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YRBM 8 is one of the Navy's non self-propelled Repair, Berthing and Messing Barges.
| General Characteristics: | Keel laid: January 15, 1962 |
| Launched: April 11, 1962 | |
| Delivered: September 17, 1962 | |
| Builder: Gretna Machine and Iron Works, Harvey, La. | |
| Length: 110 feet (33.5 meters) | |
| Beam: 34 feet (10.36 meters) | |
| Draft: 4 feet (1.2 meters) | |
| Displacement: approx. 292 tons | |
| Accommodations: 10 Officers, 90 Enlisted | |
| Homeport: Norfolk, Va. |
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The photos below were taken by Michael Jenning and show YRBM 8 at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Va., on October 4, 2017.
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