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YRBM-47
ex
 YFNB-42
YFN-1070

YRBM-47 Class Repair, Berthing and Messing Barge:
  • Laid down, 17 February 1945, as Non-Self-propelled Covered Lighter YFN-1070, at American Bridge, Co., Ambrose, PA.
  • Launched, 14 April 1945
  • Delivered and placed in service, 15 June 1945
  • Redesignated Large Covered Lighter YFNB-42, date unknown
  • Redesignated Repair, Berthing and Messing Barge YRBM-47 date unknown
  • YFNB-42 was assigned to COMSUBRON 22 at La Maddalena, Italy
  • Place out of service and struck from the Naval Register, 27 April 2007
  • Sold, 4 December 2007, by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) for reuse/conversion
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 700 t.(lt) 2000 t.(fl)
    Length 261 ft.
    Beam 48 ft.
    Draft 9 ft.
    Accommodations 1 Officer, 286 Enlisted
    Machinery unknown
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    For Full Size Image    		 Size Image Description Contributed By
    YFNB-42
    Simon Lake 63k USS Simon Lake (AS-33) moored at Holy Loch, Scotland, circa 1966-70 with supporting yard craft:
    Large Auxiliary Floating Dry Dock Los Alamos (AFDB-7)
    Large Covered Lighter (NSP) YFNB-31
    Large Covered Lighter (NSP) YFNB-42
    Floating Crane (NSP) YD-245
    and not shown:
    District Harbor Tug Large Piqua (YTB-793)
    District Harbor Tug Large Sagus (YTB-780)
    District Harbor Tug Large Natick (YTB-760)     		Carl Mussleman
    Simon Lake 450k Looking into the Holy Loch from Large Auxiliary Floating Dry Dock Los Alamos (AFDB-7)
    USS Simon Lake (AS-33)
    Large Covered Lighter (NSP) YFNB-31
    Large Covered Lighter (NSP) YFNB-42
    Floating Crane (NSP) YD-245
    		 Carl Mussleman
    Simon Lake 78k
    Simon Lake 129k Looking into the Holy Loch from Large Auxiliary Floating Dry Dock Los Alamos (AFDB-7)
    USS Simon Lake (AS-33) with resupply ship USNS Marshfield (T-AK-282) alongside
    Large Covered Lighter (NSP) YFNB-31
    Large Covered Lighter (NSP) YFNB-42
    Floating Crane (NSP) YD-245
    		 Carl Mussleman
    YRBM-47
    YRBM-47 58k YRBM-47 underway, date and location unknown. Scott Odell
    There is no DANFS history for YFN-1070 / YFNB-42 / YRBM-47 available at Navsource
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    YRBM - Repair Berthing and Messing Barge
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