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Caliente
T3-S2-A1
Cimmeron Class Fleet Oiler:
Laid down as a Maritime Commission type (T3-S2-A3) hull, under Maritime Commission contract
(MC hull 719), at Bethlehem Steel Shipyard, Sparrows Point, MD.
Launched, 25 August 1943
Commissioned USS Caliente (AO-53), 12 October 1943
Decommissioned, (date unknown)
Struck from the Naval Register, 15 December 1973
Transferred to the Maritime Commission for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet Final Disposition,
disposed of by the Maritime Administration (MARAD)
sale, 5 April 1974, fate unknown
( See photos below )
Specifications:
Displacement 7,236 t.(lt) 25,440 t.(fl)
Length 553'
Beam 75'
Draft 32'
Speed 18 kts.
Complement 314
Armament one single 5"/38 dual purpose gun mount, four single 3"/50 dual purpose gun mounts,
four twin 40mm gun mounts, four twin 20mm gun mounts
Cargo Capacity 146,000 barrels
Propulsion geared turbines, twin screws, 30,400hp
View the USS Caliente (AO-53)
DANFS history entry located at NavSource.
The Miramar Ship Index for "CALIENTE"
IDNo:
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6114873
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Year:
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1943
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Name:
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CALIENTE
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Keel:
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Type:
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Tanker
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Launch Date:
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25.08.1943
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Flag:
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USA
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Date of completion:
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22.10.1943
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Tons:
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12155
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Link:
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-
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DWT:
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18230
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Yard No:
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4399
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Length overall:
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168.6
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Ship Design:
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T3-S2-A1
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LPP:
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160.0
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Country of build:
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USA
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Beam:
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22.9
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Builder:
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Bethlehem-Sparrows Point SY
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Material of build:
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Location of yard:
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Sparrows Point
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Number of screws/Mchy/Speed(kn):
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2ST-18
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|
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Subsequent History:
-
Disposal Data:
-
History:
ON
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LR/IMO
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ID
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Year
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Name
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Tons
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Change
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Registered Owner
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AO-53
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6114873
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1943
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CALIENTE
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12155
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-
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U.S. Navy
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USS Caliente (AO-53) under way, date and location unknown.( Photo Thanks to Tommy Trampp )
USS Caliente (AO-53) under way, date and location unknown.
( Photo Thanks to Edward H. Cleary )
USS Caliente (AO-53).
USS Caliente (AO-53).
USS Caliente (AO-53).
USS Caliente (AO-53) underway, outbound to sea from Aukland, New Zealand, 29 July 1968.
( Photo from the Chris Howell collection )
USS Caliente (AO-53) during refueling operations, circa 1970, place unknown.
( US Navy photo )
USS Caliente (AO-53), in the Gulf of Tonkin, circa 1969-70.
Photo taken from USS Niagara Falls (AFS-3).
( Thanks to William P. Jones )
USS Caliente (AO-53)