SQUIRREL WORKS LLC HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with USW were assigned by the US Coast Guard to SQUIRREL WORKS LLC of NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI. 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
USW
Location
NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI
In business
since 2000
Status
Listed active in USCG records
SQUIRREL WORKS LLC hulls (2000–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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SQUIRREL WORKS LLC HIN FAQ
What does a SQUIRREL WORKS LLC HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "USW" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to SQUIRREL WORKS LLC — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. SQUIRREL WORKS LLC hulls (2000–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is SQUIRREL WORKS LLC still in business?
USCG records list SQUIRREL WORKS LLC of NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI in the MIC database (registered 2000).
How do I decode the year on a SQUIRREL WORKS LLC HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. SQUIRREL WORKS LLC hulls (2000–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, "SQUIRREL WORKS LLC HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/usw, last verified 2026-06-12.