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General Characteristics Image Gallery to end of pageYRBM 6 was one of the Navy's non self-propelled Repair, Berthing and Messing Barges. Placed out of service on June 26, 2000, YRBM 6 was sold on August 13, 2001. The superstructures were later removed and ex-YRBM 6 was subsequently used as a working barge.
| General Characteristics: | Keel laid: August 1, 1959 |
| Launched: May 11, 1960 | |
| Delivered: May 26, 1960 | |
| Stricken: June 26, 2000 | |
| Builder: Marinette Marine Corp., Marinette, Wi. | |
| Length: 112 feet (34.14 meters) | |
| Beam: 36 feet (11 meters) | |
| Draft: 4 feet (1.2 meters) | |
| Displacement: approx. 310 tons | |
| Accommodations: 10 Officers, 90 Enlisted |
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The photos below were taken by Michael Jenning and show ex-YRBM 6 serving as a civilian working barge near the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Va., on April 13, 2016. Almost 16 years after retirement from the Navy, the name YRBM 6 is still clearly visible on the barge.
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