FRONT STREET SHIPYARD HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with FSS were assigned by the US Coast Guard to FRONT STREET SHIPYARD of BELFAST, ME. 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
FSS
Location
BELFAST, ME
In business
since 2011
Status
Listed active in USCG records
FRONT STREET SHIPYARD 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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FRONT STREET SHIPYARD HIN FAQ
What does a FRONT STREET SHIPYARD HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "FSS" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to FRONT STREET SHIPYARD — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. FRONT STREET SHIPYARD 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 FRONT STREET SHIPYARD still in business?
USCG records list FRONT STREET SHIPYARD of BELFAST, ME in the MIC database (registered 2011).
How do I decode the year on a FRONT STREET SHIPYARD HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. FRONT STREET SHIPYARD 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, "FRONT STREET SHIPYARD HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/fss, last verified 2026-06-12.