CAPERTON DD 650

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

Fletcher Class Destroyer Keel Laid January 11 1943 - Launched May 22 1943 USS CAPERTON DD-650 Commissioned July 30 1943 - Decommissioned July 6 1946 Recommissioned April 6 1951 - Decommissioned April 27 1960 Struck from Naval Register December 1 1974 Sunk mid-80's as a target

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1943-56)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

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1st Commissioning July 30 1943 to July 6 1946

 

Locy Type 2az*

1945-04-14

Censored wartime (WWII) use

 

Locy Type 2z*

1943-08-15

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2nd Commissioning April 6 1951 to April 27 1960

 

Locy Type 2

1952-11-25

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Locy Type 2(n)

1956-10-18

Second use of Type 2(n) from first commissioning

 

Other Information

CAPERTON earned 10 battle stars for WWII service and 1 battle star for Korea

CAPERTON DD-650 was at Tokyo Bay September 2 1945 for the Japanese surrender ceremony

NAMESAKE - William B. Caperton USN (1850 - December 12 1941)
Caperton graduated from the Naval Academy in 1875. He held major posts ashore and afloat, chief of which were commanding the naval forces intervening in Haiti (1915-16) and Santo Domingo (1916), and Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Fleet, from July 28 1916 to April 30 1919. He served actively until November 12 1921, and died in Newport, R.I., December 12 1941

 

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