Jump to content

Stephen Champlin

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by GünniX (talk | contribs) at 19:01, 23 July 2017 (References). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

For the American Civil War general, see Stephen Gardner Champlin.

Stephen Champlin (17 November 1789 – 20 February 1870) was an officer in the United States Navy during the War of 1812.

Born in Kingston, Rhode Island, 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, New York and is buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery (Buffalo).[1]

Two ships have been named USS Champlin for him, as was Champlin, Minnesota

References

  1. ^ Roll of Honor, The Buffalo Commercial, (Buffalo, New York) May 31, 1900, page 8, accessed May 19, 2017 at https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11102133/roll_of_honot_the_buffalo_commercial/

Public Domain This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stephen_Champlin&oldid=791988404"