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WEATHERBIRD II

Research Vessel · Research Ship class · Built 1980s · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Other hulls named WEATHERBIRD II

WEATHERBIRD II is a 1982 research vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 26 inspections since 1982, most recently in January 2025, along with 3 deficiencies.

Records from 1982 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 30 January 2025.

Built
1982
Last inspected
30 January 2025
Documentation
Valid · documentation file of 10 September 2026
Inspections
26
Deficiencies
3 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls
None recorded without a removal date

Identity

US Official No.
652213
IMO number
8952156 View on MarineTraffic leaves Maury; a third-party site, nothing from it is stored here
Call sign
WDE9155
MISLE id
54291
Flag
UNITED STATES
MMSI
367414170
Maury page id
psix-54291

Inspections, by type

…physical examinations9
…administrative events8
…with no type recorded9
Years with a record 21 calendar years (1982–2025)
The 26 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)101.0 ft × 28.0 ft × 10.5 ft
Registered tonnagegross 194 / net 132
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)101.0 ft × 28.0 ft × 10.5 ft
ITC tonnagegross 304 / net 91
BuilderBOSARGE MARINE INC · BAYOU LA BARTE, AL, UNITED STATES · built 1982
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionDiesel Reduction
Hull shapeNot recorded
Hull configurationNot recorded
Hailing portST PETERSBURG, FL
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Registry
DocumentationValid · issued 24 June 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 it194 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
304 - Convention (Subpart B), Gross Ton
132 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton
91 - 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

WDE9155MMSI 367414170 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 14 May 2019, expires 10 June 2029 · licensed under a name not among this hull’s recorded names (not shown)
WDE4661MMSI 338578000 · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 13 May 2008, cancelled 14 July 2018
WDD6110MMSI 367168440 · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 23 February 2007, cancelled 29 April 2017 · licensed under a name not among this hull’s recorded names (not shown)
WCT6653MMSI 368362000 · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 23 July 2005, cancelled 26 September 2015 · licensed under a name not among this hull’s recorded names (not shown)
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.

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. Reports.

Inspection history · 26

30 January 2025 ORV Letter of Designation
Administrative · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 8067004
12 January 2023 ORV Letter of Designation
Administrative · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 7605442
24 January 2019 ORV Letter of Designation · Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6614428
17 January 2017 Special · Administrative Inspection · ORV Letter of Designation
Administrative · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 6071773
7 February 2012 Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 4239726
14 February 2011 Administrative Inspection · ORV Letter of Designation
Administrative · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 3946669
27 January 2010 Inclining Experiment · Administrative Inspection
Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 3671070
22 January 2009 ORV Letter of Designation · Administrative Inspection · Uninspected Other
Physical examination · Sector St Petersburg · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 3417400
22 July 2008 Uninspected Passenger Vessel
Physical examination · Sector Jacksonville · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 3276600
25 February 2008 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Miami · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 3153277
7 June 2007 Type not recorded
No type recorded · Sector Virginia · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 2954481
2 July 2001 Uninspected Other
Physical examination · MSO HAMPTON ROADS · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 1067683
18 January 1996 Uninspected Other
Physical examination · MSO JACKSONVILLE · USCG Southeast District (CGD-SE) · Activity 875320
25 June 1992 Administrative
Administrative · Commandant (CG-INV-3) · Activity 953887
23 January 1992 Administrative
Administrative · MSO HAMPTON ROADS · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 959851
12 October 1989 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 897867
26 January 1989 Deficiency Check
Physical examination · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1206129
29 November 1988 COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1207403
23 November 1987 Hull Examination · COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSO MORGAN CITY · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1018505
31 July 1986 COI Inspection
Physical examination · MSU GALVESTON · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1003179
25 March 1986 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MIO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1303596
24 October 1985 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MIO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1006657
24 October 1984 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MIO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 977674
7 May 1984 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MIO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1280461
21 October 1983 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MIO NEW ORLEANS · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 965887
22 October 1982 Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Mobile · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 1277253

Deficiency record · 3

Navigation
Issued 29 November 1988 Resolved
MAKE PERMANENT REPAIRS TO THE PORT RUDDER STOP SO THE RUDDER DOES NOT STOP ON BULKHEAD.
Condition: Unknown
Due 29 November 1988
Resolved 29 November 1988
Construction/Loadline
Issued 29 November 1988 Resolved
MAKE PERMANENT REPAIRS TO THE PORT FWD FUEL OIL VENT FLAME SCREEN.
Condition: Unknown
Due 29 November 1988
Resolved 29 November 1988
Navigation
Issued 23 November 1987 Resolved
REPAIR STEERING MOTOR CONTROLLER SO THAT EITHER #1 OR #2 STEERING PUMP MAY BE SELECTED AT THE BRIDGE STATION AS DESIGNED.
Condition: Unknown
Due 23 November 1987
Resolved 23 November 1987

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.