| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Bristol |
| Pennant | DD 601 |
| Built by | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp. (Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 16 Dec 1940 |
| Laid down | 31 Jan 1942 |
| Launched | 25 Jul 1942 |
| Commissioned | 12 Sep 1942 |
| End service | 31 Jan 1947 |
| History | Decommissioned 31 January 1947. Further info on this website (offsite link). |
Commands listed for USS Champlin (DD 601)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Cdr. Charles Leroy Melson, USN | 12 Sep 1942 | 28 Jan 1944 |
| 2 | John Jackson Shaffer, 3rd, USN | 28 Jan 1944 | 7 Apr 1944 |
| 3 | Robert Louis Baughan, Jr., USN | 7 Apr 1944 | 19 Apr 1944 |
| 4 | T/Cdr. Francis Edward Fleck, Jr., USN | 19 Apr 1944 | 22 May 1945 |
| 5 | Francis Clyde Rydeen, USN | 22 May 1945 | 21 Mar 1946 |
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Notable events involving Champlin include:
12 Mar 1943
German U-boat U-130 was sunk west of the Azores, in position 37°10'N, 40°21'W, by depth charges from the US destroyer USS Champlin.
17 Mar 1943
USS Rowan, USS Champlin and the American merchant William Johnson together pick up survivors from the American merchant Molly Pitcher that was torpedoed and damaged by German U-boat U-167 in the North Atlantic about 500 nautical miles west of Lisbon. The Molly Pitcher was abandoned and finally sunk the next day by German U-boat U-521.
7 Apr 1944
German U-boat U-856 was sunk in the North Atlantic east of New York, in position 40°18'N, 62°22'W, by depth charges from the US destroyer USS Champlin and the US destroyer escort USS Huse.
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