CALIENTE AO 53

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

Cimmeron Class Fleet Oiler Keel Laid 2 January 1943 - Launched 25 August 1943 Acquired by the US Navy 22 October 1943 USS CALIENTE AO-53 Commissioned 22 October 1943 - Decommissioned 15 December 1973 Struck from Naval Register 15 December 1973 Sold for scrapping 5 April 1974

Naval Covers

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1. USS Caliente AO-53 Covers Page 1     (1947-1961)

 

Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each name and/or commissioning period. Within each set, the postmarks should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one postmark has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of earliest known usage.

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

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1st Post Office Period 8 December 1943 to 9 March 1948

 

Locy Type 2tnu

1947-10-01

New name cancel, cachet by Tazewell G. Nicholson

 

Locy Type 2z

1947-10-02

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Locy Type 9efu

1947-10-02

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Locy Type SL

1946-05-22

Straight-line marking. From the Bob Govern collection.

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2nd Post Office Period September 1955 to 30 November 1973

 

Locy Type 2(n)

1957-01-02

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Locy Type 2t(nu)

1961-02-27

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Locy Type 2t(nu) (USS)

1968-12-25

Christmas, cachet by E-F Cachets

 

Locy Type 2ety USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. C-104

1971-04-16

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Locy Type 9efu

1957-01-02

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Other Information

USS CALIENTE earned Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon, the China Service Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ 10 Battle stars, the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Service Medal w/ Asia clasp, the National Defense Service Medal (2 awards), the Korean Service Medal w/ 4 Campaign stars, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal w/ 8 Campaign stars, the Philippines Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon, the Philippine Liberation Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - A river in New Mexico and cities in southern California and southeastern Nevada.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. Helen Kasary.

 

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