VIKING YACHT CO HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with VKY were assigned by the US Coast Guard to VIKING YACHT CO of NEW GRETNA, NJ. 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
VKY
Location
NEW GRETNA, NJ
In business
since 1972
Status
Listed active in USCG records
VIKING YACHT CO built hulls across both HIN eras (1972–present): boats before August 1984 carry legacy straight-year or model-year date codes; later hulls use the current month-letter format. The decoder handles all three.
Free · no account · the HIN is on the transom, upper starboard (right) corner
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VIKING YACHT CO HIN FAQ
What does a VIKING YACHT CO HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "VKY" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to VIKING YACHT CO — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. VIKING YACHT CO built hulls across both HIN eras (1972–present): boats before August 1984 carry legacy straight-year or model-year date codes; later hulls use the current month-letter format. The decoder handles all three.
Is VIKING YACHT CO still in business?
USCG records list VIKING YACHT CO of NEW GRETNA, NJ in the MIC database (registered 1972).
How do I decode the year on a VIKING YACHT CO HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. VIKING YACHT CO built hulls across both HIN eras (1972–present): boats before August 1984 carry legacy straight-year or model-year date codes; later hulls use the current month-letter format. The decoder handles all three. 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, "VIKING YACHT CO HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/vky, last verified 2026-06-12.