USL 138

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

USL 138 is a 1977 tank barge. The Coast Guard has recorded 98 inspections since 1982, most recently in July 2024, along with 9 deficiencies and 1 casualty investigation in 2008.

Records from 1982 to 2024. Most recent: inspection, 29 July 2024.

Built: 1977
Last inspected: 29 July 2024
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 98
Deficiencies: 9 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 1 investigation · 2008
Inspected with: 6 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 29 July 2024

Recorded inspections98

…physical examinations56

…administrative events16

…with no type recorded26

Deficiencies 9 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 43 calendar years (1982–2024)

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

587916

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49427

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-49427

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

BuilderINGALLS IRON WKS COMPANY · DECATUR, AL, UNITED STATES · built 1977

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 · 6

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.

J.W. HUNTER Towing Vessel · MISLE 128251 · 19 January 2008 · activity 3133648 VPF 300 Tank Barge · MISLE 45714 · 25 May 1995 · activity 55041 HINES 418 Freight Barge · MISLE 47798 · 25 May 1995 · activity 55041 VPF 403 B Tank Barge · MISLE 52475 · 25 May 1995 · activity 55041 JAMES R. HINES Towing Vessel · MISLE 76542 · 25 May 1995 · activity 55041 CHEM 401 Tank Barge · MISLE 378487 · 25 May 1995 · activity 55041

Inspection history · 98

29 July 2024 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7969731

5 June 2024 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7971436

10 March 2023 Internal Structural Exam · Cargo Tank Internal · Hull Examination · MTSA Verification · Examination of Repairs · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7643465

9 February 2023 In-Service Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7634765

9 May 2022 Administrative Inspection · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7446896

30 March 2022 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7431820

19 October 2021 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7335848

8 October 2021 In-Service Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7329298

19 January 2021 Administrative Inspection · In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7127002

29 December 2020 Administrative Inspection · In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7117463

9 December 2019 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6870194

21 March 2019 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6646576

12 February 2019 Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6644328

6 November 2018 Administrative Inspection · Damage Survey

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6575829

16 February 2018 COI Inspection · Internal Structural Exam · Examination of Repairs · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6349496

8 February 2018 Administrative Inspection · In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6351721

7 February 2017 MTSA Verification · Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6086544

26 February 2016 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5864028

26 February 2016 MTSA Verification · In-Service Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5874216

28 January 2015 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5060171

31 October 2014 In-Service Inspection · MTSA Verification · Periodic Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5033041

31 October 2013 MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4796501

23 November 2012 Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam · Cargo Tank Internal · COI Inspection · MTSA Verification · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4489079

23 September 2011 MTSA Verification · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4152425

18 July 2011 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4085956

21 June 2011 Damage Survey · Permit to Proceed

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4053282

17 November 2010 Periodic Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3893097

22 June 2010 Examination of Repairs · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3773401

11 May 2010 Damage Survey · Permit to Proceed

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3736075

21 September 2009 MTSA Verification · Periodic Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3599696

6 July 2009 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector San Francisco · USCG Southwest District (CGD-SW) · Activity 3525583

26 November 2008 Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3369998

7 March 2008 Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3160436

8 February 2008 Damage Survey · Permit to Proceed

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Huntington · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3144226

20 January 2008 Administrative Inspection · Permit to Proceed

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3133630

19 January 2008 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Vicksburg · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3133648

5 November 2007 MTSA Verification · COI Inspection · Internal Structural Exam · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3093189

27 June 2007 Annual Inspection · MTSA Verification

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2975622

19 July 2006 MTSA Verification · Periodic Inspection

Physical examination · Sector Houston/Galveston · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2717841

19 September 2005 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2495844

22 June 2005 MTSA Verification

Physical examination · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2398778

13 October 2004 Security Plan Amendment Review - VSP

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 2220111

16 June 2004 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 2099977

30 January 2004 Security Plan Review - VSP

Administrative · Marine Safety Center (MSC) · Activity 1999007

11 July 2003 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1843437

20 June 2003 Examination of Repairs · Hull Examination · Cargo Tank Internal · Internal Structural Exam · COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1788249

28 May 2003 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1803805

1 May 2003 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1784261

29 July 2002 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1654185

8 March 2002 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1492277

25 October 2001 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 443505

22 October 2001 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 492325

26 January 2001 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1460487

19 January 2000 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1045430

19 January 1999 COI Inspection · Hull Examination

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1029882

27 June 1998 Hull Examination

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 793882

5 May 1998 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1125315

2 January 1998 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1120104

10 January 1997 Deficiency Check · COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1099586

17 December 1996 Permit to Proceed

Administrative · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1092123

5 December 1995 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1185970

25 May 1995 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 55041

22 December 1994 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 846948

4 May 1994 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1168293

25 April 1994 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 860199

13 September 1993 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 440167

4 May 1993 COI Inspection · Hull Examination

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 838589

25 August 1992 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 452607

13 March 1992 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 954280

27 February 1992 Administrative

Administrative · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1266486

19 February 1992 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 502257

29 July 1991 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 488615

1 May 1991 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1214526

1 February 1991 Damage Survey · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · MSO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 912776

