Please report any broken links or trouble you might come across to the Webmaster. Please take a moment to let us know so that we can correct any problems and make your visit as enjoyable and as informative as possible.

NavSource Online: Service Ship Photo Archive

YRB-29
ex
 YRST-5
YFNX-13
YFN-1092
YF-1092

YRB-29 Class Repair and Berthing Barge:
  • Laid down, 14 January 1946, Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, VA.
  • Launched, 19 February 1946
  • Delivered and placed in service, 22 April 1947 as non-self propelled Covered Lighter YF-1092, Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, VA.
  • Redesignated Large Covered Lighter YFN-1092, date unknown
  • Redesignated Special Purpose Lighter YFNX-13, date unknown
  • Redesignated Salvage Craft Tender (NSP) YRST-5, date unknown
  • Redesignated Repair and Berthing Barge YRB-28, date unknown
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 9 November 1999
  • Sold, 17 May 2000, by the General Services Administration (GSA) for reuse
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 500 t.(lt)
    Length 124'
    Beam 24'
    Draft unknown
    Accommodations unknown
    Machinery unknown
    Click On Image
    For Full Size Image    		 Size Image Description Source
    YRB-1 66k YFN-1092 moored at Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, VA., circa 1946 US Navy photo from Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, VA.
    There is no DANFS history available for YF/YFN-1092 / YFNX-13 / YRST-5 / YRB-29 at Navsource
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    YRB - Repair and Berthing Barge
    Back To The Navsource Photo Archives Main Page Back To The Yard and District Craft Photo Index Back to the Covered Lighter (Non Self-propelled) (YF/YFN) Photo Index Back to the Special Purpose Lighter (Non Self-propelled) (YFNX) Photo Index Back to the Salvage Craft Tender (Non Self-propelled) (YRST) Photo Index Back To The Repair and Berthing Barge (YRB) Photo Index
    Comments, Suggestions, E-mail Webmaster.
    This page is created and maintained by Gary P. Priolo
    All pages copyright NavSource Naval History
    Last Updated 14 January 2011