Built in 1920, by A.C. Brown and Sons of Tottenville, New York as the Force for the United States Shipping Board.

The tug was eventually sold, where she was renamed as the Asbury Park.

In 1954, Meseck Towing and Transportation was acquired by the Moran Towing Company of New York, New York. Where the tug retained her name.

In 1956, the tug was dismantled. She was a single screw tug, rated at 450 horsepower.