| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Submarine |
| Class | Balao |
| Pennant | 323 |
| Built by | Electric Boat Co. (Groton, Connecticut, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 24 Jun 1943 |
| Launched | 30 Mar 1944 |
| Commissioned | 17 Jul 1944 |
| End service | 30 Jun 1972 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Decommissioned, stricken and transferred yo Turkey on 30 June 1972. |
Commands listed for USS Caiman (323)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Cdr. John Behling Azer, USN | 17 Jul 1944 | 29 Nov 1944 |
| 2 | Cmdr Frederick Colby Lucas, Jr., USN | 29 Nov 1944 | 6 Feb 1945 |
| 3 | Lt.Cdr. William Louis Fey, Jr., USN | 6 Feb 1945 |
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Noteable events involving Caiman include:
13 Nov 1944
USS Caiman (Cdr. J.B. Azer) departs Pearl Harbor for her 1st war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the South China Sea. Enroute she touched at Saipan to top off with fuel and to disembark her ill Commanding Officer. Cdr. F.C. Lucas, Jr. took over command.
22 Jan 1945
USS Caiman (Cdr. F.C. Lucas, Jr.) ends her 1st war patrol at Fremantle, Australia.
18 Feb 1945
USS Caiman (Lt.Cdr. W.L. Fey, Jr.) departs Fremantle for her 2nd war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the South China Sea and the Gulf of Siam.
6 Apr 1945
USS Caiman (Lt.Cdr. W.L. Fey, Jr.) ends her 2nd war patrol at Subic Bay, Philippines.
28 Apr 1945
USS Caiman (Lt.Cdr. W.L. Fey, Jr.) departs Subic Bay for her 3rd war patrol. Once again she is ordered to patrol in the South China Sea and the Gulf of Siam.
11 Jun 1945
USS Caiman (Lt.Cdr. W.L. Fey, Jr.) sinks two small Japanese sailing vessels with gunfire in off the west coast of Borneo in position 01º00'N, 108º54'E. (see map)
27 Jun 1945
USS Caiman (Lt.Cdr. W.L. Fey, Jr.) ends her 3rd war patrol at Fremantle.
22 Jul 1945
USS Caiman (Lt.Cdr. W.L. Fey, Jr.) departs Fremantle for her 4th war patrol. She is ordered to patrol in the Java Sea and to land agents on Java.
19 Aug 1945
USS Caiman (Lt.Cdr. W.L. Fey, Jr.) ends her 4th war patrol at Subic Bay.
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