History Notes: The USS Cacapon (June 1, 2014) – Did you know the U.S. Navy had a warship christened USS Cacapon that served in World War II, the Korean War, and Vietnam? Here is the ship’s story. World War II Service The USS Cacapon, designated AO-52 by the U.S. Navy, was a 7470-ton Cimarron-class fleet oiler launched on June 12, 1943, from the Bethlehem Sparrows Point Shipyard near Baltimore, Maryland. The ship was acquired and then commissioned the same day
