Tampa Shipbuilding (TASCO) ~ Shipbuilding History

Tampa Shipbuilding (TASCO)

Tampa FL

Most recent update: January 4, 2022.

Tampa Shipbuilding was originally known as Tampa Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company, founded in 1917. This company took over the existing facility of Tampa Foundry & Machine Co., which had been started in 1892, incorporated in 1905, and which had got into shipbuilding with the award of the contract for the passenger ship Poughkeepsie in 1916. It only built two ships for the WWI effort however and operated as a repair yard until the eve of WWII, when it was one of the yards selected for MARCOM's pre-war long-range shipbuilding program. Shortly after starting work on its initial contract, however, it got into financial difficulties and was sold to George B. Howell, who renamed it Tampa Shipbuilding Company, or TASCO. At its peak, the yard employed 16,000 people and was the largest employer in Tampa. The company pursued commercial work after the war but ceased operations by 1948. The site was initially turned over to the Navy and was held in reserve until after the Korean War. It was then turned over to the Port of Tampa who developed it for other uses and it is now occupied by Gulf Marine Repair, at the foot of Grant Street, on the Ybor Channel. See it from the air on Google here.

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	O/N	Name	Customer	Type	GT	LOA	Delivered	Notes
	215041	Poughkeepsie	Central Hudson SB	passenger	1,566	207	May 1917	later Westchester 1937, deleted 1954
31	217289	War Wonder/ Lithopolis	U.S. Shipping	freighter	2,363	263	Sep 1918	later Laurie 1930, Rondo 1934, wrecked 1935
32	217645	War Work/ Everglades	U.S. Shipping	freighter	2,363	263	Mar 1919	later Largo 1930, Kanarya 1934, deleted 1958
			Tasco	drydock		401	1937	10,000 lt lift capacity
33	239681	Sea Witch	MARCOM	freighter	6,160	438	July 1940	sold as Axel Salen 1946, Bastasen 1951, Warszawa 1951, Lao Dong 1863, Hong Qi 149 1970, scrapped 1963
34	AE-3	Shooting Star	MARCOM	ammunition ship	6,021d	435	23 Mar 1941	to USN as Lassen (AE-3), scrapped 1974
35	AE-4	Surprise	MARCOM	ammunition ship	6,022d	435	16 May 1941	to USN as Kilauea (AE-4), renamed Mount Baker 1943, scrapped 1974
36	AK-19	Sweepstakes	MARCOM	freighter	6,160d	435	8 Aug 1941	to USN as Procyon (AK-19, AKA-2), scrapped 1973
37	AE-5	Rainbow	MARCOM	ammunition ship	8,051d	435	21 Dec 1941	to USN as Rainier (AE-5), scrapped 1971
38	AE-6	Comet	MARCOM	ammunition ship	8,051d	435	20 Jan 1942	to USN as Shasta (AE-6), scrapped 1970
39	AK-20	Raven	MARCOM	freighter	8,300d	435	17 Feb 1942	to USN as Bellatrix (AK-20, AKA-3), to Peru 1963 as Independencia, scrapped 1991
40	AK-21	Meteor	MARCOM	freighter	8,300d	435	17 Mar 1942	to USN as Electra (AK-21, AKA-4), scrapped 1974
41	AD-17	Piedmont	US Navy	destroyer tender	9,450d	520	5 Jan 1944	to Turkey 1987, inactive
42	AD-18	Sierra	US Navy	destroyer tender	9,450d	520	20 Mar 1944	scrapped 1995
