DCBL 51

Tank Barge · Barge class · Built 1960s · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H)

DCBL 51 is a 1964 tank barge. The Coast Guard has recorded 2 inspections since 2008, most recently in August 2016, along with 1 deficiency — 1 with no resolution recorded —.

Records from 2008 to 2016. Most recent: inspection, 23 August 2016.

Built: 1964
Last inspected: 23 August 2016
Documentation: No Operation - PM · documentation file of 10 August 2026
Inspections: 2
Deficiencies: 1 recorded · 1 without a recorded resolution
Controls: None recorded without a removal date

This record may be incomplete: the most recent inspection recorded for this vessel was 10 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 23 August 2026, retrieved 5 September 2026 from PSIX. Every field on this page was recorded by the Coast Guard. Records for the Barge class in Maury's sources begin in 1972.

Inspection record

Last inspected 23 August 2016

Recorded inspections2

…physical examinations1

…with no type recorded1

Deficiencies 1 recorded · 1 without a recorded resolution

…past their stated due date1

Operational controls None recorded without a removal date

Years with a record 2 calendar years (2008–2016)

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

1162698

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718295

Flag

UNITED STATES

Maury page id

psix-718295

Documentation record

Registered dimensions (L × B × D)255.0 ft × 50.0 ft × 12.0 ft

Registered tonnagegross 1,285 / net 1,285

ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded

ITC tonnageNot recorded

BuilderBETHLEHEM STEEL COMPANY · BEAUMONT, TX, UNITED STATES · built 1964

Hull materialSteel

PropulsionUNSPECIFIED

Hull shapeBox

Hull configurationMonohull

Hailing portHACKBERRY, LA

Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted

DocumentationNo Operation - PM · issued 14 December 2006

Service, as the file records itTank Barge

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

Tonnage as PSIX records it1285 - Simplified, Gross Ton
1285 - Simplified, 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 · 2

23 August 2016 Damage Survey

Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 5981359

19 June 2008 Type not recorded

No type recorded · Marine Safety Unit Victoria · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 3241435

Deficiency record · 1

Construction/Loadline › Hull › Hull Plating

Issued 24 August 2016 No resolution recorded

Vessel sustained damage to stbd bow. Inset approximately 2'X3'. Owner must repair to satisfaction of attending marine inspector. Vessel restricted from cargo ops until repaired to satisfaction of marine inspector. 46CFR32.60-1

Condition: Damaged By Earlier Event
Action required: 701 - Prior to carriage of passengers/cargo
Due 7 October 2016 — due date passed with no resolution recorded

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.