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R S STERLING

Freight Ship · General Dry Cargo Ship class · Built 1950s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Other hulls named R S STERLING

R S STERLING is a 1950 freight ship. The Coast Guard has recorded 57 inspections since 1982, most recently in August 2002, along with 34 deficiencies — 1 with no resolution recorded — and 2 casualty investigations between 2001 and 2002.

Records from 1982 to 2002. Most recent: inspection, 21 August 2002.

Built
1950
Last inspected
21 August 2002
Documentation
No Operation - PM · documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections
57
Deficiencies
34 recorded · 1 without a recorded resolution
Controls
None recorded without a removal date
Casualties
2 investigations · 2001–2002
Inspected with
1 other vessel

Identity

US Official No.
259595
IMO number
—
Call sign
WC7046
MISLE id
42584
Flag
UNITED STATES
MMSI
—
Maury page id
psix-42584

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations27
…administrative events4
…with no type recorded26
…past their stated due date1
Years with a record 18 calendar years (1982–2002)
The 57 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.

This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 24 years ago. Maury shows what the Coast Guard recorded, not whether the vessel has been inspected since, is still in service, or what condition it is in. 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 General Dry Cargo Ship class in Maury's sources begin in 1980.

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)237.5 ft × 66.0 ft × 13.0 ft
Registered tonnagegross 797 / net 542
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderTODD SHIPYARD CORPORATION · GALVESTON, TX, UNITED STATES · built 1950
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Electric
Hull shapeNot recorded
Hull configurationNot recorded
Hailing portFREEPORT, TX
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationNo Operation - PM · issued 29 November 2005 · expires 30 November 2006
Service, as the file records itFreight Ship
Hull formpowered (Maury's inference from propulsion, hull shape, material and length, rule hf-1; not a recorded fact)
Tonnage as PSIX records it542 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
797 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross 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

WC7046MMSI not assigned · cancelled · compulsorily equipped · granted 6 August 1997, cancelled 14 May 2002 · licensed under a name not among this hull’s recorded names (not shown)
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 · 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.

SONIA B Towing Vessel · MISLE 73002 · 7 August 2002 · activity 1658028

Inspection history · 57

21 August 2002 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1664358
7 August 2002 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1658028
3 July 2002 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1661469
20 December 2001 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1661388
27 June 1999 Administrative
Administrative · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1078530
21 September 1998 Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1472612
29 June 1998 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 146614
30 April 1998 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1125418
26 March 1998 COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1438708
30 December 1997 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 64532
30 December 1997 Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1118682
1 August 1997 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1121750
14 July 1997 Damage Survey
Physical examination · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1383611
16 June 1997 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 29206
1 April 1997 Administrative
Administrative · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1098492
26 March 1997 COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1428737
25 November 1996 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 38050
22 October 1996 Examination of Repairs
Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1171613
28 June 1996 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 98976
27 March 1996 COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1414597
5 October 1995 Hull Examination
Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1190406
29 March 1995 COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1363229
30 March 1994 COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1450837
11 January 1994 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 850446
6 January 1994 Hull Examination
Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1159029
3 June 1993 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 163543
6 May 1993 Examination of Repairs
Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 829712
2 April 1993 COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 837526
6 October 1992 Examination of Repairs
Physical examination · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 940772
6 October 1992 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 944005
5 June 1992 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1262558
10 April 1992 COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1261736
3 April 1992 Hull Examination
Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 961199
25 November 1991 Re-Inspection
Physical examination · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 940166
20 February 1991 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 995457
11 February 1991 COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1229790
17 October 1990 Hull Examination
Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1223608
2 December 1987 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MIO HOUSTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1309686
7 April 1987 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1329600
27 January 1987 Administrative
Administrative · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1318542
29 October 1986 Hull Examination
Physical examination · MIO HOUSTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1020363
22 September 1986 Damage Survey
Physical examination · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1003555
7 May 1986 COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1298293
21 October 1985 Credit Drydock
Administrative · MIO HOUSTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1309148
10 May 1985 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 983016
26 November 1984 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MIO HOUSTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 977389
9 November 1984 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1284148
12 May 1984 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1281803
6 December 1983 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 972177
24 November 1983 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MIO HOUSTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1283321
25 October 1983 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 972176
11 May 1983 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1279813
22 February 1983 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1273383
7 February 1983 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 967470
27 January 1983 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1275455
20 December 1982 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1274084
12 May 1982 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1275630

