R/V SHEARWATER

Research Vessel · Research Ship class · Built 1980s · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE)

R/V SHEARWATER is a 1981 research vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 7 inspections since 2016, most recently in July 2026, along with 1 casualty investigation in 2013.

Records from 2013 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 9 July 2026.

Built: 1981
Last inspected: 9 July 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 7
Deficiencies: 0 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date
Casualties: 1 investigation · 2013

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 9 July 2026

Recorded inspections7

…physical examinations2

…administrative events3

…with no type recorded2

Deficiencies 0 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 5 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

641188

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WDF5838

53585

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-53585

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)92.4 ft × 39.0 ft × 18.7 ft

Registered tonnagegross 198 / net 175

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)92.4 ft × 39.0 ft × 18.7 ft

ITC tonnagegross 401 / net 120

BuilderBELL-HALTER · CHALMETTE, LA, UNITED STATES · built 1981

Hull materialAluminum

PropulsionUNSPECIFIED

Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

Hailing portNEW YORK, NY

Trade endorsementsRegistry

DocumentationValid · issued 30 April 2026 · expires 30 April 2027

Service, as the file records itResearch Vessel

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

Tonnage as PSIX records it198 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
401 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
175 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
120 - 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

A report is not offered for this hull. Its record holds only 2 of the seven kinds of material a report is built from: inspections, deficiencies, operational controls, tow-unit appearances, casualty records, dimensions and documentation. That is a statement about the record, not about the vessel. What a sparse-record report looks like.

Inspection history · 7

9 July 2026 ORV Letter of Designation

Administrative · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8390149

17 June 2024 ORV Letter of Designation

Administrative · Sector Southeastern New England · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7944909

28 March 2024 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector Boston · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7888300

7 July 2022 ORV Letter of Designation

Administrative · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7499308

19 October 2018 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6564178

30 August 2018 In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit New Bedford · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6533001

23 September 2016 Uninspected Other

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit New Bedford · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6007856

Deficiency record · 0

No deficiencies recorded against this vessel. This means none were written in the records covered — it is not a statement about the vessel's condition. What a recorded resolution is.

Casualty record · 1

3 May 2013Routine · role: Involved in a Marine Casualty · activity 4604448

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.