BRILLIANT

School Ship · Built 1930s · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE)

BRILLIANT is a 1932 school ship. The Coast Guard has recorded 25 inspections since 2016, most recently in May 2026, along with 4 deficiencies and 5 casualty investigations between 2011 and 2023.

Records from 2011 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 4 May 2026.

Built: 1932
Last inspected: 4 May 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 25
Deficiencies: 4 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 5 investigations · 2011–2023

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

Inspection record

Last inspected 4 May 2026

Recorded inspections25

…physical examinations17

…administrative events4

…with no type recorded4

Deficiencies 4 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 10 calendar years (2016–2026)

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

231472

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WE8546

41905

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-41905

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)61.5 ft × 14.7 ft × 9.1 ft

Registered tonnagegross 30 / net 28

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderCITY ISLAND, NY, UNITED STATES · built 1932

Hull materialWood

PropulsionAuxiliary Sail

Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

Hailing portMYSTIC, CT

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Registry

DocumentationValid · issued 3 April 2026 · expires 31 May 2027

Service, as the file records itSchool Ship

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

Tonnage as PSIX records it30 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
28 - 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 · 25

4 May 2026 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Long Island Sound · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8352900

22 October 2024 Hull Examination · Internal Structural Exam · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Belfast · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8029703

11 June 2024 Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Long Island Sound · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7932014

4 April 2024 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Long Island Sound · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7889962

23 February 2024 In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Long Island Sound · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7869436

22 July 2023 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7749203

22 July 2023 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7799969

9 May 2023 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Long Island Sound · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7683774

10 March 2023 Hull Examination · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector Long Island Sound · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7650029

15 July 2022 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Long Island Sound · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7445547

5 May 2021 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Long Island Sound · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7166201

12 March 2021 Hull Examination · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector Long Island Sound · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7149380

15 October 2020 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Long Island Sound · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7077828

11 August 2020 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Long Island Sound · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7029817

12 March 2020 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Station New London · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6925424

5 February 2020 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Long Island Sound · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6903168

1 October 2019 In-Service Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Long Island Sound · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6815167

12 July 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Long Island Sound · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6803515

16 May 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Long Island Sound · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6717897

7 March 2019 COI Inspection · Hull Examination · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector Long Island Sound · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6638204

3 May 2018 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Long Island Sound · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6405101

9 June 2017 In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6170350

11 May 2017 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Long Island Sound · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6144664

15 March 2017 Internal Structural Exam · Hull Examination

Physical examination · Sector Long Island Sound · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6105929

7 June 2016 Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Long Island Sound · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 5905949

Deficiency record · 4

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

Issued 11 June 2024 Resolved

Repair exhaust leak for the main engine. Prove proper operation on M/E exhaust.

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Resolved 12 June 2024
Resolution: Exhaust leak repaired.

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Beams, frames, floors-corrosion

Issued 10 March 2023 Resolved

WL01- Complete repair plan submitted at 2023 drydocking for 03 rotted frames port and stbd side in way of the engine mounts and bronze straps.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 31 March 2025
Resolved 30 June 2025
Resolution: Completed during 2025 restoration.

10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Bridge operation

Issued 1 October 2019 Resolved

2- Provide documentation of crew watch schedule for trips exceeding 12 hours or carrying overnight passengers.

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 1 October 2019
Resolved 1 October 2019
Resolution: Recieved email from vessel master identifying established watch schedule.

Lifesaving › Lifebuoys › Self-igniting Lights

Issued 7 June 2016 Resolved

Replace battery in float light.

Condition: Invalid
Due 6 July 2016
Resolved 9 June 2016
Resolution: Battery replaced.

Casualty record · 5

30 June 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4086247

21 October 2011Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4175728

16 May 2019Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6717897

12 July 2019Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6803515

22 July 2023Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7799969

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.