Deficiency record · 34

Lifesaving
Issued 26 March 1998 No resolution recorded
PROVIDE ON BOARD EACH STATE FERRY (6ea), 2 USCG 160.156 RESCUE BOATS & DAVITS IAW 46CFR199.202(a) or AS AN ALTERNATIVE A 160.056 SERIES RESCUE BOAT WITH A MOTOR, ARRANGEMENT FOR LAUNCHING & RECOVERY TO BE SUBMITTED TO GALMS OCMI FOR APPROVAL.
Condition: Unknown
Due 30 April 1998 — due date passed with no resolution recorded
Construction/Loadline
Issued 26 March 1998 Resolved
Adjust WTD and insure latch pins are making contact with stricker plates on#1 & #2 Bollivar end, Fwd & Aft Sewage tank comp., and Both E/R doors.
Condition: Unknown
Due 5 May 1998
Resolved 5 May 1998
Electrical
Issued 26 March 1998 Resolved
Properly cover removed wire cut-outs.
Condition: Unknown
Due 5 May 1998
Resolved 5 May 1998
Engineering
Issued 14 July 1997 Resolved
INSPECT SEAVALVE AND CROSSOVER VALVES ON #1 SALT WATER PUMP FOR LEAKS
Condition: Unknown
Due 14 July 1997
Resolved 14 July 1997
Navigation
Issued 14 July 1997 Resolved
REPLACE ALL DAMAGED AND WORN STEERING CABLE/FITTINGS
Condition: Unknown
Due 14 July 1997
Resolved 14 July 1997
Navigation
Issued 14 July 1997 Resolved
REMOVE WIRE NUTS AND PROPERLY WIRE MERCURY SWITCHES ON RUDDER LOCK INDICATORS.
Condition: Unknown
Due 14 July 1997
Resolved 14 July 1997
Engineering
Issued 14 July 1997 Resolved
REPLACE WASTED VENT LINE ON #1 SALT WATER PUMP.
Condition: Unknown
Due 14 July 1997
Resolved 14 July 1997
Electrical
Issued 26 March 1997 Resolved
REDO WIRING TO BOTH STEERING GEAR (DC) MOTORS AND INSTALL PROTECTIVE GUARDSON BOTH IN WAY OF CLUTCH BRUSHES.
Condition: Unknown
Due 26 March 1997
Resolved 26 March 1997
Electrical
Issued 26 March 1997 Resolved
PROVIDE A COVER FOR THE EMERGENCY BATTERIES, FOR RADIOS, ABOVE THE GALVESTON SIDE WHEELHOUSE (BACK OF/ABOVE).
Condition: Unknown
Due 26 March 1997
Resolved 26 March 1997
Construction/Loadline
Issued 26 March 1997 Resolved
REMOVE CAPS (INTERNALLY) ON ALL VOID SPACE GOOSENECK VENTS SO AS TO PROVIDEPROPER VENTILATION TO SPACES.
Condition: Unknown
Due 26 March 1997
Resolved 26 March 1997
Electrical
Issued 26 March 1997 Resolved
PROVE PROPER OPERATION OF STAND-BY GENERATOR OVERSPEED, LOW LUBE OIL SHUT DOWN AND HIGH TEMPERATURE ALARM.
Condition: Unknown
Due 26 March 1997
Resolved 26 March 1997
Electrical
Issued 26 March 1997 Resolved
PROVIDE DOUBLE CLAMPS ON STANDBY GENERATOR WATER COOLING LINES/HOSES.
Condition: Unknown
Due 26 March 1997
Resolved 26 March 1997
Electrical
Issued 26 March 1997 Resolved
PROVIDE FLYWHEEL GUARD ON STAND-BY GENERATOR.
Condition: Unknown
Due 26 March 1997
Resolved 26 March 1997
Engineering
Issued 6 January 1994 Resolved
EFFECT PERMENANT REPAIRS TO THE RAW WATER PIPING FROM THE DUPLEX STRAINER TO THE L/O COOLER ON #2 M.D.E. PRIOR TO PLACING FERRY IN PASSENGER SERVICE.
Condition: Unknown
Due 6 January 1994
Resolved 6 January 1994
Unknown
Issued 2 April 1993 Resolved
IN THE PRESENCE OF C.G. INSPECTOR CONDUCT HYDROSTATIC TEST OF ALL (4) FOUR MAIN AIR RECEIVES IN THE E/R.
Condition: Unknown
Due 2 April 1993
Resolved 2 April 1993
Electrical
Issued 11 February 1991 Resolved
REPLACE POWER CORD TO NOT UNDER COMMAND LIGHTS.
Condition: Unknown
Due 11 February 1991
Resolved 11 February 1991
