CHEM 156

Tank Barge · Barge class · Built 1990s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

CHEM 156 is a 1993 tank barge. The Coast Guard has recorded 48 inspections since 1992, most recently in April 2026, along with 6 deficiencies.

Records from 1992 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 20 April 2026.

Built: 1993
Last inspected: 20 April 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 48
Deficiencies: 6 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Inspected with: 1 other vessel

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 Barge class in Maury's sources begin in 1972.

Inspection record

Last inspected 20 April 2026

Recorded inspections48

…physical examinations36

…administrative events5

…with no type recorded7

Deficiencies 6 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 28 calendar years (1992–2026)

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

989281

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382261

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-382261

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)195.0 ft × 35.0 ft × 12.5 ft

Registered tonnagegross 716 / net 716

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderJEFFBOAT SHIPYARD · JEFFERSONVILLE, IN, UNITED STATES · built 1993

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionUnknown

Hull shapeBox

Hull configurationMonohull

Hailing portJEFFERSONVILLE, IN

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 8 May 2026 · expires 31 May 2027

Service, as the file records itTank Barge

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

Tonnage as PSIX records it716 - Simplified, Net Ton
716 - Simplified, Gross 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, 1972 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 · 1

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.

LOIS ANN Towing Vessel · MISLE 128075 · 14 May 2001 · activity 131565

Inspection history · 48

20 April 2026 Drydock Exam · Examination of Repairs · Cargo Tank Internal · COI Inspection · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8346872

4 September 2024 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7999449

4 September 2024 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7999588

19 October 2022 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7580397

17 August 2022 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7539036

20 May 2021 Cargo Tank Internal · COI Inspection · Examination of Repairs · Drydock Exam · MTSA Verification · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7201894

7 December 2020 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7108213

1 February 2019 MTSA Verification · Periodic Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6617232

30 November 2017 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6323582

1 February 2017 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6083889

22 December 2015 Examination of Repairs · MTSA Verification · Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection · Damage Survey · Internal Structural Exam · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5785993

2 November 2015 Damage Survey · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5756154

15 December 2014 Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5047883

4 September 2014 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment Peoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4984696

12 December 2013 Periodic Inspection · Administrative Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4768391

30 October 2013 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4751054

8 November 2011 Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection · Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4189726

20 January 2010 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3669397

19 May 2009 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Ohio Valley · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3478998

5 February 2009 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New Orleans · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3412942

8 December 2008 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Upper Mississippi River · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3376061

20 November 2007 MTSA Verification · Internal Structural Exam · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3101438

7 December 2006 Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2835706

13 December 2005 COI Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2550355

8 September 2005 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2490230

25 March 2005 Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · MIDET HARVEY CANAL DETAIL · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2319275

23 December 2003 Security Plan Review - ASP

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1985398

18 November 2003 Periodic Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1949781

25 November 2002 Internal Structural Exam · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1708168

22 January 2002 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1480206

24 May 2001 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 1065853

14 May 2001 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 131565

14 February 2001 COI Inspection · Hull Examination

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1361954

23 August 2000 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 823825

21 June 2000 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 441071

16 August 1999 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO CHICAGO · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 1402932

25 January 1999 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 789347

24 December 1997 Hull Examination · COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1383732

11 October 1996 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1374760

28 November 1995 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1363425

20 November 1995 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 877469

7 September 1995 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 883707

15 August 1995 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSD PEORIA · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 504521

9 December 1994 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1409201

2 November 1994 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 526379

23 November 1993 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1429821

21 April 1993 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 453238

30 December 1992 Initial Construction-Excluding Oversight · Initial Certification · Hull Examination

Physical examination · MSO LOUISVILLE · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1425288

Deficiency record · 6

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Side Shell

Issued 2 November 2015 Resolved

TBSIP personel noted a 1/8" x 1" fracture in the port stern corner at the 6' draft. Temp repairs of epoxy patch applied. Barge to offload then proceed for perm repairs.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 16 December 2015
Resolved 29 January 2016
Resolution: Repaired by replacing 9' x 4' of plating of port stern corner.

Engineering › Diesel Engine (auxiliary) › Gear/Clutch Starter (hydraulic)

Issued 8 November 2011 Resolved

"D8 TBSIP SELF-REPORTED DEFICIENCY" Examiner discovered faulty front seal on hydraulic starter and leaking hydraulic line on diesel engine.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 8 November 2011
Resolved 8 November 2011
Resolution: Renewed hydraulic starter and hydraulic line from hand pump to accumulator. Hot washed and degreased machinery area containment.

Construction/Loadline › Markings › Load Line Mark

Issued 14 February 2001 Resolved

GRIND LOADLINES FROM SIDES OF VESSEL BY NEXT ISE.

Condition: Unknown
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 31 December 2005
Resolved 13 November 2006

Deck/Cargo

Issued 14 February 2001 Resolved

OPEN VAPOR RECOVERY PIPING FOR VISUAL INSPECTION BY CG MARINE INSPECTOR.

Condition: Unknown
Due 14 February 2001
Resolved 14 February 2001

Deck/Cargo

Issued 7 September 1995 Resolved

PROVIDE [name withheld] WITH A COPY OF APPROVED DRAWINGS OF VCS MODIFICATIONS.

Condition: Unknown
Due 7 September 1995
Resolved 7 September 1995

Documentation

Issued 9 December 1994 Resolved

OBTAIN A ANNUAL ABS LOADLINE SURVEY AND PROVIDE ENDORSEMENT PROOF ON CERTIFICATE. VESSEL'S ROUTE PERMITTED IS NOW REDUCED TO LAKES, BAYS AND SOUNDS.

Condition: Unknown
Due 9 January 1995
Resolved 13 December 1994

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.