COVE COMMUNICATOR * is a 1954 tank ship. The Coast Guard has recorded 4 inspections since 1982, most recently in November 1988, along with 10 deficiencies.
Records from 1982 to 1988. Most recent: inspection, 17 November 1988.
The 4 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 38 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 Tank Ship class in Maury's sources begin in 1980.
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Documentation record
Registered dimensions (L × B × D)618.1 ft × 84.4 ft × 45.2 ft
Registered tonnagegross 18,752 / net 11,435
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
Builderbuilder not recorded · CHESTER, PA, UNITED STATES · built 1954
Hull formpowered (Maury's inference from propulsion, hull shape, material and length, rule hf-1; not a recorded fact)
Tonnage as PSIX records it11435 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton 31881 - Dead Weight, Ton 18752 - 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
No FCC ship-station licence is recorded against this Official Number in the file of
6 September 2026. That is a fact about the licence file, not about the radio.
A report is not offered for this hull: Its record holds only 1 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. Reports.
Inspection history · 4
17 November 1988Administrative
Administrative · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 893300
24 February 1983Type not recorded
No type recorded · MIO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1274827
11 May 1982Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1276399
14 January 1982Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1276191
CONDUCT REQUIRED BOAT DRILLS IN THE PRESENCE OF A COAST GUARD INSPECTOR.
Condition: Unknown
Due 24 February 1983
Resolved 24 February 1983
Unknown
Issued 24 February 1983Resolved
THE FOLLOWING DEFICIENCIES PERTAIN TO THE VESSEL COVE COMMUNICATOR, DN268196.
Condition: Unknown
Due 20 March 1983
Resolved 18 May 2002
Resolution: MISLE Maintenance - Resolved all open deficiencies issued prior to 6/1/1997 where activity was closed and deficiency due date was past
Navigation
Issued 24 February 1983Resolved
PROVIDE CURRENT DEVIATION TABLES FOR MAGNETIC COMPASS.
Condition: Unknown
Due 24 February 1983
Resolved 24 February 1983
Lifesaving
Issued 24 February 1983Resolved
REPLACE #1 LIFEBOAT AND CONDUCT WEIGHT TEST IN PRESENCE OF A COAST GUARD INSPECTOR.
Condition: Unknown
Due 24 February 1983
Resolved 24 February 1983
Engineering
Issued 24 February 1983Resolved
MAKE AVAILABLE FOR HYDROSTATIC TEST 1 1/4 MAWP THE MAIN STEAM PIPING.
Condition: Unknown
Due 30 September 1983
Resolved 18 May 2002
Resolution: MISLE Maintenance - Resolved all open deficiencies issued prior to 6/1/1997 where activity was closed and deficiency due date was past
Fire Fighting
Issued 24 February 1983Resolved
HYDROSTATIC TEST ALL 50 LB-CO2 BOTTLES.
Condition: Unknown
Due 30 September 1983
Resolved 18 May 2002
Resolution: MISLE Maintenance - Resolved all open deficiencies issued prior to 6/1/1997 where activity was closed and deficiency due date was past
Deck/Cargo
Issued 24 February 1983Resolved
PROVIDE SWIVELS FOR ANCHORS AND REPLACE DISTORTED CHAIN.
Condition: Unknown
Due 30 September 1983
Resolved 18 May 2002
Resolution: MISLE Maintenance - Resolved all open deficiencies issued prior to 6/1/1997 where activity was closed and deficiency due date was past
Deck/Cargo
Issued 24 February 1983Resolved
REPAIR #2 MAIN CARGO PIPE ON MAIN DECK.
Condition: Unknown
Due 30 September 1983
Resolved 18 May 2002
Resolution: MISLE Maintenance - Resolved all open deficiencies issued prior to 6/1/1997 where activity was closed and deficiency due date was past
Construction/Loadline
Issued 11 May 1982Resolved
CROP TO GOOD METAL & RENEW #2 SIDE LONGITUDINAL (UP FM TANK TOP) FROM #2 DEEP WEB (FWD FROM AFT BULKHEAD PORT SIDE) FWD FOR APPROX TEN (10) FEET.
Condition: Unknown
Due 11 June 1982
Resolved 29 January 2002
Construction/Loadline
Issued 11 May 1982Resolved
CROP TO GOOD METAL AND RENEW THE OUTBOARD SECTION OF #2 AFT DEEP WEB PORT SIDE, IN THE VICINITY OF THE UPPER BILGE AREA, IN SHAFT ALLEY.
Condition: Unknown
Due 11 June 1982
Resolved 29 January 2002
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.