43	AD-19	Yosemite	US Navy	destroyer tender	9,450d	520	26 Mar 1944	sunk as target 2003
44		Tasco	Tasco	tugboat	60	63	1942	sold to USN 1946 as YTL-745, sold 1950 as Westvaco (ON 260473), Captain Jim, Atlantic City, Helen S, deleted 1984
		pontoon No. 5	Tasco	pontoon		80	1942	extra section for existing dry dock
45	AP-52	Edward Rutledge	US Navy	troopship		475	18 Apr 1942	ex-Exeter, conversion to AP, lost Nov-42
46	AM-136	Admirable	US Navy	minesweeper	650d	180	20 Apr 1943	to USSR as T-521, scrapped 1954
47	AM-137	Adopt	US Navy	minesweeper	650d	180	31 May 1943	to USSR as T-552, demolished 1958
48	AM-138	Advocate	US Navy	minesweeper	650d	180	25 Jun 1943	to USSR as T-111, scuttled 1956
49	AM-139	Agent	US Navy	minesweeper	650d	180	10 Jul 1943	to USSR as T-112, scuttled 1956
50	AM-140	Alarm	US Navy	minesweeper	650d	180	5 Aug 1943	to USSR as T-113, scuttled 1956
51	AM-141	Alchemy	US Navy	minesweeper	650d	180	11 Aug 1943	to USSR as T-114, torpedoed and lost 1944
52	AM-142	Apex	US Navy	minesweeper	650d	180	17 Aug 1943	to USSR as T-115, reported lost in WWII
53	AM-143	Arcade	US Navy	minesweeper	650d	180	26 Aug 1943	to USSR as T-116, reported lost in WWII
54	AM-144	Arch	US Navy	minesweeper	650d	180	6 Sep 1943	to USSR as T-117, reported lost in WWII
55	AM-145	Armada	US Navy	minesweeper	650d	180	16 Sep 1943	to USSR as T-118, torpedoed and lost 1944
56	AM-146	Aspire	US Navy	minesweeper	650d	180	29 Sep 1943	to USSR as T-119, scuttled 1956
57	AM-147	Assail	US Navy	minesweeper	650d	180	5 Oct 1943	to USSR as T-120, torpedoed and lost 1944
58	AM-148	Astute	US Navy	minesweeper	650d	180	17 Jan 1944	to USSR as T-523, scrapped 1954
59	AM-149	Augury	US Navy	minesweeper	650d	180	17 Mar 1944	to USSR as T-524, scrapped 1954
60	AM-150	Barrier	US Navy	minesweeper	650d	180	10 May 1944	to USSR as T-525, scrapped 1954
61	AM-151	Bombard	US Navy	minesweeper	650d	180	31 May 1944	to USSR as T-526, scrapped 1954
62	AM-214	Crag	US Navy	minesweeper	650d	180	1 Aug 1944	completed at Charleston NSY, to Mexico 1962 as General Pedro Maria Anaya (A-8)
63	AM-215	Cruise	US Navy	minesweeper	650d	180	21 Sep 1944	completed at Charleston NSY, scrapped 1973
64	AM-216	Deft	US Navy	minesweeper	650d	180	16 Apr 1944	to China 1946, scrapped 1959
65	AM-217	Delegate	US Navy	minesweeper	650d	180	30 Apr 1944	to China 1946 as Yung Ho, to Taiwan 1949, scrapped 1963
66	AM-218	Density	US Navy	minesweeper	650d	180	15 Jun 1944	sold 1955, scrapped 1986
67	AM-219	Design	US Navy	minesweeper	650d	180	29 Jun 1944	scrapped 1955
68	AM-220	Device	US Navy	minesweeper	650d	180	7 Jul 1944	to Mexico 1962 as Cadete Augustin Melgar (C-54), retired 2000
69	AM-221	Diploma	US Navy	minesweeper	650d	180	15 Jul 1944	to Mexico 1962 as Cadete Francisco Marquez (C-59), retired 2000, reefed 2004
94	AE-8	Mauna Loa	MARCOM	ammunition ship	8,300d	435	27 Oct 1943	to USN as AE-8, to NDRF 1984
95	AE-9	Mazama	MARCOM	ammunition ship	8,300d	435	10 Mar 1944	to USN as AE-9, scrapped 1973
