| 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 |
| Loss position | |
| 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 | Lt.Cdr. Robert Lord Campbell, Jr., USN | 1 Nov 1939 | ??? | |
| 2 | Cdr. Williams Robert Dolan, Sr., USN | ??? | ??? | |
| 3 | Lt.Cdr. Russell Champion Williams, Jr., USN | Dec 1943 | 1944 | |
| 4 | Cdr. William Conrad Abhau, USN | ??? | ??? | |
| 5 | Cdr. Carleton Roming Kear, Jr., USN | Aug 1944 | Feb 1946 | |
| 6 | Cdr. William Joseph Keating, Sr., USN | Feb 1946 | ??? | |
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Noteable events involving Trippe include:
16 Dec 1943
The German submarine U-73 was sunk in the Mediterranean near Oran, in position 36º07'N, 00º50'W, by depth charges and gunfire from the US destroyers USS Woolsey and USS Trippe. (see map)