Escorts Convoy of LST’s to Oran via Bermuda
From May 1st to May 26th, the Champlin escorts LST’s from Brooklyn to Oran, stopping for five days in Bermuda (May 5-9). The crew gets to relax all five days with very little activity or [...]
Escorts Convoy Back to United States
From March 24th to April 16th, the Champlin escorts a convoy from Casablanca back to Boston Navy Yard.
Rescuing Survivors of Torpedoed Liberty Ship
The convoy has five ships hit by torpedos during the next couple of days. The USS Champlin picks up survivors from the SS Molly Pitcher, a Liberty ship that was torpedoed and damaged by German [...]
USS Champlin Sinks U-Boat 130 in The Atlantic
At 21:10, the convoy makes contact with German U-Boat #130 and the Champlin begins her attack, dropping depth charges on the submarine. The submarine was forced to the surface at 21:55, and the [...]
Anti-Submarine Training off New London
The USS Champlin joins two other ships and undergoes anti-submarine training exercises off the coast of New London, Connecticut.
What We Know So Far About Apple TV’s Masters of the Air: The Latest on Upcoming WWII Miniseries About The Mighty Eighth
Info below updated on November 8th, 2019 Update includes three more confirmed characters! I have recently been working on some research for some Eighth Air Force veterans and their families, and [...]
USS Champlin Escorts Convoy USG 6 from NYC to Casablanca
The Champlin begins its second slow convoy to the war zone, this time escorting convoy USG G from New York to Casablanca. Three days into the voyage, two ships accidentally collide and both [...]
Champlin Escorts a Convoy Back to New York
From January 19th to February 7th 1943, the Champlin escorts a slow convoy from Casablanca to New York.
First Enemy Encounter: German Air Raid
The crew witnesses a German air raid on New Year’s Eve, but no planes come within firing range of the Champlin. The air raid consisted of 8-10 German planes. The Champlin would remain [...]
Arriving in Casablanca
After a 20 day journey, the Champlin arrives in Casablanca, Morocco. After a couple of days of patrolling off the coast, the Champlin spends three weeks moored in port.