SURPRISE

Passenger (Inspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 1910s · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE)

SURPRISE is a 1918 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 17 inspections since 2016, most recently in May 2026, along with 2 deficiencies.

Records from 2016 to 2026. Most recent: inspection, 6 May 2026.

Built: 1918
Last inspected: 6 May 2026
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 17
Deficiencies: 2 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date

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 6 May 2026

Recorded inspections17

…physical examinations17

Deficiencies 2 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

288422

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WDH4814

55024

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-55024

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)40.3 ft × 11.8 ft × 5.6 ft

Registered tonnagegross 11 / net 11

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderROCKPORT, MA, UNITED STATES · built 1918

Hull materialWood

PropulsionAuxiliary Sail

Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

Hailing portCAMDEN, ME

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationValid · issued 8 April 2026 · expires 31 May 2027

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 it11 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
11 - 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

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 · 17

6 May 2026 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Belfast · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8343618

23 March 2026 Internal Structural Exam · Vessel Attendance · Hull Examination

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Belfast · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8332999

22 May 2025 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Belfast · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8123884

8 April 2025 Hull Examination

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Belfast · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8100394

22 April 2024 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Belfast · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7899695

20 April 2023 Annual Inspection · Hull Examination

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Belfast · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7672150

11 April 2022 DAPI Audit · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Belfast · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7428886

17 November 2021 Examination of Repairs · Plan Review "T" Boat

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Belfast · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7353161

20 April 2021 DAPI Audit · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Belfast · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7179359

19 November 2020 Hull Examination

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Belfast · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7098617

13 July 2020 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Belfast · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7005213

9 April 2019 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Belfast · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6658965

21 August 2018 Hull Examination

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Belfast · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6519001

21 March 2018 Annual Inspection · DAPI Audit

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Belfast · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6376207

1 February 2017 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Belfast · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6081166

15 November 2016 Hull Examination

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Belfast · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6036686

12 May 2016 Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Belfast · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 5870009

Deficiency record · 2

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

Issued 31 May 2019 Resolved

Replace last section of wet exhaust hose and clean overboard fitting.

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 14 June 2019
Resolved 31 May 2019
Resolution: Hose replaced.

Documentation › Certificates/Documents › FCC Safety Radiotelephony Certificate

Issued 12 May 2016 Resolved

expired FCC Safety

Condition: Invalid
Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 13 June 2016
Resolved 16 May 2016
Resolution: New document issued to vessel, updated certificate.

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.