4 December 1990 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 486218

30 July 1990 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 482467

15 March 1990 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 929110

8 February 1990 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 444127

17 January 1990 Administrative

Administrative · MSO HOUSTON/GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 922136

8 November 1989 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 470886

8 June 1989 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 504713

10 March 1989 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MIO HOUSTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 897297

13 February 1989 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 527115

2 November 1988 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 485747

15 October 1988 Damage Survey

Physical examination · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1201927

15 June 1988 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 456687

14 March 1988 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MIO HOUSTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1297155

12 February 1988 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 496766

6 October 1987 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO HUNTINGTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 451164

23 March 1987 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MIO HOUSTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1313472

7 March 1986 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MIO HOUSTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 995361

28 June 1985 Credit Drydock · Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MIO HOUSTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 981432

28 June 1985 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MIO HOUSTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1290910

28 June 1985 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MIO HOUSTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1291126

11 April 1984 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MIO HOUSTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1281227

7 February 1984 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MIO HOUSTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1278564

22 June 1983 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 968956

10 August 1982 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO PORT ARTHUR · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1280072

Deficiency record · 9

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Hull Plating

Issued 21 June 2011 Resolved

1"x1/8" fracture located in the stern void port side just above the bottom side longitudinal and approx 1 foot aft of the forward bulkhead. Temp repair consisting of shingle and epoxy applied for 50 mile transit and offload.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 18 July 2011
Resolution: C/R 3'' 4" X 3'' X5/8" Stern corner air tested sat.

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Hull Plating

Issued 11 May 2010 Resolved

26"x1/4"fracture located at the port bow tow knee at deck knuckle.

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 22 June 2010
Resolution: c/r 4''x6'' insert IWO of port bow tow knee.

Stability › Watertight Integrity › General

Issued 20 January 2008 Resolved

Fracture in bow void port side. Make permanent repairs after discharging cargo. No further cargo ops permitted until permanent repairs are made.

Condition: Unknown
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 29 February 2008
Resolved 7 March 2008
Resolution: Examined welds and witnessed satisfactory air tested welds of 3'' x 32" x 5/8" stbd corner wrap in way of the stern box.

Deck/Cargo

Issued 13 March 1992 Resolved

REMOVE AND TEST 12 PRESSURE RELIEF VALVES ON #1 PORT AND STARBOARD CARGO TANKS NOLATER THAN 27MAR92 TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE ATTENDING MARINE INSPECTOR.

Condition: Unknown
Due 24 March 1992
Resolved 20 April 1992

Construction/Loadline

Issued 1 February 1991 Resolved

EFFECT PERMANENT REPAIRS TO HOLED STERN CORNER WRAPPER AND ADJACENT _x001C_ 5 FT. X 20 FT. HOLE IN SIDE SHELL FORWARD OF STERN STBD. SIDE.

Condition: Unknown
Due 1 February 1991
Resolved 1 February 1991

Unknown

Issued 28 June 1985 Resolved

PROVIDE FINAL TEST REPORTS OF NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING (UT & X-RAY) OF SUS- PECTED DEFECT IN FORWARD END OF PORT CARGO TANK, OUTBOARD SIDE. THIS IS TO BE COMPLETED NO LATER THAN 28JUL85.

Condition: Unknown
Due 28 June 1985
Resolved 28 June 1985

Unknown

Issued 28 June 1985 Resolved

CONDUCT HYDROSTATIC TEST OF 1 1/2 TIMES TGHE DESIGN PRESSURE OF BOTH THE PORT AND STBD CARGO TANKS AS REQUIRED BY 46CFR151.50-10(P) AND AS DIRECTED BY O.C.M.I. HOUSTON, TX NO LATER THAN 31JUL85. THERE ARE NO CARGO RESTRIC- TIONS PRIOR TO COMPLETION OF THIS REQUIREMENT.

Condition: Unknown
Due 28 June 1985
Resolved 28 June 1985

Unknown

Issued 7 February 1984 Resolved

HYDROSTATIOCALLY TEST PORT AND STBD CARGO TANKS

Condition: Unknown
Due 7 February 1984
Resolved 7 February 1984

Unknown

Issued 7 February 1984 Resolved

MAKE REPAIRS TO 12" FRACTURE IN WAY OF #3P WING VOID

Condition: Unknown
Due 7 February 1984
Resolved 7 February 1984

Casualty record · 1

19 January 2008Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3133648

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.