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YRBM-50
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 YR-50

YRBM-50 Class Repair, Berthing and Messing Barge:
  • Laid down, 4 January 1944, as Non-Self-propelled Floating Workshop YR-50, at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA.
  • Launched, 10 July 1944
  • Delivered and placed in service, 22 September 1944, allocated to the fleet
  • Redesignated Repair, Berthing and Messing Barge YRBM-50 date unknown
  • Active in service at Bremerton, WA.
    Specifications:
    Displacement 600 t.(lt) 990 t.(fl)
    Length 150 ft.
    Beam 43 ft.
    Draft 7 ft.
    Accommodations 1 Officer, 40 Enlisted
    Machinery unknown
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    YRBM-50 512k YRBM-50 at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in 2005. Photos by Bob Gregory (CPF N43)
    YRBM-50 251k YRBM-50 drydocked for regular overhaul at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in 2010. Photos by Bob Gregory, Dep Requirements & Special Programs Officer COMPACFLT N43
    YRBM-50 185k
    YRBM-50 523k YRBM-50 at Vigor Shipyards, Seattle WA. in February 2011. Photos by Bob Gregory, Dep Requirements & Special Programs Officer COMPACFLT N43
    YRBM-50 521k
    YRBM-50 626k
    YRBM-50 644k
    YRBM-50 266k YRBM-50 at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, 18 October 2012.
    Note unusual shape of bow. One of a kind.    		 Bob Gregory, Dep Requirements & Special Programs Officer COMPACFLT N43
    YRBM-50 310k
    There is no DANFS history for YR-50 / YRBM-50 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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