Stephen Champlin

Stephen Champlin
Born17 November 1789 Edit this on Wikidata
Kingston Edit this on Wikidata
Died20 February 1870 Edit this on Wikidata (aged 80)
Buffalo Edit this on Wikidata
Parent(s)
  • Stephen Champlin Edit this on Wikidata
  • Elizabeth Perry Edit this on Wikidata
BranchUnited States Navy Edit this on Wikidata
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

  1. ^ "Roll of Honor". The Buffalo Commercial. Buffalo, New York. May 31, 1900. p. 8. Retrieved May 19, 2017 – via newspapers.com.