96	DE-763	Cates	US Navy	destroyer escort	1,240d	300	15 Dec 1943	to France as Soudanais (F-722) 1950, struck 1959
97	DE-764	Gandy	US Navy	destroyer escort	1,240d	300	7 Feb 1944	to Italy as Altair (F-591) 1951, struck 1971
98	DE-765	Earl K. Olsen	US Navy	destroyer escort	1,240d	300	10 Apr 1944	scrapped 1973
99	DE-766	Slater	US Navy	destroyer escort	1,240d	300	1 May 1944	to Greece as Aetos (F-01) 1951, struck 1991
100	DE-767	Oswald	US Navy	destroyer escort	1,240d	300	12 Jun 1944	scrapped 1973
101	DE-768	Ebert	US Navy	destroyer escort	1,240d	300	12 Jul 1944	to Greece as Hierax (F-31) 1951, struck 1991
102	DE-769	Neal A. Scott	US Navy	destroyer escort	1,240d	300	31 Jul 1944	scrapped 1969
103	DE-770	Muir	US Navy	destroyer escort	1,240d	300	30 Aug 1944	to Korea as Kyong Ki (F-71) 1956, struck 1971
104	DE-771	Sutton	US Navy	destroyer escort	1,240d	300	22 Dec 1944	to Korea as Kang Won (F-72) 1956, struck 1971
112	AE-13	Akutan	MARCOM	ammunition ship	8,300d	435	15 Feb 1945	to USN as AE-13, scrapped 1978
113	YFN-624		US Navy	lighter	700d	260	Apr 1944	later YFNB-7, Royal Reefer. Magellan, NLD 2005
114	YFN-625		US Navy	lighter	700d	260	Apr 1944	to FLC 1947
115	YFN-626		US Navy	lighter	700d	260	May 1944	destroyed 1946
116	YFN-627		US Navy	lighter	700d	260	May 1944	to FLC 1946
117	YF-628		US Navy	lighter	1,300d	260	20 Sep 1944	completed as APL-17, sold 1971
118	YF-629		US Navy	lighter	1,300d	260	29 Sep 1944	completed as APL-18
119	YF-630		US Navy	lighter	1,300d	260	14 Oct 1944	completed as APL-19, sunk as target 2002
120	YF-631		US Navy	lighter	1,300d	260	2 Nov 1944	completed as APL-20, Northern Shell, Northern Alaska, scrapped 1974
121	YF-632		US Navy	lighter	1,300d	260	16 Feb 1945	completed as APL-21, sold 1973
122	YF-633		US Navy	lighter	1,300d	260	24 Mar 1945	completed as APL-22, Foss 251 (on 294196) 1961, Afognak 2004
123	AGP-5	Varuna	US Navy	MTB tender	3,960d	316	21 Aug 1943
124	ARB-3	Phaon	US Navy	repair ship	1,781d	316	5 Aug 1943
125	AKS-7	Luna	US Navy	stores ship	4,023d	441	7 Feb 1944
126	AKS-8	Talita	US Navy	stores ship	4,023d	441	4 Mar 1944
127	AKS-9	Volans	US Navy	stores ship	4,023d	441	31 Mar 1944
128	AD-26	Shenandoah	US Navy	destroyer tender	9,450d	492		originally ordered from Todd Tacoma Nov-43, reallocated to Tampa Apr-44 but reallocated to Todd Tacoma
129	AD-27	Yellowstone	US Navy	destroyer tender	9,450d	492		originally ordered from Todd Tacoma Nov-43, reallocated to Tampa Apr-44 but reallocated to Todd Tacoma
130	AD-28	Grand Canyon	US Navy	destroyer tender	9,450d	492		ordered Feb-44, but reallocated to Todd Tacoma
131	AD-29	Isle Royale	US Navy	destroyer tender	9,450d	492		ordered Feb-44, but reallocated to Todd Seattle
132	PF-57	Sheboygan	US Navy	patrol frigate	1,430d	286	Oct 1944	conversion of Globe SB Hull 111
133	AW-1	Stag (ex-IX-128)	US Navy	distilling ship	3,745d	441	29 Jul 1944	conversion of Delta SB Hull 93
134	AKS-10	Cybele	US Navy	stores ship	4,023d	441	16 Apr 1945	conversion of Delta SB Hull 146