Electrical
Issued 11 February 1991 Resolved
MARK EMERGENCY LIGHTS IN ENGINE ROOM.
Condition: Unknown
Due 11 February 1991
Resolved 11 February 1991
Electrical
Issued 11 February 1991 Resolved
REPLACE COVER ON JUNCTION BOX LOCATED IN FORWARD STEERING ROOM.
Condition: Unknown
Due 11 February 1991
Resolved 11 February 1991
Electrical
Issued 11 February 1991 Resolved
REPLACE COVER FOR MOTOR CONTROLLER FOR SANITATION PUMP.
Condition: Unknown
Due 11 February 1991
Resolved 11 February 1991
Fire Fighting
Issued 11 February 1991 Resolved
PROVE PROPER OPERATION OF #2 FIRE PUMP RELIEF VALVE.
Condition: Unknown
Due 11 February 1991
Resolved 11 February 1991
Construction/Loadline
Issued 11 February 1991 Resolved
ADJUST WATERTIGHT DOORS #1,3,4, AND 6.
Condition: Unknown
Due 11 February 1991
Resolved 11 February 1991
Engineering
Issued 22 September 1986 Resolved
REMOVE SPRINGS WHICH BRING FUEL RACKS TO FULL SPEED CONDITION.
Condition: Unknown
Due 22 September 1986
Resolved 22 September 1986
Engineering
Issued 22 September 1986 Resolved
INSTALL OVERSPEED TRIP IAW ABS 41.73.2 THAT SECURES FUEL TO ENGINE.
Condition: Unknown
Due 22 September 1986
Resolved 22 September 1986
Electrical
Issued 22 September 1986 Resolved
INSTALL REVERSE CURRENT RELAYS IAW 46 CFR 111.12-9 (F) & ABS 35.33.3.
Condition: Unknown
Due 22 September 1986
Resolved 22 September 1986
Engineering
Issued 22 September 1986 Resolved
INSURE ALL REPAIRS TO THROTTLE SYSTEM ARE TESTED UNDERWAY.
Condition: Unknown
Due 22 September 1986
Resolved 22 September 1986
Engineering
Issued 22 September 1986 Resolved
IAW VENDERS MANUAL TEST OVERSPEED TRIPS EVERY 600 HOURS (1 A MONTH).
Condition: Unknown
Due 22 September 1986
Resolved 22 September 1986
Engineering
Issued 22 September 1986 Resolved
ADJUST GOVERNORS LINKAGE TO IDLE OR NO LOAD CONDITION AT STOP.
Condition: Unknown
Due 22 September 1986
Resolved 22 September 1986
Lifesaving
Issued 7 May 1986 Resolved
CONDUCT FIRE AND BOAT DRILLS.
Condition: Unknown
Due 7 May 1986
Resolved 7 May 1986
Lifesaving
Issued 7 May 1986 Resolved
PLACE 60 ADDITIONAL ADULT LIFE PRESERVERS ABOARD VESSEL.
Condition: Unknown
Due 7 May 1986
Resolved 7 May 1986
Accommodation/Occupational Safety
Issued 7 May 1986 Resolved
REPLACE OR REPAIR THE RELIEF VALVES TO RELIEVE AT OR BELOW 250 PSI ON ALL FOUR AIR RECEIVERS.
Condition: Unknown
Due 7 May 1986
Resolved 7 May 1986
Lifesaving
Issued 7 May 1986 Resolved
WEIGHT TEST, LAUNCH AND OPERATE BOTH LIFEBOATS IN THE PRESENCE OF A COAST GUARD INSPECTOR.
Condition: Unknown
Due 7 May 1986
Resolved 7 May 1986
Electrical
Issued 12 May 1984 Resolved
INSTALL APPROVED DAFETY RAIL AT 240 V SWITCHBOARD.
Condition: Unknown
Due 25 May 1984
Resolved 12 May 1984
Construction/Loadline
Issued 12 May 1984 Resolved
REPLACE WTD GASKETS AT COMPARTMENTS 4,4A,5,6
Condition: Unknown
Due 25 May 1984
Resolved 12 May 1984
Navigation
Issued 12 May 1984 Resolved
REPAIR OR REPLACE ALL DEFECTIVE WINDSHIELD WIPERS
Condition: Unknown
Due 25 May 1984
Resolved 12 May 1984

Casualty record · 2

20 December 2001Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 1661388
3 July 2002Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 1661469
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.