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F. G. WALTON SMITH

Research Vessel · Research Ship class · Built 2000s · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Other hulls named F. G. WALTON SMITH

F. G. WALTON SMITH is a 2000 research vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 20 inspections since 2000, most recently in March 2025, along with 12 deficiencies and 4 casualty investigations between 2007 and 2010.

Records from 2000 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 27 March 2025.

Built
2000
Last inspected
27 March 2025
Documentation
Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections
20
Deficiencies
12 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls
None recorded without a removal date
Casualties
4 investigations · 2007–2010

Identity

US Official No.
1091050
IMO number
8964501 View on MarineTraffic leaves Maury; a third-party site, nothing from it is stored here
Call sign
WCZ6292
MISLE id
509552
Flag
UNITED STATES
MMSI
367020910
Maury page id
psix-509552

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations8
…administrative events5
…with no type recorded7
Years with a record 12 calendar years (2000–2025)
The 20 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.

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)91.8 ft × 40.0 ft × 11.6 ft
Registered tonnagegross 139 / net 95
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)91.8 ft × 40.0 ft × 11.6 ft
ITC tonnagegross 330 / net 99
BuilderEASTERN SHIPBUILDING GRP · PANAMA CITY, FL, UNITED STATES · built 2000
Hull materialAluminum
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeNot recorded
Hull configurationNot recorded
Hailing portMIAMI, FL
Trade endorsementsRecreational
DocumentationValid · issued 6 February 2026 · expires 28 February 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 it139 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
330 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
95 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
99 - 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 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

WDL9255MMSI 367020910 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 13 January 2021, expires 13 January 2031
WCZ6292MMSI 367020910 · expired · voluntarily equipped · granted 7 January 2010, cancelled 21 March 2020
FCC Universal Licensing System ship-station file of 6 September 2026, matched to this hull on its US Official Number. Status and dates are the file’s own. The licensee is not read from the file and is not shown. A lapsed licence’s MMSI is still the number the vessel transmitted under while it was valid.

Inspection history · 20

27 March 2025 ORV Letter of Designation
Administrative · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8101564
4 October 2024 Deadweight Survey
Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8029249
13 May 2021 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7196289
25 May 2017 ORV Letter of Designation
Administrative · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6155384
26 October 2010 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 3880461
9 July 2009 ORV Letter of Designation
Administrative · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 3528670
14 May 2009 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 3632940
23 September 2008 Uninspected Other
Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 3330853
17 March 2008 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 3167477
7 December 2007 Damage Survey
Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 3111083
29 November 2007 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 3106795
25 October 2007 Damage Survey
Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 3086686
13 October 2007 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 3085620
18 May 2007 Uninspected Other
Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 2934211
14 July 2005 Uninspected Other
Physical examination · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 2426541
19 May 2003 Uninspected Other
Physical examination · MSO MIAMI · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 1796389
26 January 2001 Administrative
Administrative · MSO MIAMI · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 1060479
28 April 2000 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MIAMI · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7727
6 April 2000 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MIAMI · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 1441765
1 February 2000 Hull Examination · Initial Construction-Excluding Oversight · Inclining Experiment · Initial Certification
Physical examination · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1395349

Deficiency record · 12

Accommodation/Occupational Safety › Cooking Systems › CNG System Requirements
Issued 6 April 2000 Resolved
Prior to the carriage of passengers, provide 4 inch rail course height IAW 46CFR177.900(G)(1)(iii).
Condition: Unknown
Due 7 April 2000
Resolved 26 July 2007
Lifesaving › Buoyant Apparatus › Approval
Issued 6 April 2000 Resolved
Provide 50% of crew with CPR training.
Condition: Unknown
Due 7 April 2000
Resolved 26 July 2007
Lifesaving › Buoyant Apparatus › Approval
Issued 6 April 2000 Resolved
Rewrite all emergency instruction to reflect vessel operations.
Condition: Unknown
Due 7 April 2000
Resolved 26 July 2007
Lifesaving
Issued 1 February 2000 Resolved
Upon arrival home port, prior to the carriage of passengers, contact cognizant Officer In Charge, Marine Inspection (OCMI) to schedule a new to zone inspection and demonsrtate crews proficiency in Fire/Man Overboard/Abandon ship drills.
Condition: Unknown
Due 4 January 2001
Resolved 4 January 2001
Lifesaving
Issued 1 February 2000 Resolved
Prior to the carriage of passengers, demonstrate compliance with 46CFR 160.210(d), that the rescue boat is of a Coast Guard approved type under 46CFR 160.156.
Condition: Unknown
Due 4 January 2001
Resolved 4 January 2001
Lifesaving
Issued 1 February 2000 Resolved
Prior to the carriage of passengers, conduct a rescue boat launch & recovery drill to the satisfaction of the attending Marine Inspector.
Condition: Unknown
Due 4 January 2001
Resolved 4 January 2001
Documentation
Issued 1 February 2000 Resolved
[withheld — contains personal information; the deficiency system, dates, and resolution status are shown above]
Condition: Unknown
Due 1 February 2000
Resolved 1 February 2000
Lifesaving
Issued 1 February 2000 Resolved
Once received affix NOAA decal to vessels EPIRB.
Condition: Unknown
Due 1 February 2000
Resolved 1 February 2000
Fire Fighting
Issued 1 February 2000 Resolved
As per 46 CFR 177.202(a)(6) submit for reveiw and approval to the [name withheld] the vessels Fire Protection Equipment installation drawing.
Condition: Unknown
Due 1 February 2000
Resolved 1 February 2000
Lifesaving
Issued 1 February 2000 Resolved
As per 46 CFR 177.202(a)(5) submit for reveiw and approval a lifesaving equipment locations drawing.
Condition: Unknown
Due 1 February 2000
Resolved 1 February 2000
Documentation
Issued 1 February 2000 Resolved
Provide on board vessel original Certificate of Documentation.
Condition: Unknown
Due 1 February 2000
Resolved 1 February 2000
Documentation
Issued 1 February 2000 Resolved
Post original stability letter in Pilot House.
Condition: Unknown
Due 1 February 2000
Resolved 1 February 2000

Casualty record · 4

13 October 2007Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3085620
17 March 2008Routine · role: Acknowledged Pollution Source · activity 3167477
14 May 2009Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3632940
26 October 2010Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 3880461
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, and the bridge, lock or dam the investigation names where it names one. 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.