INDEPENDENCE SEAPORT MUSEUM HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with ISM were assigned by the US Coast Guard to INDEPENDENCE SEAPORT MUSEUM of PHILADELPHIA, PA. 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
ISM
Location
PHILADELPHIA, PA
In business
since 2009
Status
Listed active in USCG records
INDEPENDENCE SEAPORT MUSEUM hulls (2009–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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INDEPENDENCE SEAPORT MUSEUM HIN FAQ
What does a INDEPENDENCE SEAPORT MUSEUM HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "ISM" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to INDEPENDENCE SEAPORT MUSEUM — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. INDEPENDENCE SEAPORT MUSEUM hulls (2009–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is INDEPENDENCE SEAPORT MUSEUM still in business?
USCG records list INDEPENDENCE SEAPORT MUSEUM of PHILADELPHIA, PA in the MIC database (registered 2009).
How do I decode the year on a INDEPENDENCE SEAPORT MUSEUM HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. INDEPENDENCE SEAPORT MUSEUM hulls (2009–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, "INDEPENDENCE SEAPORT MUSEUM HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/ism, last verified 2026-06-12.