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DD-650 Caperton
United States Navy destroyer
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| Class | Laid down, Shipyard | Launched | Commissioned | Disabled and Why | |
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| Fletcher | . . Bath Iron Works Co., Bath, Maine | 1943/05/22 | 1943/07/30 | 1974
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| Namesake: William Banks Caperton, (*1855/06/30, +1941/12/21) - 1875-1921 many major posts including CinCPac 1916-1919 | |||||
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| Camouflage: 42: Ms 21 | |||||
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WW II combat actions:
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| From | Till | Operation | Force | Action | Source |
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| 43/10/2? | joinPac - Panama Canal | 66 | |||
| 43/11/06 | P.H. | 66 | |||
| 43/11/28 | 43/11/29 | deliver explosives to Funafuti | 66 | ||
| 43/12 | 44/01/08 | patrol off Gilberts | 66 | ||
| 44/01/08 | 44/01/16? | P.H. | 66 | ||
| 44/01/16 | 44/02/10 | Flint | 58.1.4/DesRon50/DesDiv100 | 66 | |
| 44/02/10 | 44/02/20 | Hailst | 58.1/DesRon50/DesDiv100 | 104 | |
| 44/03/15 | 44/03/27 | 36.1/DesRon50/DesDiv100 | land Emirau | 66 | |
| 44/03/27 | 44/04/06 | Desec1 | 58.1/DesRon50/DesDiv100 | 66 | |
| 44/04/13 | 44/05/14 | Reckle | 58/DesRon50/DesDiv100 | 66 | |
| 44/05/01 | Mudba | 58.7/DesRonDesDiv100 | shell Ponape | 66 81 | |
| 44/06/06 | 44/08 | Forage | 58.3/DesRon50/DesDiv100 | 81 | |
| 44/06/19 | Forage | 58.3/DesRon50/DesDiv100 | xPhilip | 81 | |
| 44/08/10 | 44/08/11 | Eniwetok | 88 | ||
| 44/08/28 | 44/11/27 | King2 | 38.1.3/DesRon50/DesDiv100 | 81 | |
| 44/10/14 | 44/10/20? | King2 | 30.3.1 | CripDiv1 | 66 |
| 44/10/25 | King2 | 30.3/DesRon50/DesDiv100 | |||
| 44/10/25 | King2 | 38.1.3/DesRon50/DesDiv100 | xSamar | 81 | |
| 44/12/11 | 44/12/25 | Love3 | 38/DesRon50/DesDiv100 | land Mindoro | 66 |
| 44/12/30 | 45/01/25 | Mike1 | 38/DesRon50/DesDiv100 | 66 | |
| 45/02 | 45/04 | west coast - overhaul | 66 | ||
| 45/05 | 45/06 | Iceber | Okinawa - RP duty | 66 | |
| 45/06/29 | 45/09 | 38.1/DesRon50/DesDiv100 | raid Home Is. | 66 104 | |
| 45/09/02 | Tokio Bay - surrender ceremony | 81 | |||