USL 135

Tank Barge · Barge class · Built 1970s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

USL 135 is a 1975 tank barge. The Coast Guard has recorded 87 inspections since 1981, most recently in August 2026, along with 7 deficiencies and 1 casualty investigation in 2025.

Records from 1981 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 18 August 2026.

Built: 1975
Last inspected: 18 August 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 87
Deficiencies: 7 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 1 investigation · 2025
Inspected with: 2 other vessels

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 Barge class in Maury's sources begin in 1972.

Inspection record

Last inspected 18 August 2026

Recorded inspections87

…physical examinations47

…administrative events14

…with no type recorded26

Deficiencies 7 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 40 calendar years (1981–2026)

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

569514

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48534

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-48534

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)184.0 ft × 52.5 ft × 12.5 ft

Registered tonnagegross 2,008 / net 2,008

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderTHE INGALLS IRON WORKS COMPANY · DECATUR, AL, UNITED STATES · built 1975

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionUNSPECIFIED

Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

Hailing portNEW YORK, NY

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 22 October 2025 · expires 30 November 2026

Service, as the file records itTank Barge

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

Tonnage as PSIX records it2008 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
2008 - 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, 1972 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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Inspected as a tow unit · 2

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.

KIRBY 11341 Tank Barge · MISLE 1215909 · 22 April 2025 · activity 8118390 SCARLETT ROSE FURLONG Towing Vessel · MISLE 1219380 · 22 April 2025 · activity 8118390

Inspection history · 87

18 August 2026 Examination of Repairs · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8466381

6 November 2025 MTSA Verification · Internal Structural Exam · COI Inspection · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8260554

27 October 2025 In-Service Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8259417

22 April 2025 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 8118390

19 July 2024 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7962106

16 August 2023 In-Service Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7769673

12 July 2022 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7505024

20 July 2020 Cargo Tank Internal · Examination of Repairs · Administrative Inspection · MTSA Verification · Drydock Exam · COI Inspection · Internal Structural Exam · In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7011249

5 August 2019 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6773367

22 May 2018 Periodic Inspection · Administrative Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6420473

11 September 2017 Examination of Repairs · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6264174

16 June 2017 Administrative Inspection · MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6217827

27 June 2016 MTSA Verification · COI Inspection · Internal Structural Exam · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5914670

23 June 2016 Administrative Inspection · In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5916928

29 June 2015 Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5879424

24 June 2015 Administrative Inspection · In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5156663

17 June 2015 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5155805

11 June 2014 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4885811

30 May 2014 Examination of Repairs · MTSA Verification · Periodic Inspection · Administrative Inspection · In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4874600

4 June 2012 Cargo Tank Internal · COI Inspection · Periodic Inspection · Drydock Exam · Administrative Inspection · Internal Structural Exam · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4333284

23 December 2011 Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4213318

14 October 2010 MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3869588

8 June 2010 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3761086

9 April 2010 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3712621

6 April 2010 Periodic Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3710208

2 July 2009 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 3521060

26 March 2009 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3440456

14 January 2008 COI Inspection · MTSA Verification · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3129962

23 January 2007 Periodic Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2861379

14 April 2006 MTSA Verification · Periodic Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2624869

13 October 2004 Security Plan Amendment Review - VSP

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2220097

5 February 2004 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2001555

30 January 2004 Security Plan Review - VSP

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1999002

11 July 2003 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1843396

29 April 2003 Examination of Repairs · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1782668

28 January 2003 Examination of Repairs · Administrative Inspection · COI Inspection · Hull Examination · Internal Structural Exam · Cargo Tank Internal · Damage Survey

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1721436

26 November 2002 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1710990

24 February 2002 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1488765

9 January 2002 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · MIDET HARVEY CANAL DETAIL · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1476853

