YRBM 20

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

YRBM-20 Class Repair, Berthing and Messing Barge Keel Laid 24 November 1944 - Launched 23 December 1944 YFN-751 Delivered and placed in service, 9 January 1945 YFNB-26 Reclassified Large Covered Lighter (YFNB), date unknown YRBM-20 Converted, redesigned and redesignated Repair Berthing and Messing Barge (YRBM), date unknown Still in service as of 2012 at San Diego CA

Naval Covers

This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each name of the ship (for example, Bushnell AG-32 / Sumner AGS-5 are different names for the same ship so there should be one set of pages for Bushnell and one set for Sumner). Covers should be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).

Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date range for covers on that page.

1. YRBM-20 Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)

 

Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each name and/or commissioning period. Within each set, the postmarks should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one postmark has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of earliest known usage.

A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
 
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the existing example.

 

Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

Locy Type 2

1971-03-29

"On Piece", found by Bob Govern at the National Postmark Museum (Postmark Collectors Club Museum), Bellevue, OH

 

USPO Type 9 Cheltenham PA

1970-07-13

N/A

Ships crest embossed on piece and affixed to the cover. Cover courtesy of the Richard F. Hoffner collection.

 

Other Information

YRBM-20 has earned the Combat Action Ribbon, the Naval Unit Commendation Ribbon, the American Campaign Medal, the World War II Victory Medal, the National Defense Service Medal (2 awards), the Vietnam Service Medal w/ 7 Campaign stars, the Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation Ribbon and the Vietnam Campaign Medal during her Naval career.

 

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