RALPH A. NICHOLAS is a 1957 towing vessel. The Coast Guard has recorded 4 inspections since 1998, most recently in January 2021, along with 1 operational control.
Records from 1998 to 2021. Most recent: inspection, 25 January 2021.
The 4 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 5 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 Towing Vessel class in Maury's sources begin in 1980.
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Documentation record
Registered dimensions (L × B × D)45.3 ft × 15.1 ft × 5.9 ft
Registered tonnagegross 40 / net 27
ITC dimensions (L × B × D)Not recorded
ITC tonnageNot recorded
BuilderMARIETTA MANUFACTURING CO · POINT PLEASANT, WV, UNITED STATES · built 1957
Hull materialSteel
PropulsionNot recorded
Hull shapeNot recorded
Hull configurationNot recorded
Hailing portFREEPORT, PA
Trade endorsementsCoastwise, unrestricted
DocumentationExpired · issued 30 June 2004
Service, as the file records itTowing Vessel
Hull formunknown (Maury's inference from propulsion, hull shape, material and length, rule hf-1; not a recorded fact)
Tonnage as PSIX records it27 - Regulatory (Subpart C or D), Net Ton 40 - 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
WDG9053MMSI 367583810 · active · compulsorily equipped · granted 12 July 2023, expires 19 July 2033
WAL4639MMSI not assigned · expired · compulsorily equipped · granted 28 February 1995, cancelled 16 July 2005
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 · 4
25 January 2021Administrative Inspection
Administrative · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 7130079
29 January 2013Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4524881
23 May 2011Industry Initiated Exam
Physical examination · Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 4022016
17 December 1998Type not recorded
No type recorded · MSO Pittsburgh · USCG Heartland District (CGD-H) · Activity 212476
No deficiencies recorded against this vessel. This means none were written in the records covered — it is not a statement about the vessel's condition. What a recorded resolution is.
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.
