| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Oiler |
| Class | Ashtabula |
| Pennant | AO 52 |
| Built by | Bethlehem Steel Corp. (Sparrows Point, Maryland, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 20 Mar 1942 |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 12 Jun 1943 |
| Commissioned | 21 Sep 1943 |
| End service | Aug 1973 |
| History | Decommissioned and stricken August 1973 |
Commands listed for USS Cacapon (AO 52)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr George Eyth, USNR | 21 Sep 1943 | Mar 1945 (1) |
| 2 | Cmdr. George Donald Arntz, USNR | Mar 1945 | 26 Mar 1946 |
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Notable events involving Cacapon include:
3 Aug 1945
USS Iowa (Capt. C. Wellborn, Jr., USN) was fuelled by the USS Cacapon (Cdr. G.D. Arntz, USNR).