William B. Caperton

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William B. Caperton (1850 – 12 December 1941) was an admiral of the United States Navy.

Born in 1850 in Spring Hill, Tennessee, Caperton graduated from the United States 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 28 July 1916 to 30 April 1919. He served actively until 12 November 1921, and died in Newport, R.I., 12 December 1941.

In 1943, the destroyer USS Caperton (DD-650) was named in his honor.

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This article includes text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.