135	LSV-3	Osage	US Navy	landing ship	5,625d	440	30 Dec 1944	completion of Ingalls SB Hull 322
136	LSV-4	Saugus	US Navy	landing ship	5,625d	440	22 Feb 1945	completion of Ingalls SB Hull 323
137	YF-752		US Navy	lighter	700d	260	1944	later YFNB-27, sold 1981
138	YF-753		US Navy	lighter	700d	260	1944	later YFNB-28, to Vietnam 1973
139	YF-754		US Navy	lighter	700d	260	1944	to DOI 1948
140	YF-755		US Navy	lighter	700d	260	1944	later YFNB-29, scuttled 1958
141	YF-756		US Navy	lighter	700d	260	1944	to FLC 1946
142	YF-757		US Navy	lighter	700d	260	1944	lost 1946
143	APL-27		US Navy				9 Apr 1945	to Vietnam 1971 as HQ-9051, captured by North Vietnam Apr. 1975
144	APL-28		US Navy				30 Apr 1945	sold 1960 to Foss, McDermott Pull Barge No. 1 (ON 285717)
145	APL-29		US Navy				14 May 1945	in reserve 1947, reactivated 2011
146	AR-13	Amphion	MARCOM	repair ship	8,300d	465	30 Jan 1946	to USN as AR-13, to Iran 1977 as Chah Bahar (A-441)
147	AR-14	Cadmus	MARCOM	repair ship	8,300d	465	23 Apr 1946	to USN as AR-14, to Taiwan 1974 as Yu Tai (AR-521), scrapped 1995
150	APL-53		US Navy		1,300		11 Jun 1945	in reserve 1947, to Turkey 1974 as Binbasi Metin Sulus (Y-1205)
151	APL-54		US Navy		1,300		29 Jun 1945	in reserve 1947, sold 2001
152	APL-55		US Navy		1,300		18 Jul 1945	later YRBM-18, to Vietnam 1972
153	APL-56		US Navy		1,300		27 Jul 1945	to US Army USACE 1960
155	AP-24	Orizaba	US Navy for Brazil	troopship	7,582d		1945	conversion of Cramp SB Hull 435 to transport-hospital ship Duque de Caxias, scrapped 1963
156	Export	Stuyvesant	Bucyrus-Erie Co.	dredge	1,922	246	Mar 1947	hull only, scrapped
157	Export	Roosevelt	Bucyrus-Erie Co.	dredge	1,922	246	May 1947	hull only, scrapped
158	France	Canche	French Supply	freighter (C1)	3,806		Sep 1946	completion of Southeastern SB Hull AV-7, scrapped 1969
159	France	Bresle	French Supply	freighter (C1)	3,806		Oct 1946	completion of Southeastern SB Hull AV-8, exploded and lost 1971
160	France	Dive	French Supply	freighter (C1)	3,813		Nov 1946	completion of Southeastern SB Hull AV-14, scrapped 1972
161	France	Ausne	French Supply	freighter (C1)	3,813		Nov 1946	completion of Southeastern SB Hull AV-15
162	France	Couesoon	French Supply	freighter (C1)	3,813		Dec 1946	completion of Southeastern SB Hull AV-16, scrapped 1970
163	France	Algerie	French Supply	freighter	2,605		Oct 1947	later Algerien 1947, Saint Jacques 1955, Captain Pavlou 1961, scrapped 1977
164	France	Saint Paul	French Supply	freighter	2,605		Dec 1947	later Aeolos 1970, wrecked 1978
165	France	Amienois	French Supply	freighter	2,605		Nov 1947	later Azadeh 1965, scrapped 1968
166	France	Rouennais	French Supply	freighter	2,605		Dec 1947	later Saint Jean 1957, Fast Wind 1970, Nissos Kastellorizon 1975, scrapped 1980
167	France	Saint Pierre	French Supply	freighter	2,605		Sep 1947	later Monastir 1962, wrecked 1979
168	France	Arlesien	French Supply	freighter	2,605		Sep 1947	later Artar 1965, scrapped 1968