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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. |
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The photo below was taken by Michael Jenning and shows YR 90 at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Va., on September 21, 2018.
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The photo below was taken by Michael Jenning and shows YR 90 at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Va., on December 26, 2021.
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