| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Oiler |
| Class | Ashtabula |
| Pennant | AO 53 |
| Built by | Bethlehem Steel Corp. (Sparrows Point, Maryland, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 20 Mar 1942 |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 25 Aug 1943 |
| Commissioned | 12 Oct 1943 |
| End service | |
| History | Stricken on 15 December 1973 |
Commands listed for USS Caliente (AO 53)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Cdr. Elmore G Genthner, USNR | 12 Oct 1943 | 25 Nov 1943 (1) |
| 2 | Arthur Lawrence Cruser, USN | 25 Nov 1943 | 6 Dec 1943 |
| 3 | Allen Edward Stiff, USNR | 6 Dec 1943 | 21 Dec 1943 |
| 4 | Harvey James Schroeder, USNR | 21 Dec 1943 | 22 May 1944 |
| 5 | Allen Edward Stiff, USNR | 22 May 1944 | 10 Dec 1944 |
| 6 | Francis Newell Lang, USNR | 10 Dec 1944 | 18 Jun 1945 |
| 7 | George Lewis Eastman, USNR | 18 Jun 1945 | mid 1946 |
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