MSS-15

Tank Barge · Barge class · Built 1940s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

MSS-15 is a 1946 tank barge. The Coast Guard has recorded 13 inspections since 1985, most recently in August 1993, along with 3 deficiencies.

Records from 1985 to 1993. Most recent: inspection, 18 August 1993.

Built: 1946
Last inspected: 18 August 1993
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 13
Deficiencies: 3 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date

This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 33 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 Barge class in Maury's sources begin in 1972.

Inspection record

Last inspected 18 August 1993

Recorded inspections13

…physical examinations8

…administrative events1

…with no type recorded4

Deficiencies 3 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 8 calendar years (1985–1993)

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

253046

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52188

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-52188

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)240.0 ft × 45.0 ft × 10.3 ft

Registered tonnagegross 686 / net 686

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderNASHVILLE BRIDGE COMPANY · NASHVILLE, TN, UNITED STATES · built 1946

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionNone

Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

Hailing portST LOUIS, MO

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 17 September 2025 · expires 31 October 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 it686 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
686 - 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.

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Inspection history · 13

18 August 1993 Administrative

Administrative · MSO Paducah · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1154534

8 July 1992 Hull Examination · COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 944544

19 September 1991 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1254072

24 September 1990 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1216778

14 December 1989 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 930273

20 April 1989 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1202356

8 March 1989 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1201710

10 February 1989 Hull Examination

Physical examination · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1343888

5 January 1989 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1195922

3 October 1988 Hull Examination · COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1194690

9 October 1986 COI Inspection

Physical examination · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1314808

22 July 1986 Re-Inspection

Physical examination · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 991022

27 September 1985 Type not recorded

No type recorded · MSO MEMPHIS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1297294

Deficiency record · 3

Construction/Loadline

Issued 5 January 1989 Resolved

OPEN AND MAKE READY FOR INTERNAL EXAM THE NUMBER 4 PORT CARGO TANKS.

Condition: Unknown
Due 5 January 1989
Resolved 5 January 1989

Construction/Loadline

Issued 3 October 1988 Resolved

OPEN AND MAKE READY FOR INTERNAL EXAMINATION THE #2 STARBOARD CARGO TANK AND THE #3 AND #4 PORT AND STARBOARD CARGO TANKS.

Condition: Unknown
Due 3 October 1988
Resolved 3 October 1988

Construction/Loadline

Issued 22 July 1986 Resolved

MAKE PERMANENT REPAIRS TO HOLES ON DECKS IN WAY OF 1 & 4 STARBOARD CARGO TANKS AT NEXT GAS-FREE CONDITION OF VESSEL.

Condition: Unknown
Due 22 July 1986
Resolved 22 July 1986

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.