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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. |
YRDM 5 Image Gallery:
The photo below was taken by Michael Jenning and shows YRDM 5 at Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego, Calif., on October 11, 2017.
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.