JONATHAN PADELFORD

Passenger (Inspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 1970s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

JONATHAN PADELFORD is a 1970 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 12 inspections since 2016, most recently in October 2024, along with 10 deficiencies.

Records from 2016 to 2024. Most recent: inspection, 23 October 2024.

Built: 1970
Last inspected: 23 October 2024
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 12
Deficiencies: 10 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date

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

Inspection record

Last inspected 23 October 2024

Recorded inspections12

…physical examinations12

Deficiencies 10 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 9 calendar years (2016–2024)

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

526450

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WZD 4614

46584

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-46584

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)85.0 ft × 21.0 ft × 5.0 ft

Registered tonnagegross 66 / net 45

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderDUBUQUE BOAT & BOILER CO · DUBUQUE, IA, UNITED STATES · built 1970

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionCombination Types

Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

Hailing portST PAUL, MN

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 31 March 2026 · expires 31 March 2027

Service, as the file records itPassenger (Inspected)

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

Tonnage as PSIX records it66 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
45 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
104 - Displacement, 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

A report is not offered for this hull. Its record holds only 2 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. What a sparse-record report looks like.

Inspection history · 12

23 October 2024 Deficiency Check · Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment St. Paul · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8022334

8 July 2024 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment St. Paul · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7953839

13 September 2023 Deficiency Check · In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment St. Paul · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7789448

23 May 2023 In-Service Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment St. Paul · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7694590

8 April 2022 COI Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment St. Paul · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7412368

16 June 2021 MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment St. Paul · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7228019

24 June 2020 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment St. Paul · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6985784

25 October 2019 Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment St. Paul · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6842145

25 June 2019 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment St. Paul · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6727450

16 May 2018 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment St. Paul · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6416059

13 April 2017 MTSA Verification · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment St. Paul · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6104453

1 June 2016 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Detachment St. Paul · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5894135

Deficiency record · 10

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (fire safety)

Issued 23 May 2023 Resolved

A-Class bulkheads or decks must be so insulated with approved structural insulation, bulkhead panels, or deck covering so that, if subjected to the standard fire test for the applicable time period listed below, the average temperature on the unexposed side does not rise more than 139 °C (250 °F) above the original temperature.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 7 June 2023
Resolved 15 September 2023
Resolution: Insulation was replace and verified during in-service inspection - See activity 7789448

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Bilge pumping arrangements

Issued 23 May 2023 Resolved

A vessel must be provided with a satisfactory arrangement for draining any watertight compartment, other than small buoyancy compartments, under all practicable conditions. Initial bilge operational test out of void was unsuccessful. This was due to the check valve being seized. Check valve repaired, and pump dewatered correctly.

Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 24 May 2023
Resolution: Corrected on the spot

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fire pumps and its pipes

Issued 8 April 2022 Resolved

When tested, fire pump did not demonstrate adequate pressure.

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Resolved 13 May 2022
Resolution: Fire pump tested satisfactorily. It was found that a pinch point near the clutch was affecting the pressure.

04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Abandon ship drills

Issued 8 April 2022 Resolved

Unable to get vessel underway as paddles are undergoing maintenance.

Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Resolved 13 May 2022
Resolution: Padelwheels had been refurbished and installed. Conducted MOB drill satisfactorily.

04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Emergency, lighting, batteries and switches

Issued 16 June 2021 Resolved

Emergency lighting located main deck near engine room found inoperable.

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Resolved 17 June 2021
Resolution: new emergency lighting installed

04 - Emergency Systems › N/A - No Subsystem › Emergency, lighting, batteries and switches

Issued 24 June 2020 Resolved

aft emergency lighting inoperable.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 30 June 2020
Resolution: light operational.

Construction/Loadline › Penetrations › Pipe Flange

Issued 16 May 2018 Resolved

Found an old drain line from the bar area in the aft void that had the horizontal pipe broken off. Issued requirement to remove the elbow and cap the pipe.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 30 May 2018
Resolved 30 May 2018
Resolution: Pipe has been capped.

Lifesaving › Hand Flares › Expired

Issued 1 June 2016 Resolved

04 hand flares are expired.

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 8 June 2016
Resolved 8 June 2016
Resolution: Owner purchased new flares.

Lifesaving › Lifebuoys › Serviceable

Issued 1 June 2016 Resolved

Replace 01 life ring; found with multiple holes penetrating through the foam.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 1 July 2016
Resolved 1 July 2016
Resolution: New life ring onboard.

Operations/Management › Drills/Instruction › Not Conducted

Issued 1 June 2016 Resolved

No record of fire/man overboard drills having been conducted.

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 1 July 2016
Resolved 28 June 2016
Resolution: Owner provided record of training and drills.

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.