USS Gypsum Queen (SP-430) - Constructed in New Jersey

Constructed in New Jersey

Gypsum Queen — a sea-going tug — was built by Dialogue & Company, Camden, New Jersey in 1890, acquired from her owners, J. B. King Transportation Co. of New York City in September 1917; and commissioned on 4 December 1917 at New York City.

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