HUGHES AND HOWARD ENGINEERING HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with HHE were assigned by the US Coast Guard to HUGHES AND HOWARD ENGINEERING of BALDWIN, NY. 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
HHE
Location
BALDWIN, NY
In business
since 2018
Status
Listed active in USCG records
HUGHES AND HOWARD ENGINEERING hulls (2018–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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HUGHES AND HOWARD ENGINEERING HIN FAQ
What does a HUGHES AND HOWARD ENGINEERING HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "HHE" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to HUGHES AND HOWARD ENGINEERING — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. HUGHES AND HOWARD ENGINEERING hulls (2018–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is HUGHES AND HOWARD ENGINEERING still in business?
USCG records list HUGHES AND HOWARD ENGINEERING of BALDWIN, NY in the MIC database (registered 2018).
How do I decode the year on a HUGHES AND HOWARD ENGINEERING HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. HUGHES AND HOWARD ENGINEERING hulls (2018–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, "HUGHES AND HOWARD ENGINEERING HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/hhe, last verified 2026-06-12.