BAYFIELD

Passenger (Inspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 1950s · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL)

BAYFIELD is a 1952 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 28 inspections since 2016, most recently in April 2026, along with 1 deficiency and 11 casualty investigations between 2013 and 2022.

Records from 2013 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 30 April 2026.

Built: 1952
Last inspected: 30 April 2026
Documentation: Case Pending · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 28
Deficiencies: 1 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 11 investigations · 2013–2022

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 Passenger Ship class in Maury's sources begin in 2016.

Inspection record

Last inspected 30 April 2026

Recorded inspections28

…physical examinations15

…administrative events6

…with no type recorded7

Deficiencies 1 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 11 calendar years (2016–2026)

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

501445

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WDE2959

53223

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-53223

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)112.6 ft × 43.0 ft × 10.0 ft

Registered tonnagegross 83 / net 56

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderCHESAPEAKE MARINE RAILWAY · BALTIMORE, MD, UNITED STATES · built 1952

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

Hailing portBAYFIELD, WI

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationCase Pending · issued 6 March 2025 · expires 31 March 2026

Service, as the file records itPassenger (Inspected)

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

Tonnage as PSIX records it83 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
56 - 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, 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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Inspection history · 28

30 April 2026 Administrative Inspection · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 8368711

24 November 2025 SIP Inspection/Audit · Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 8270950

31 August 2025 Damage Survey · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 8221586

26 November 2024 Annual Inspection · SIP Inspection/Audit · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 8039628

29 December 2023 Administrative Inspection · SIP Inspection/Audit

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7846601

26 September 2023 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7798538

16 November 2022 SIP Inspection/Audit · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7608473

3 October 2022 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7575890

5 May 2022 Administrative Inspection · Internal Structural Exam · Examination of Repairs · Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7443752

19 May 2021 Administrative Inspection · SIP Inspection/Audit · Annual Inspection · DAPI Audit

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7200950

4 November 2020 DAPI Audit · Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection · SIP Inspection/Audit

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 7089480

8 April 2020 Plan Review "T" Boat · Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6939472

5 November 2019 MTSA Verification · DAPI Audit · SIP Inspection/Audit · Annual Inspection · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6848923

8 August 2019 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6777653

23 October 2018 Administrative Inspection · SIP Inspection/Audit

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6567209

16 October 2018 Examination of Repairs · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6562257

7 October 2018 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6575612

5 October 2018 Damage Survey · Examination of Repairs · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6555627

5 October 2018 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6571932

18 September 2018 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6543057

30 July 2018 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6495724

28 October 2017 Administrative Inspection · Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6298233

27 September 2017 SIP Inspection/Audit · DAPI Audit · Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6275385

10 April 2017 Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam · In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6124043

18 October 2016 SIP Inspection/Audit

Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6024583

18 October 2016 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 6025144

27 July 2016 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 5995559

9 May 2016 Examination of Repairs

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Duluth · USCG Great Lakes District (CGD-GL) · Activity 5873001

Deficiency record · 1

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

Issued 16 October 2018 Resolved

Vessel [name withheld] reported temporary loss of fwd thrust from #2 M/E while docking at Madeline Island, WI resulting in a hard landing. Subsequent tests did not duplicate issue, or reveal respective fault codes to indicate electrical or mechanical failure. Trouble-shoot issue and make repairs to the satisfaction of an attending USCG Marine Inspector prior to carrying passengers/cargo. In addition; please provide service report from attending mechanical technician.

Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 30 October 2018
Resolved 16 October 2018

Casualty record · 11

4 July 2013Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4642994

19 September 2013Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4718788

4 October 2013Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4729346

27 August 2015Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 5718515

27 July 2016Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 5995559

18 October 2016Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6025144

30 July 2018Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6495724

5 October 2018Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6571932

7 October 2018Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6575612

8 August 2019Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 6777653

3 October 2022Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 7575890

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.