1 August 2001 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 489596

27 October 2000 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1472692

23 March 2000 Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2331788

3 January 2000 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 813776

11 December 1998 COI Inspection · Hull Examination

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 808158

8 December 1997 Hull Examination · Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 777875

13 November 1996 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1462537

8 January 1996 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1191715

21 November 1994 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1174580

25 January 1994 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1162699

27 October 1993 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 508679

4 December 1992 Hull Examination · COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 954687

31 August 1992 Administrative

Administrative · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1134195

31 July 1992 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 482675

31 July 1992 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1254167

30 April 1992 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 488572

27 January 1992 Administrative

Administrative · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1256913

18 October 1991 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 503150

11 September 1991 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1244847

9 August 1991 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 933932

29 November 1990 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 439762

4 October 1990 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1227601

2 October 1990 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1215305

19 June 1990 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 504536

16 February 1990 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 535718

17 January 1990 Administrative

Administrative · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1233600

17 November 1989 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 515313

25 September 1989 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1316508

27 March 1989 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 442109

14 December 1988 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · MIO HOUSTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1037159

18 November 1988 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 443674

30 September 1988 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MIO HOUSTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1203370

22 March 1988 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 507763

21 December 1987 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · MIO HOUSTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1008190

20 November 1987 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1027101

8 September 1987 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 498956

21 January 1987 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MIO HOUSTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1010501

13 October 1986 Examination of Repairs · MARPOL Annex II Examination

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1015188

6 December 1985 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MIO HOUSTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 988542

3 July 1985 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MIO HOUSTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 990442

10 April 1985 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MIO HOUSTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 981932

3 February 1984 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 971750

23 June 1983 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MIO HOUSTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 973828

10 June 1983 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MIO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 964960

28 March 1983 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1276116

22 February 1983 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MIO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 966026

21 December 1981 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 969856

28 September 1981 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1276955

Deficiency record · 7

Construction/Loadline › Hull

Issued 20 December 2002 Resolved

Side shell via port and STBD side wasted. Information was provided by Moon gauging. LEGACY COMPONENT DESC: Hull Plating

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 31 January 2003
Resolved 21 January 2003
Resolution: Conducted repair check and air test of the entire side shell via port and STBD side. Also, conducted repair check and air test of the four renewed roll conor, all sat.

Deck/Cargo

Issued 13 November 1996 Resolved

COMPLETE SAFETY RELIEF VALVE TESTS PRIOR TO RELOAD AND NO LATER THAN _x001C_ 15 JAN 97 TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE ATTENDING MARINE INSPECTOR.

Condition: Unknown
Due 13 November 1996
Resolved 13 November 1996

Construction/Loadline

Issued 13 November 1996 Resolved

MAKE PERMANENT REPAIRS TO 20" FRACTURE IN PORT BOW CORNER WRAPPER AND 12" FRACTURE IN STARBOARD STERN DECK KNUCKLE PRIOR TO RELOAD TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE ATTENDING MARINE INSPECTOR.

Condition: Unknown
Due 13 November 1996
Resolved 13 November 1996

Construction/Loadline

Issued 31 July 1992 Resolved

UPON OFFLOADING AND PRIOR TO RELOADING CARGO, DEWATER AND DETERMINE SOURCE OF WATER LEAKAGE INTO THE #2 PORT VOID. MAKE PERMANENT REPAIRS TO THE AFFECTED AREA(S).

Condition: Unknown
Due 31 July 1992
Resolved 31 July 1992

Deck/Cargo

Issued 20 November 1987 Resolved

CONDUCT CARGO TANK SAFETY RELIEF VALVE TEST IN ACCORDANCE WITH 46 CFR 151. 50-10(G) PRIOR TO LOADING CARGO BUT NOT LATER THAN 31 DEC 87.

Condition: Unknown
Due 20 November 1987
Resolved 20 November 1987

Unknown

Issued 22 February 1983 Resolved

THE FOLLOWING DEFICIENCY PERTAINS TO THE VESSEL USL 135, DN569514.

Condition: Unknown
Due 22 February 1983
Resolved 22 February 1983

Navigation

Issued 22 February 1983 Resolved

MAKE PERMANENT REPAIRS TO FRACTURES DECK PLATING IN WAY OF PORT BOW CLEAT. MAKE AVAILABLE FOR COAST GUARD INSPECTION.

Condition: Unknown
Due 22 February 1983
Resolved 22 February 1983

Casualty record · 1

22 April 2025Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · 1 injured · activity 8118390

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.