USS Caperton

History
United States
Namesake	William B. Caperton
Builder	Bath Iron Works
Laid down	11 January 1943
Launched	22 May 1943
Commissioned	30 July 1943
Decommissioned	27 April 1960
Stricken	1 December 1974
Fate	Sunk as a target in the 1980s
General characteristics
Class & type	Fletcher-class destroyer
Displacement	2,050 tons
Length	376 ft 6 in (114.7 m)
Beam	39 ft 8 in (12.1 m)
Draft	17 ft 9 in (5.4 m)
Propulsion	60,000 shp (45 MW);; 2 propellers;
Speed	35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph)
Range	6500 nm at 15 kn; (12,000 km at 28 km/h);
Complement	319
Armament	5 × 5-inch 38 caliber guns,; 10 × 40 mm AA guns,; 7 × 20 mm AA guns,; 10 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes,; 6 × depth charge projectors,; 2 × depth charge tracks;

USS Caperton (DD-650) was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Admiral William B. Caperton (1850–1941).

Caperton was launched 22 May 1943 by Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, sponsored by Miss M. Caperton; and commissioned 30 July 1943.