CALIENTE (AO-53)
        Caliente antenna apparatus. Photograph taken at Long Beach Naval Shipyard, California, on March 30, 1953. United States Navy photo.  
        
                        Year Built
                    
                        1943
                
                        Official Number
                    
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                        Shipyard
                    
                    Bethlehem Steel Shipbuilding Division
                
                        General Type
                    
                    Naval Auxiliary
                
                        Specific Type
                    
                    AO Oiler
                MARAD Type
                    
                            T3-S2-A1
                    
                Ship Length
                    
                            553.00 feet
                    
                Beam
                    
                            75.25 feet
                    
                Mast Height
                    
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                Net Tons
                    
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                Gross Tons
                    
                            11316.00 tons
                    
                Cargo Capacity
                    
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                Draft, Summer
                    
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                Draft, Lightweight
                    
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                Displacement, Summer
                    
                            25440.00 tons
                    
                Displacement, Lightweight
                    
                            7236.00 tons
                    
                Immersion, Summer
                    
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                Immersion, Lightweight
                    
                            7400.00 tons
                    
                Fate
                    
                            Sold -NTU 
                    
                Historical Narrative
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Mission
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| World War II | 
| Korean War | 
| Vietnam War | 
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                    Incident Information
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                            Use at Loss
                        
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                    Cause
                            Sold -NTU
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