GLADYS REESE

Research Vessel · Research Ship class · Built 1990s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

GLADYS REESE is a 1999 research vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 16 inspections since 2016, most recently in December 2023, along with 6 deficiencies and 3 casualty investigations between 2005 and 2021.

Records from 2005 to 2023. Most recent: inspection, 4 December 2023.

Built: 1999
Last inspected: 4 December 2023
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 16
Deficiencies: 6 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 3 investigations · 2005–2021
Inspected with: 1 other vessel
Also recorded as: 2 other names

This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 3 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 23 August 2026, retrieved 5 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 2016.

Inspection record

Last inspected 4 December 2023

Recorded inspections16

…physical examinations12

…administrative events1

…with no type recorded3

Deficiencies 6 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 5 calendar years (2016–2023)

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

1090253

8964484

WDG8874

508327

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-508327

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)133.6 ft × 36.0 ft × 12.0 ft

Registered tonnagegross 98 / net 67

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)133.6 ft × 36.0 ft × 12.0 ft

ITC tonnagegross 490 / net 147

BuilderR & S FABRICATION INC · LOCKPORT, LA, UNITED STATES · built 1999

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

Hailing portPASCAGOULA, MS

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 13 May 2026 · expires 31 May 2027

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 it98 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
490 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
67 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
147 - Convention (Subpart B), 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, 2016 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 · 1

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.

MS MEGAN Offshore Supply Vessel · MISLE 858223 · 9 April 2021 · activity 7176550

Inspection history · 16

4 December 2023 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7822258

23 October 2023 Administrative Inspection · Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7813221

27 June 2023 Periodic Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7725004

24 May 2023 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7695761

17 April 2023 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7671793

9 April 2021 Examination of Repairs · Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7171979

9 April 2021 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7176550

23 March 2021 Internal Structural Exam · COI Inspection · Hull Examination · Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7161204

24 February 2021 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7145645

22 January 2020 Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6894169

27 November 2018 COI Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6587250

8 November 2018 Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6577121

7 March 2018 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6367360

1 December 2016 MTSA Verification · Administrative Inspection · Periodic Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Morgan City · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 6050944

27 January 2016 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5804783

21 January 2016 Hull Examination · Administrative Inspection · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Houma · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5802748

Deficiency record · 6

10 - Safety of Navigation › N/A - No Subsystem › Rudder angle indicator

Issued 4 December 2023 Resolved

The steering gear must be capable of moving the rudder from 35 degrees on one side of 30 degrees on the other; port rudder did not operate through appropriate range of operations. Rudder angle indicator only reflected turning 27/30 degrees (below/topside) to the right.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 50 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 30 days
Due 3 January 2024
Resolved 7 December 2023
Resolution: Tech report received from Beier after recalibrating rudders and RAIs.

03 - Water/Weathertight Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Doors

Issued 4 December 2023 Resolved

Watertight doors must be watertight in compliance with 46 DFE 174; Generator room watertight door was not watertight; additionally, indicator was not contacted by door.

Condition: Improper/Lack of Maintenance
Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 4 December 2023
Resolution: Deficiency resolved on the spot.

09 - Working and Living Conditions › 092 - Working Conditions › Electrical

Issued 9 April 2021 Resolved

Vessel shall be arranged so that it electrical loads can be energized from at least two sources of electricity. Vessel has lost its main power source due to water spillage onto the generator panel of its main switchboard. Vessel shall proceed via assist vsl to Superior Shipyard in Golden Meadow, LA for appropriate repairs to the satisfaction of the MSU HOUMA DMI. 46 CFR 129.310

Action required: 17 - Rectify deficiencies prior to departure
Due 12 April 2021
Resolved 12 April 2021
Resolution: Verified power with load carried on each generator. Received pictures and receipts of newly installed circuit breakers. New schedule 80 pipe installed. Ventilation trunk drains installed prior to switchboard.

07 - Fire Safety › N/A - No Subsystem › Fixed fire extinguishing installation

Issued 23 January 2020 Resolved

Identified fire extinguisher nozzle blocked with paint protecting paint locker. Vsl to clean off nozzle and ensure CO2 can flow freely.

Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 23 January 2020

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Auxiliary engine

Issued 23 January 2020 Resolved

Identified chafed wiring on port generator. Vsl to replace chafing gear to ensure protection of wiring harness.

Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 23 January 2020

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Auxiliary engine

Issued 23 January 2020 Resolved

Identified fuel filter utilizing plastic bowl. Vsl to replace filter with approved material.

Action required: 10 - Deficiency Rectified
Resolved 23 January 2020

Casualty record · 3

28 September 2005Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · serious marine incident, as classified · activity 2503049

27 December 2005Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 2564086

9 April 2021Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7176550

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.

Recorded names · 2

LYTAL REGAN (2005), MS ISABELLA ROSE (2021). Names as the Coast Guard recorded them in incident records, with the years they appear; some are renames and some are spelling variants.

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.