COMMODORE HIPKINS

Passenger (Inspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 2010s · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE)

COMMODORE HIPKINS is a 2019 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 13 inspections since 2019, most recently in June 2026, along with 5 deficiencies.

Records from 2019 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 4 June 2026.

Built: 2019
Last inspected: 4 June 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 13
Deficiencies: 5 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date

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 4 June 2026

Recorded inspections13

…physical examinations13

Deficiencies 5 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 8 calendar years (2019–2026)

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

1296473

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1555027

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-1555027

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)26.0 ft × 9.3 ft × 4.7 ft

Registered tonnagegross 7 / net 6

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderTERN INC · BROOKLIN, ME, UNITED STATES · built 2019

Hull materialFRP (Fiberglass)

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeShip

Hull configurationMonohull

Hailing portRIVERSIDE, CT

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Recreational

DocumentationValid · issued 2 October 2025 · expires 31 October 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 it7 - Simplified, Gross Ton
6 - Simplified, 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

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. What a sparse-record report looks like.

Inspection history · 13

4 June 2026 Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Long Island Sound · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8371150

26 March 2025 Internal Structural Exam · Hull Examination · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Long Island Sound · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8098776

15 July 2024 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Long Island Sound · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7946321

5 October 2023 Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Long Island Sound · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7796585

20 March 2023 Hull Examination · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector Long Island Sound · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7653750

27 June 2022 Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Long Island Sound · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7484321

9 September 2021 Plan Review "T" Boat · Construction Oversight

Physical examination · Sector Long Island Sound · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7308560

28 April 2021 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Long Island Sound · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7184917

29 March 2021 Internal Structural Exam · Hull Examination

Physical examination · Sector Long Island Sound · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7161543

24 September 2020 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Long Island Sound · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7065198

6 June 2019 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Long Island Sound · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6705196

23 May 2019 Inclining Experiment · Initial Certification · Plan Review "T" Boat · Construction Oversight

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Belfast · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6691274

7 January 2019 Administrative Inspection · Construction Oversight · Plan Review "T" Boat

Physical examination · Sector Delaware Bay · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 6691293

Deficiency record · 5

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

Issued 4 June 2026 Resolved

Current grab line on RLB is deteriorated. Replace with new line.

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 18 June 2026
Resolved 5 June 2026
Resolution: Vsl rep replace with new RLB that has new grab line.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fixed fire extinguishing installation

Issued 4 June 2026 Resolved

Current fireboy for engine compartment stuck in override mode. Repair fireboy shutdown and start up as designed.

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 18 June 2026
Resolved 6 June 2026
Resolution: Fireboy is been repiared and working as desgined.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fixed fire extinguishing installation

Issued 27 June 2022 Resolved

Fireboy not shutting down engine as per design for override system. System needs to operate as design. Reduce risk by having the extra fire ext onboard and be able to deploy in the event of engine room fire.

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 11 July 2022
Resolved 6 July 2022
Resolution: Fireboy operating as required.

11 - Life Saving Appliances › N/A - No Subsystem › Operational readiness of lifesaving appliances

Issued 27 June 2022 Resolved

Ring life buoy line deteriorated. Replace line with type that is floating and UV resistant.

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 11 July 2022
Resolved 6 July 2022
Resolution: Line has been replaced.

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

Issued 27 June 2022 Resolved

Ring life buoy float light no operating. Light must work as design and line with clip needs to be around the body of ring life buoy.

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 11 July 2022
Resolved 6 July 2022
Resolution: Buoy light is operating as desgined.

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.