This barge, floating workshop was built in 1943 by Cramp Shipbuilding in Philadelphia, PA.
On March 28, 1945 the U.S.S. YR-43 went aground while being towed by U.S.A.T.S. LT-373 on the northeast point of Montague Island AK USA. Much of her equipment was salvaged but the hull was abandoned.
In 1943-2023 she was owned by the United States Navy.
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