NORSEMAN II

Research Vessel · Research Ship class · Built 1970s · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Other hulls named NORSEMAN II

NORSEMAN II is a 1978 research vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 24 inspections since 1992, most recently in February 2026, along with 1 deficiency — 1 with no resolution recorded —, 1 operational control and 1 casualty investigation in 2024.

Records from 1992 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 17 February 2026.

Built: 1978
Last inspected: 17 February 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections: 24
Deficiencies: 1 recorded · 1 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 1 investigation · 2024

Identity

US Official No.

601068

IMO number

7908122 View on MarineTraffic leaves Maury; a third-party site, nothing from it is stored here

Call sign

WDD6688

MISLE id

166055

Flag

UNITED STATES

MMSI

367176270, 368294000

Maury page id

psix-166055

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations4

…administrative events9

…with no type recorded11

Years with a record 15 calendar years (1992–2026)

The 24 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)100.6 ft × 28.2 ft × 13.0 ft

Registered tonnagegross 196 / net 133

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)100.6 ft × 28.2 ft × 13.0 ft

ITC tonnagegross 308 / net 92

BuilderMARINE CONST & DESIGN CO · SEATTLE, WA, UNITED STATES · built 1978

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeNot recorded

Hull configurationNot recorded

Hailing portHOMER, AK

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Registry

DocumentationValid · issued 10 February 2026 · expires 28 February 2027

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 it308 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
196 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
92 - Convention (Subpart B), Net Ton
133 - 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

WDL5932MMSI 368294000 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 20 May 2020, expires 20 May 2030 · licensed under a name not among this hull’s recorded names (not shown)

WDD6688MMSI 367176270 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 24 March 2017, expires 28 March 2027

WCY4255MMSI 366646000 · expired · voluntarily equipped · granted 1 June 1998, cancelled 2 August 2008

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.

Inspection history · 24

17 February 2026 Uninspected Passenger Vessel

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Homer · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 8311824

4 December 2025 Administrative Inspection · ORV Letter of Designation

Administrative · Marine Safety Detachment Homer · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 8281858

5 June 2024 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 7927795

4 April 2024 Uninspected Passenger Vessel

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Homer · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 7897688

12 March 2024 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Detachment Homer · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 7878557

6 April 2022 Uninspected Passenger Vessel

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Homer · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 7426628

2 March 2022 Administrative Inspection · ORV Letter of Designation

Administrative · Marine Safety Detachment Homer · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 7479585

11 February 2020 Administrative Inspection · ORV Letter of Designation

Administrative · Marine Safety Detachment Homer · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 6909422

21 September 2019 ORV Letter of Designation · Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Kodiak · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 6817381

20 September 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Kodiak · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 6845074

1 February 2017 ORV Letter of Designation

Administrative · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 6083671

1 March 2016 Uninspected Other

Physical examination · Sector Puget Sound · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 5896619

15 September 2015 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 5728169

22 May 2014 ORV Letter of Designation

Administrative · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 4865514

24 September 2010 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 3874850

10 March 2010 ORV Letter of Designation

Administrative · Sector Western Alaska and U.S. Arctic · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 3693509

20 March 1995 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO PUGET SOUND · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 195792

20 March 1995 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO PUGET SOUND · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 755755

25 April 1994 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO PUGET SOUND · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 658174

14 April 1994 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO PUGET SOUND · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 40867

12 April 1994 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO PUGET SOUND · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 658175

30 March 1994 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO PUGET SOUND · USCG Northwest District (CGD-NW) · Activity 22082

17 August 1993 Type not recorded

No type recorded · USCG Arctic District (dp) · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 658172

3 September 1992 Type not recorded

No type recorded · USCG Arctic District (dp) · USCG Arctic District (CGD-A) · Activity 658173

Deficiency record · 1

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Structural condition)

Issued 17 February 2026 No resolution recorded

Hull ID Number or Official Number must be permanently affixed and visible - interior paneling was installed over HIN

Condition: Improper Installation
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 29 February 2028

Casualty record · 1

5 June 2024Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7927795

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.

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.