VENTURA

Passenger (Inspected) · Passenger Ship class · Built 1920s · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE)

VENTURA is a 1922 passenger vessel (inspected). The Coast Guard has recorded 18 inspections since 2016, most recently in July 2025, along with 15 deficiencies.

Records from 2016 to 2025. Most recent: inspection, 25 July 2025.

Built: 1922
Last inspected: 25 July 2025
Documentation: Valid · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 18
Deficiencies: 15 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 25 July 2025

Recorded inspections18

…physical examinations16

…administrative events2

Deficiencies 15 recorded · 0 without a recorded resolution

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 10 calendar years (2016–2025)

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

221961

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WDM2402

55165

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-55165

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)62.5 ft × 14.3 ft × 6.1 ft

Registered tonnagegross 26 / net 21

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderHERRESHOFF MANUFACTURING · BRISTOL, RI, UNITED STATES · built 1922

Hull materialWood

PropulsionDiesel Reduction

Hull shapeUNSPECIFIED

Hull configurationUNSPECIFIED

Hailing portNEW YORK, NY

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted, Fishery, Recreational

DocumentationValid · issued 14 July 2025 · expires 31 July 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 it26 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross Ton
21 - 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 · 18

25 July 2025 COI Inspection · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8190769

29 October 2024 Deficiency Check · Hull Examination · Internal Structural Exam · Administrative Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Coram · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8026300

7 October 2024 Internal Structural Exam · COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 8015325

25 September 2023 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7796071

26 October 2022 Drydock Exam · Internal Structural Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Coram · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7580214

3 October 2022 Internal Structural Exam · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7570308

28 October 2021 Administrative Inspection · Plan Review "T" Boat · Construction Oversight · Examination of Repairs · In-Service Inspection

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Coram · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7339102

27 September 2021 Administrative Inspection · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7321243

23 June 2021 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7233575

9 November 2020 Inclining Experiment

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Coram · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7090744

27 October 2020 Examination of Repairs · Internal Structural Exam · Drydock Exam

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Coram · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7084371

31 July 2020 COI Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 7019226

27 August 2019 Annual Inspection · Deficiency Check

Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6802672

2 November 2018 Internal Structural Exam · Hull Examination

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Coram · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6571709

23 August 2018 Deficiency Check · Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6520376

18 July 2017 Annual Inspection

Physical examination · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6316513

1 November 2016 Internal Structural Exam · Hull Examination

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Coram · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6032989

1 November 2016 Administrative Inspection

Administrative · Sector New York · USCG Northeast District (CGD-NE) · Activity 6033481

Deficiency record · 15

02 - Structural Conditions › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Structural condition)

Issued 31 July 2020 Resolved

Inspection of all accessible parts of the interior of hull. Inspected FWD void space under bed and noticed water weeping. MI will return to inspect after VSL is in the water for a week.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 7 August 2020
Resolved 7 August 2020
Resolution: Corrected.

13 - Propulsion and Auxiliary Machinery › N/A - No Subsystem › Operation of machinery

Issued 31 July 2020 Resolved

Fuel filters fitted with bowls of other then steel construction must be approved. Install flame impingement bowl on Racor.

Action required: 16 - Rectify deficiencies w/in 14 days
Due 14 August 2020
Resolved 7 August 2020
Resolution: Corrected

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 011 - Ships Certificates › Other (certificates)

Issued 31 July 2020 Resolved

VSL shall have radio telephony certificate. VSL restricted to 1000 feet from shore. Provide proof of Certs after radio inspection. 47 CFR 13

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Due 14 August 2020
Resolved 1 August 2020
Resolution: Corrected.

01 - Certificates & Documentation › 013 - Documents › Stability Information Booklet

Issued 15 October 2019 Resolved

The vessel has under gone numerous changes to its original approved stability letter and Simplified Stability test (SST) dated May 1983 which was based on the approved design by N. G. Herreshoff with a 73’ mast. • Both the old CFR (46CFR171.035) and new CFR (46CFR178.325) state if a sailing vessel chooses to use a SST test in lieu of an Inclining test then it can only be operated during day light hours when under sail. Vessel is restricted to sailing operations during daylight hours only and must only operate at night bare pole until approved new stability test is conducted.

Action required: 705 - Other - as specified
Resolved 27 September 2021
Resolution: Received vessels stability letter. Vessel cleared to operate during day and night.

99 - Other › N/A - No Subsystem › Other (Safety in general)