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Originally placed in service as Floating Workshop YR 44, the barge was later redesignated YRBM 48 and is presently one of the Navy's non self-propelled Repair, Berthing and Messing Barges.
| General Characteristics: | Awarded: October 19, 1942 |
| Keel laid: February 15, 1943 | |
| Launched: April 18, 1943 | |
| Delivered: September 22, 1943 | |
| Builder: Cramp Shipbuilding Philadelphia, Pa. | |
| Length: 150 feet (45.7 meters) | |
| Beam: 36 feet (11 meters) | |
| Draft: 6 feet (1.8 meters) | |
| Displacement: approx. 760 tons | |
| Accommodations: 1 Officer, 40 Enlisted | |
| Homeport: Pearl Harbor, Hi. |
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The photo below was taken by me and shows YRBM 48 at the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, Va., on March 19, 2010.
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The photo below was taken by Michael Jenning and shows YRBM 48 at the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, Va., on October 14, 2017.
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The photo below was taken by Michael Jenning and shows YRBM 48 at the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, Va., on June 8, 2019.
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