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YRDM 9 is one of the Navy's non-self propelled floating dry dock workshops (machinery). The barge was built in 1943 as a floating dry dock workshop (hull) YRDH 3. Later redesignated floating workshop YR 57 and radiological repair barge YRR 11, the barge was reclassified as floating dry dock workshop (machinery) YRDM 9 on November 24, 2014. YRDM 9 is assigned to the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Wash.
| General Characteristics: | Awarded: February 22, 1943 |
| Keel laid: April 5, 1943 | |
| Launched: May 14, 1943 | |
| Delivered: December 9, 1943 | |
| Builder: Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Va. | |
| Length: 151 feet (46 meters) | |
| Beam: 35 feet (10.67 meters) | |
| Draft: 6 feet (1.8 meters) | |
| Displacement: 462 tons light, 725 tons full load | |
| Accommodations: 1 officer, 46 enlisted | |
| Homeport: Bremerton, Wash. |
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The photo below was taken by Michael Jenning and shows YRDM 9 at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Wash., on October 13, 2017.
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The photo below was taken by me and shows YRDM 9 at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Wash., on July 15, 2024.
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