Louis McCoy Nulton (August 8, 1869 – November 10, 1954) was a four-star admiral in the United States Navy who was superintendent of the U.S.

He was born in Winchester, Virginia to Annie Clark and Colonel Joseph Nulton,[1] a prominent Virginian who commanded Confederate troops during the American Civil War and subsequently commanded for many years the Old Second Virginia Regiment, National Guard.

Naval Academy in 1885 at the age of 16, he graduated seventh in the class of 1889 and served his initial sea duty as a passed cadet aboard the protected cruiser Chicago.

[1] In 1914, while commanding Montana, he led landing parties ashore during the United States occupation of Veracruz.

As COMBATFLT, Nulton was the second most senior officer afloat, and selected the battleship California as his new flagship as a compliment to that state.

[1] His decorations include the Navy Cross, awarded for exceptionally meritorious service as commandant of midshipmen at the U.S.