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| 67k | Born in Kingston, R.I., 17 November 1789, Stephen Champlin entered the Navy as a sailing master 22 May 1812. He commanded the schooner Scorpion in her capture of the British Little Belt during the Battle of Lake Erie, and later in the War of 1812 was wounded when his ship was taken on Lake Huron. Retired in 1855, Captain Champlin was later promoted to Commodore on the retired list, and died in Buffalo, N.Y., 20 February 1870. Picture from the Pictorial Field-Book of the War of 1812. | Bill Gonyo |
| 123k | Undated, location unknown. | Joe Radigan |
| 70k | Undated probably shortly after commissioning, location unknown. | Dave Wright |
| 194k | Undated, location unknown. On sea trials. | Darryl Baker |
| 139k | Undated, location unknown. | Darryl Baker |
| 75k | Guantanamo Bay, Cuba March 5 1919. | Robert M. Cieri |
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122k | Circa 1935-1936, at least 26 destroyers berthed in Tin Can Row at San Diego. Most inboard is the USS Champlin (DD-104). |