CANADIAN COAST GUARD HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with QQQ were assigned by the US Coast Guard to CANADIAN COAST GUARD of OTTAWA, ON. 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
QQQ
Location
OTTAWA, ON
In business
since 1992
Status
Listed active in USCG records
CANADIAN COAST GUARD hulls (1992–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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CANADIAN COAST GUARD HIN FAQ
What does a CANADIAN COAST GUARD HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "QQQ" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to CANADIAN COAST GUARD — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. CANADIAN COAST GUARD hulls (1992–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is CANADIAN COAST GUARD still in business?
USCG records list CANADIAN COAST GUARD of OTTAWA, ON in the MIC database (registered 1992).
How do I decode the year on a CANADIAN COAST GUARD HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. CANADIAN COAST GUARD hulls (1992–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, "CANADIAN COAST GUARD HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/qqq, last verified 2026-06-12.