USN · DD

Caperton

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Afloat

Fletcher-class destroyer.

Fletcher classLaunched 1943-05-22Commissioned 1943-07-30Survived the war. Sunk as a target in the 1980s

USN. USS Caperton (DD-650) at sea in September 1953.jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Command

WMWallace Joseph MillerCaptain, 30 July 1943 – 27 August 1944 GCGeorge Kennedy CarmichaelCaptain, 27 August 1944 – 12 July 1945 WSWill Park StarnesCaptain from 12 July 1945