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YR 90 is one of the Navy's floating workshops. Built as floating workshop YR 31 in 1941, the barge was later redesignated as radiological repair barge YRR 7 before being redesignated again as floating workshop YR 90. Presently, YR 90 is assigned to the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Va.
General Characteristics: | Awarded: April 14, 1941 |
Keel laid: August 2, 1941 | |
Launched: November 27, 1941 | |
Delivered: January 21, 1942 | |
Builder: Cramp Shipbuilding Corp., Philadelphia, Penn. | |
Length: 150 feet (45.7 meters) | |
Beam: 36 feet (11 meters) | |
Draft: 6 feet (1.8 meters) | |
Displacement: 530 tons light, 760 tons full load | |
Accommodations: 1 officers, 46 enlisted | |
Homeport: Portsmouth, Va. |
YR 90 Image Gallery:
The photo below was taken by Michael Jenning and shows YR 90 at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Va., on September 21, 2018.
The photo below was taken by Michael Jenning and shows YR 90 at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Va., on December 26, 2021.