VIRGINIA ROWING COMPANY HIN Decoder
Hull Identification Numbers beginning with VRW were assigned by the US Coast Guard to VIRGINIA ROWING COMPANY of NORFOLK, VA. 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
VRW
Location
NORFOLK, VA
In business
since 2011
Status
Listed active in USCG records
VIRGINIA ROWING COMPANY hulls (2011–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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VIRGINIA ROWING COMPANY HIN FAQ
What does a VIRGINIA ROWING COMPANY HIN look like?
It starts with the three characters "VRW" — the Manufacturer Identification Code the US Coast Guard assigned to VIRGINIA ROWING COMPANY — followed by a 5-character hull serial and a 4-character date code, 12 characters total. VIRGINIA ROWING COMPANY hulls (2011–present) all use the current HIN format: a month letter (A=January…L=December), a certification-year digit, then two model-year digits.
Is VIRGINIA ROWING COMPANY still in business?
USCG records list VIRGINIA ROWING COMPANY of NORFOLK, VA in the MIC database (registered 2011).
How do I decode the year on a VIRGINIA ROWING COMPANY HIN?
On current-format HINs the last two characters are the model year and the 9th–10th encode the certification month and year. VIRGINIA ROWING COMPANY hulls (2011–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, "VIRGINIA ROWING COMPANY HIN Decoder," carwhere.com/hin-decoder/vrw, last verified 2026-06-12.