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LAWSON W. HAMILTON, JR.
Towing Vessel · Built 1970s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Other hulls named LAWSON W. HAMILTON, JR.
LAWSON W. HAMILTON, JR. is a 1976 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 38 inspections since 1997, most recently in December 2025, along with 5 deficiencies and 10 casualty investigations between 2002 and 2017.
Records from 1997 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 10 December 2025.
- Built
- 1976
- Last inspected
- 10 December 2025
- Documentation
- Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
- Deficiencies
- 5 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
- Controls
- None recorded without a removal date
- Casualties
- 10 investigations · 2002–2017
Identity
576869
WDE2126
144827
Flag
UNITED STATES
367320750
Maury page id
psix-144827
Inspections, by type
…with no type recorded22
Years with a record
20 calendar years (1997–2025)
The 38 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 Towing Vessel class in Maury's sources begin in 1980.
Documentation record
Registered dimensions (L × B × D)81.5 ft × 27.1 ft × 7.8 ft
Registered tonnagegross 226 / net 153
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderDRAVO CORP · NEVILLE ISLAND PA, UNITED STATES · built 1976
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeNot recorded
Hull configurationNot recorded
Hailing portCHARLESTON, WV
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationValid · issued 18 December 2025 · expires 31 January 2027
Service, as the file records itTowing Vessel
Hull formpowered (Maury's inference from propulsion, hull shape, material and length, rule hf-1; not a recorded fact)
Tonnage as PSIX records it226 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
153 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
153 - 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 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
WDE2126MMSI 367320750 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 15 August 2017, expires 1 November 2027
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.
Inspected as a tow unit · 27
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.
AEP 8813 Freight Barge · MISLE 313059 · 20 October 2014 · activity 5009346T13534 Freight Barge · MISLE 425736 · 29 August 2014 · activity 4990884C358 Freight Barge · MISLE 37045 · 3 June 2014 · activity 4890511C270 Freight Barge · MISLE 37161 · 3 June 2014 · activity 4890511C 103 Freight Barge · MISLE 120903 · 3 June 2014 · activity 4890511C523 Freight Barge · MISLE 653514 · 3 June 2014 · activity 4890511CHARLESTON Towing Vessel · MISLE 64955 · 2 April 2014 · activity 4832563AEP 891 Freight Barge · MISLE 1031 · 21 June 2011 · activity 4054256IN017419 Freight Barge · MISLE 24964 · 21 June 2011 · activity 4054256DA GRIMM Towing Vessel · MISLE 73474 · 21 June 2011 · activity 4054256GEORGE W JONES III Towing Vessel · MISLE 116022 · 21 June 2011 · activity 4054256MEM 493 Freight Barge · MISLE 465831 · 21 June 2011 · activity 4054256ING7765 Freight Barge · MISLE 486191 · 21 June 2011 · activity 4054256AEP 777 Freight Barge · MISLE 499146 · 21 June 2011 · activity 4054256AEP 162 Freight Barge · MISLE 794815 · 21 June 2011 · activity 4054256AEP 226 Freight Barge · MISLE 886915 · 5 February 2010 · activity 3676980IN085208 Freight Barge · MISLE 942799 · 5 February 2010 · activity 3676980AEP 9028 Freight Barge · MISLE 355661 · 19 June 2005 · activity 2405288BKO 106 Freight Barge · MISLE 339290 · 27 August 2004 · activity 2182397ALLEGHENY Towing Vessel · MISLE 119658 · 14 March 2004 · activity 2026755SAM M FLEMING Towing Vessel · MISLE 156278 · 14 March 2004 · activity 2026755OR 5471 Freight Barge · MISLE 9055 · 15 August 2002 · activity 1664771OR 4796 Freight Barge · MISLE 321112 · 15 August 2002 · activity 1664771ING 1334 Freight Barge · MISLE 175829 · 11 January 2000 · activity 45642USL 462 Tank Barge · MISLE 40851 · 5 April 1997 · activity 72488GREEN WAVE Towing Vessel · MISLE 72618 · 5 April 1997 · activity 72488ME 6244 Freight Barge · MISLE 458636 · 5 April 1997 · activity 72488Inspection history · 38
10 December 2025
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8281610
9 October 2025
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8249868
9 September 2025
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8230168
31 January 2025
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8072696
9 December 2024
TPO Audit
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8045276
11 March 2024
Drydock Extension · MTSA Verification · Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7876896
19 July 2023
Bulk Liquid Transfer Monitor
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7746476
8 February 2022
Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7392799
19 August 2019
Deficiency Check · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6787918
13 April 2019
Administrative Inspection · MTSA Verification · Initial Certification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6667467
19 February 2019
TPO Audit
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6636751
3 November 2017
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6300131
13 December 2016
Administration · Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6073013
