AKER CORPORATION HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with AKR were assigned by the US Coast Guard to AKER CORPORATION of LOS ANGELES, CA. The builder is listed in the USCG MIC database. Enter the full 12-character HIN below for build date, model year, and serial — free, no account.
MIC
AKR
Location
LOS ANGELES, CA
In business
since 2011
Status
Listed active in USCG records
AKER CORPORATION hulls (2011–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Free · no account · the HIN is on the transom, upper starboard (right) corner
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AKER CORPORATION HIN FAQ
What does a AKER CORPORATION HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "AKR" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to AKER CORPORATION — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. AKER CORPORATION hulls (2011–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is AKER CORPORATION still in business?
USCG records list AKER CORPORATION of LOS ANGELES, CA in the MIC database (registered 2011).
How do I decode the year on a AKER CORPORATION HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. AKER CORPORATION hulls (2011–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits. Enter the full 12-character HIN above and the decoder works it out, including the legacy formats.
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Sources: USCG Manufacturer Identification Code database (uscgboating.org, refreshed monthly) · HIN format per 33 CFR 181 subpart C. Cite this page: CarWhere, "AKER CORPORATION HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/akr, last verified 2026-06-12.