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YR 93 is one of the Navy's floating workshops. Built as steel-hulled covered lighter YFN 899 in 1945, the barge was later redesignated as a large covered lighter YFNB 30 before becoming floating workshop YR 93.
| General Characteristics: | Awarded: August 3, 1944 |
| Keel laid: March 27, 1945 | |
| Launched: June 18, 1945 | |
| Delivered: January 26, 1946 | |
| Builder: Nashville Bridge Co., Nashville, Tenn. | |
| Length: 261 feet (79.55 meters) | |
| Beam: 48 feet (14.6 meters) | |
| Draft: 13 feet (3.96 meters) | |
| Displacement: 700 tons light, 2000 tons full load | |
| Accommodations: 1 officers, 28 enlisted | |
| Homeport: San Diego, Calif. |
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The photos below were taken by me and show YR 93 at Naval Base San Diego, Calif., on March 23, 2010.
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The photo below was taken by Michael Jenning and shows YR 93 at Naval Base San Diego, Calif., on October 11, 2017.
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The photo below was taken by Michael Jenning and shows YR 93 at Naval Base San Diego, Calif., on December 28, 2021.
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The photo below was taken by Michael Jenning and shows YR 93 at Naval Base San Diego, Calif., on May 29, 2022.
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