ARMSTRONG MARINE USA INC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with ARQ were assigned by the US Coast Guard to ARMSTRONG MARINE USA INC of PORT ANGELES, WA. 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
ARQ
Location
PORT ANGELES, WA
In business
since 2017
Status
Listed active in USCG records
ARMSTRONG MARINE USA INC hulls (2017–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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ARMSTRONG MARINE USA INC HIN FAQ
What does a ARMSTRONG MARINE USA INC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "ARQ" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to ARMSTRONG MARINE USA INC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. ARMSTRONG MARINE USA INC hulls (2017–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is ARMSTRONG MARINE USA INC still in business?
USCG records list ARMSTRONG MARINE USA INC of PORT ANGELES, WA in the MIC database (registered 2017).
How do I decode the year on a ARMSTRONG MARINE USA INC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. ARMSTRONG MARINE USA INC hulls (2017–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, "ARMSTRONG MARINE USA INC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/arq, last verified 2026-06-12.