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YRDM 5



YRDM 5 is one of the Navy's non-self propelled floating dry dock workshops (machinery). The barge is serving at Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego, Calif.

General Characteristics:Awarded: June 25, 1943
Keel laid: October 15, 1943
Launched: October 26, 1943
Delivered: April 22, 1944
Builder: Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Va.
Length: 151 feet (46 meters)
Beam: 35 feet (10.67 meters)
Draft: 6 feet (1.8 meters)
Displacement: 490 tons light, 750 tons full load
Accommodations: 1 officers, 46 enlisted
Homeport: San Diego, Calif.


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The photos below were taken by Michael Jenning and show YRDM 5 at Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego, Calif., on March 2, 2019.



The photo below was taken by Michael Jenning and shows YRDM 5 at Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego, Calif., on December 28, 2021.



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