SALT WATER STEEL CO HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with SWS were assigned by the US Coast Guard to SALT WATER STEEL CO of FREEPORT, FL. 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
SWS
Location
FREEPORT, FL
In business
since 2018
Status
Listed active in USCG records
SALT WATER STEEL CO 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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SALT WATER STEEL CO HIN FAQ
What does a SALT WATER STEEL CO HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "SWS" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to SALT WATER STEEL CO — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. SALT WATER STEEL CO 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 SALT WATER STEEL CO still in business?
USCG records list SALT WATER STEEL CO of FREEPORT, FL in the MIC database (registered 2018).
How do I decode the year on a SALT WATER STEEL CO HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. SALT WATER STEEL CO 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, "SALT WATER STEEL CO HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/sws, last verified 2026-06-12.