Tasco, a 319 gross ton steam salvage tug, was built at New London, Connecticut, in 1907. Reported as a "Roomy, heavy built boat formerly used for wrecking purposes", she was ordered taken over for World War I Naval service in August 1917 and placed in commission late in September as USS Tasco (SP-502). For the rest of the conflict, and for some months following the November 1918 Armistice, she was assigned to the Third Naval District for patrol and possibly minesweeping duties in the vicinity of New York City. Tasco was returned to her owner, J. Shewan of Brooklyn, N.Y., in May 1919.
This page features the only view we have concerning the salvage tug Tasco, which was USS Tasco (SP-502) in 1917-1919.
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Page made 29 October 2005