One ship Barnim had been repaired a year earlier or a year before

[JACEK1]

Hello.

In 2016, two ships belonging to XXX and YYY, underwent repairs in dry-docks of AMIGO Shipyard. One ship Barnim had been repaired a year earlier.


Should the second sentence be written "One ship Barnim had been repaired a year earlier" or "One ship Barnim had been repaired a
year before"?


Thank you.

 

[teechar]

Hello.

In 2016, two ships belonging to XXX and YYY, underwent repairs in the dry-docks of AMIGO Shipyard. One ship, Barnim, had been repaired a year earlier.


Should the second sentence be written "One ship, Barnim, had been repaired a year earlier" or "One ship, Barnim, had been repaired a year before"?
Thank you.

You can use either. They both mean the same.

 

[Barb_D]

Delete the comma after YYY.

 

[emsr2d2]

Delete the comma after YYY.

Or add one after "two ships". ;-) I prefer Barb's version though.