Tampa Shipbuilding Company

Tampa Shipbuilding Company

Tampa Shipbuilding Company, or TASCO, was a shipyard in Tampa, Florida. Started in 1917, it had three shipways in the years before World War II. It grew larger because of its involvement in the United States Maritime Commission's pre-war long-range shipbuilding program. During the war it participated in the subsequent Emergency Shipbuilding Program. At its peak, it was one of the country's largest shipbuilders and the largest employer in Tampa, employing 16,000 people. Tampa Shipbuilding closed after the war, and few traces remain of its facilities.

References

* [http://www.shipbuildinghistory.com/history/shipyards/2large/inactive/tampa.htm List of ships built by Tampa Shipbuilding Company]


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