FOOL'S GOLD is a 1947 commercial fishing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 2 inspections since 1997, most recently in January 2002, along with 1 deficiency.
Records from 1997 to 2002. Most recent: inspection, 10 January 2002.
The 2 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.
This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 24 years ago. Maury shows what the Coast Guard recorded, not whether the vessel has been inspected since, is still in service, or what condition it is in. 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 Fishing Vessel class in Maury's sources begin in 1972.
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Documentation record
Registered dimensions (L × B × D)38.2 ft × 11.8 ft × 3.1 ft
Registered tonnagegross 12 / net 11
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderA.B. TILLETT · MANNS HARBOR NC, UNITED STATES · built 1947
Hull materialWood
PropulsionNot recorded
Hull shapeNot recorded
Hull configurationNot recorded
Hailing portHAMPTON, VA
Trade endorsementsFishery
DocumentationExpired · issued 5 March 1998 · expires 31 March 2002
Service, as the file records itCommercial Fishing Vessel
Hull formunknown (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), Net Ton 12 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Gross 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
WCY3867MMSI not assigned · expired · voluntarily equipped · granted 15 May 1998, cancelled 19 July 2008
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 1 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 · 2
10 January 2002Administrative Inspection
Administrative · MSO HAMPTON ROADS · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 1477332
10 February 1997Type not recorded
No type recorded · District 5 (B) · USCG East District (CGD-E) · Activity 722078
OBTAIN AN F.C.C. LICENSE FOR VHF RADIO._x001C_ _x001C_ _x001C_ _x001C_
Condition: Unknown
Due 5 December 1992
Resolved 10 January 2002
Resolution: Administratively closed due to age of deficiencies.
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.
