CHILDRESS MARINE INC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with TQE were assigned by the US Coast Guard to CHILDRESS MARINE INC of GULF SHORES, AL. 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
TQE
Location
GULF SHORES, AL
In business
since 1999
Status
Listed active in USCG records
CHILDRESS MARINE INC hulls (1999–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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CHILDRESS MARINE INC HIN FAQ
What does a CHILDRESS MARINE INC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "TQE" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to CHILDRESS MARINE INC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. CHILDRESS MARINE INC hulls (1999–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is CHILDRESS MARINE INC still in business?
USCG records list CHILDRESS MARINE INC of GULF SHORES, AL in the MIC database (registered 1999).
How do I decode the year on a CHILDRESS MARINE INC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. CHILDRESS MARINE INC hulls (1999–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, "CHILDRESS MARINE INC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/tqe, last verified 2026-06-12.