R/V NAUTILUS

The 1 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 Research Ship class in Maury's sources begin in 1980.

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)52.0 ft × 15.7 ft × 6.7 ft

Registered tonnagegross 36 / net 29

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderROBERT E MARKLEY · WILMINGTON NC, UNITED STATES · built 1998

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeShip

Hull configurationMonohull

Hailing portCAPE CANAVERAL, FL

Trade endorsementsRecreational

DocumentationValid · issued 5 August 2026 · expires 31 August 2028

Service, as the file records itResearch Vessel

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

Tonnage as PSIX records it29 - Simplified, Net Ton
36 - Simplified, 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 Coast Guard record spans fewer than two calendar years. That is a statement about the record, not about the vessel. Reports.

Inspection history · 1

18 June 2002 Uninspected Other

Physical examination · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1484020

Deficiency record · 4

Electrical › Electric Supply System (service) › Cable

Issued 18 June 2002 Resolved

Repair electrical wiring and use proper marine cable and splices.

Due 18 July 2002
Resolved 17 December 2002

Lifesaving › Buoyant Apparatus

Issued 18 June 2002 Resolved

Provide paddles for lifefloat LEGACY COMPONENT DESC: Paddles

Due 18 July 2002
Resolved 17 December 2002

Pollution Prevention/Response › Prevention Equipment › Marine Sanitation Device, Type III

Issued 18 June 2002 Resolved

Provide chain and lock for MSD.

Due 18 July 2002
Resolved 17 December 2002

Stability › Watertight Integrity

Issued 18 June 2002 Resolved

Provide coaming on escape hatch on main deck. LEGACY COMPONENT DESC: Coaming

Due 18 July 2002
Resolved 17 December 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.