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Floating Workshop
YR-93
(ex-YFN-899, YFNB-30)

YR-93 Class Floating Workshop
  • Laid down, 27 March 1945, as the steel-hulled Covered Lighter (Non-Self-propelled) YFN-899 at Nashville Bridge Co. Nashville, TN.
  • Launched, 18 June 1945
  • Delivered and placed in service, 16 January 1946
  • Reclassified Large Covered Lighter YFNB-30, date unknown
  • Reclassified Floating Workshop YR-93, date unknown
  • Active in Service at COMPACFLT, Pearl Harbor, HI.
    Specifications
    Displacement 700 t.(lt) 2,000 t.(fl)
    Length 261'
    Beam 48';
    Draft 13' (lim)
    Accommodations 1 Officer, 28 Enlisted
    Armament none
    Propulsion none
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    For Full Size Image    		 Size Image Description Source
    YFNB-30
    YFNB-30 120k YFNB-30 moored pierside, date and location unknown.. Scott Odell
    YR-93
    YR-93 645k YR-93, APL-4 and SS Curtiss (AVB-4) moored at Naval Station San Diego, 27 July 2008.
    Photo courtesy of Tom Saint    		 Bill Gonyo
    There is no DANFS history record available for YFNB-30 / YR-93 at NavSource
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    Not Applicable to this Vessel
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