitted by paragraph (a) of this section must be welded or otherwise permanently attached to a bulkhead or deck. 02 extinguishers (galley, salon) were not permanently attached.

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 17 October 2022
Resolved 6 October 2022
Resolution: Extinguishers permanently attached.

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifejackets incl. provision and disposition

Issued 3 October 2022 Resolved

Each life jacket must be marked with TYPE I retro reflective material approved by 46 CFR 164.018 or other standard specified by the Commandant. 07 life jackets were discovered with wasted or worn retro reflective tape. Replace with new.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 17 October 2022
Resolved 6 October 2022
Resolution: Retro reflective tape replaced on 07 life jackets.

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Bilge pumping arrangements

Issued 6 October 2021 Resolved

Bilge pump inoperable.

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Resolved 12 October 2021
Resolution: New bilge pump installed.

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Maintenance of Life Saving Appliances

Issued 6 October 2021 Resolved

Upper deck aft 3 bins for lifejackets; multiple lifejackets need updated retro reflective tape.

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Resolved 14 November 2021
Resolution: New retro tape on

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (machinery)

Issued 14 April 2021 Resolved

Replace broken shaft with one of the same adequate size and material and conduct sea trials in the presence of Coast Guard Marine Inspectors prior to the carriage of passengers.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 13 May 2021
Resolution: Conducted satisfactory sea trials.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire pumps and its pipes

Issued 4 October 2018 Resolved

Fire pump could not get any suction.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 9 October 2018
Resolution: Fire pump seals were replaced and pumped tested satisfactorily.

08 - Alarms › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (alarms)

Issued 4 October 2018 Resolved

Forward state room high bilge alarm inoperable.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 9 October 2018
Resolution: High bilge alarm tested satisfactorily.

Documentation › Certificates/Documents › Certificate of Documentation (CG-1270)

Issued 29 September 2016 Resolved

Found the COD to be expired. Issued CG-835 to provide proof of Documentation with in 30 days.

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 29 October 2016
Resolved 17 October 2016
Resolution: Received proof of COD issuance. Cleared def.

Casualty record · 1

14 April 2021Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7178218

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.

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.