20 October 2014
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5009346
3 October 2014
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5014365
29 August 2014
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4990884
3 June 2014
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4890511
2 April 2014
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4832563
17 October 2013
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4747666
16 September 2013
Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4858414
21 February 2013
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4537401
4 July 2012
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4374168
21 June 2011
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4054256
1 November 2010
Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3883016
18 May 2010
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3741826
5 February 2010
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3676980
11 April 2008
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3186856
24 October 2005
MTSA Verification
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2521888
19 June 2005
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2405288
27 August 2004
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2182397
14 March 2004
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2026755
29 December 2003
Security Plan Review - ASP
Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1977907
15 August 2002
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1664771
24 March 2000
Type not recorded
No type recorded · Marine Safety Detachment Cincinnati · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 64077
11 January 2000
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 45642
22 January 1999
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 171102
5 April 1997
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 72488
5 April 1997
Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 402873
Deficiency record · 5
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical
Issued 25 April 2019
Resolved
Electrical systems and equipment must minimize fire and shock hazards. Found multiple power strips chained together in the electrical room on the 2nd deck. Properly connect equipment to outlet without chaining.
11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Lifebuoys incl. provision and disposition
Issued 25 April 2019
Resolved
At least two lifebuoys on a towing vessel greater than 26ft must be fitted with a floating electric light under approval series 161.010 or 160.110. The port side lifebuoy on the pilothouse was had the incorect battery installed in the floating light. Replace battery with one that is approved.
09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Cleanliness of engine room
Issued 25 April 2019
Resolved
Each towing vessel must be maintained and operated so as to minimize fire hazards and to ensure the following:
(a) All bilges and void spaces are kept free from accumulation of combustible and flammable materials and liquids insofar as practicable. Oil soaked absorbent pads were seen in the bilges of the aft engine room. Replace pads with new ones.
04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Emergency, lighting, batteries and switches
Issued 25 April 2019
Resolved
Each towing vessel must be equipped with at least two portable, battery-powered lights. One must be located in the pilothouse and the other at the access to the engine room. The light for the engine room had bad batteries. Replace the batteries.
07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (fire safety)
Issued 25 April 2019
Resolved
Piping and machinery components that exceed 220 °C (428 °F), including fittings, flanges, valves, exhaust manifolds, and turbochargers, must be insulated. Measures must be in place to prevent flammable or combustible liquid piping leaks from coming into contact with these components. On both main engines, the backside of the turbos were not lagged. Place lagging on turbos.
Casualty record · 10
15 August 2002Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 1664771
14 March 2004Routine · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · activity 2026755
19 June 2005Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2405288
11 April 2008Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3186856
5 February 2010Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 injured · activity 3676980
21 June 2011Routine · role: Transiting Vicinity of Primary Subject · activity 4054256
4 July 2012Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4374168
17 October 2013Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 injured · activity 4747666
2 April 2014Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Investigation (non-casualty) · activity 4832563
3 November 2017Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6300131
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, and the bridge, lock or dam the investigation names where it names one. Involvement is not fault. The investigation narrative is not published. Source: IIR, through 2026.
Recorded names · 1
A. W. MULZER, LAWSON W. HAMILTON, JR., MORRIS HARV (2002). 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.