| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Benham |
| Pennant | DD 403 |
| Built by | Boston Navy Yard (Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 15 Apr 1937 |
| Launched | 14 May 1938 |
| Commissioned | 1 Nov 1939 |
| End service | 28 Aug 1946 |
| History | Damaged in the atomic bomb test at Bikini Atoll in July 1946. |
Commands listed for USS Trippe (DD 403)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Robert Lord Campbell, Jr., USN | 1 Nov 1939 | 1 Jun 1942 |
| 2 | Carl Malcolm Dalton, USN | 1 Jun 1942 | 1 Nov 1942 |
| 3 | Williams Robert Dolan, Sr., USN | 1 Nov 1942 | 28 Dec 1943 |
| 4 | Lcmdr Russell Champion Williams, Jr., USN | 28 Dec 1943 | 2 Sep 1944 (1) |
| 5 | Carleton Roming Kear, Jr., USN | 2 Sep 1944 | 21 Feb 1946 (1) |
| 6 | Cmdr William Joseph Keating, Sr., USN | 21 Feb 1946 | 28 Aug 1946 (1) |
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Notable events involving Trippe include:
19 Nov 1943
Around 1100 hours, USS Iowa (Capt. J.L. McCrea, USN) and her escort; USS Ellyson (Lt.Cdr. E.W. Longton, USN), USS Rodman (Cdr. J.F. Foley, USN) and USS Emmons (Lt.Cdr. E.B. Billingsley, USN) joined USS Brooklyn (Capt. R.W. Cary, Jr., USN) and her escort; USS Trippe (Lt.Cdr. R.C. Williams, USN), USS Edison (Lt.Cdr. H.A. Pearce, USN), HMS Troubridge (Capt. C.L. Firth, MVO, RN), HMS Teazer (Lt.Cdr. A.A.F. Talbot, DSO and Bar, RN) and HMS Tyrian (Cdr. C.W. Greening, RN). In the afternoon USS Ellson, USS Rodman and USS Emmons were detached.
20 Nov 1943
USS Iowa (Capt. J.L. McCrea, USN) arrived at Mers El Kebir where her 'passengers' left the ship.
She departed Mers El Kebir later the same day to proceed to Bahia, Brazil.
At sea she re-joined USS Brooklyn (Capt. R.W. Cary, Jr., USN), HMS Sheffield (Capt. C.T. Addis, RN) and their escort; USS Trippe (Lt.Cdr. R.C. Williams, USN), USS Edison (Lt.Cdr. H.A. Pearce, USN), HMS Troubridge (Capt. C.L. Firth, MVO, RN), HMS Teazer (Lt.Cdr. A.A.F. Talbot, DSO and Bar, RN) and HMS Tyrian (Cdr. C.W. Greening, RN).
For the daily positions of USS Iowa during this passage see the map below.
21 Nov 1943
USS Iowa (Capt. J.L. McCrea, USN) passed Gibaltar Straits westbound into the Atlantic.
Around 0540 hours, HMS Sheffield, departed the formation.
Around 0820 hours, USS Ellyson (Lt.Cdr. E.W. Longton, USN), USS Rodman (Cdr. J.F. Foley, USN) and USS Emmons (Lt.Cdr. E.B. Billingsley, USN) arrived to take over the escort of USS Iowa and USS Brooklyn (Capt. R.W. Cary, Jr., USN) and her escort; USS Trippe (Lt.Cdr. R.C. Williams, USN), USS Edison (Lt.Cdr. H.A. Pearce, USN), HMS Troubridge (Capt. C.L. Firth, MVO, RN), HMS Teazer (Lt.Cdr. A.A.F. Talbot, DSO and Bar, RN) and HMS Tyrian (Cdr. C.W. Greening, RN) departed the formation and set course for Gibraltar.
16 Dec 1943
German U-boat U-73 was sunk in the Mediterranean near Oran, in position 36°07'N, 00°50'W, by depth charges and gunfire from the US destroyers USS Woolsey and USS Trippe.
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