| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Ca |
| Pennant | R 01 |
| Built by | Yarrow Shipbuilders Ltd. (Scotstoun, Scotland) |
| Ordered | 16 Feb 1942 |
| Laid down | 28 Sep 1942 |
| Launched | 16 Sep 1943 |
| Commissioned | 5 Apr 1944 |
| End service | |
| History | Scrapped at Queensborough starting November 1979. |
| Former name | HMS Swallow |
Commands listed for HMS Caprice (R 01)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Gordon Wylie McKendrick, RN | 4 Mar 1944 | mid 1946 |
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Noteable events involving Caprice include:
10 Jan 1959
Recommissioned after lengthy refit and modernisation at Yarrow's yard. Left the UK in March for deployment to the Far East Station.
Commanding Officer was Commander H.J. Startin.
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