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YRBM-51
ex
 YR-60

YRBM-51 Class Repair, Berthing and Messing Barge:
  • Laid down, 11 November 1943, as Non-Self-propelled Floating Workshop YR-60, at Dekom Shipbuilding Corp., Brooklyn, N.Y.
  • Launched, 27 May 1944
  • Delivered and placed in service, 29 September 1944
  • Redesignated Repair, Berthing and Messing Barge YRBM-51 date unknown
  • Active in service at Naval Station San Diego, CA.
    Specifications:
    Displacement 530 t.(lt)
    Length 153 ft.
    Beam 36 ft.
    Draft 6 ft.
    Accommodations 1 Officer, 40 Enlisted
    Machinery unknown
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    YR-60
    YR-60 59k YR-60 moored pierside, date and location unknown. Scott Odell
    YRBM-51
    YRBM-51 1739k YRBM-51 moored at Naval Station San Diego, 2009. Bob Gregory, Dep Requirements & Special Programs Officer COMPACFLT N43
    YRBM-51 141k YRBM-51 moored at Naval Station San Diego, 2012. Bob Gregory, Dep Requirements & Special Programs Officer COMPACFLT N43
    There is no DANFS history for YR-60 / YRBM-51 available at Navsource
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    YRBM - Repair Berthing and Messing Barge
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    Last Updated 29 March 2013