| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Admiralty Leader |
| Pennant | D 60 |
| Built by | Cammell Laird Shipyard (Birkenhead, U.K.) |
| Ordered | Apr 1917 |
| Laid down | 10 Nov 1917 |
| Launched | 21 Sep 1918 |
| Commissioned | 21 Dec 1918 |
| End service | |
| Loss position | |
| History | Sold to be broken up for scrap on 18 February 1947. |
Commands listed for HMS Campbell (D 60)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Capt. Frederic Cyril Bradley, RN | Feb 1940 | 8 Apr 1940 | |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. Robert Marriott Aubrey, RN | 8 Apr 1940 | 24 Jun 1940 | |
| 3 | Capt. Charles Thomas Mark Pizey, RN | 24 Jun 1940 | 7 Jul 1942 | |
| 4 | Capt. Cecil Ramsden Langworthy Parry, RN | 7 Jul 1942 | Oct 1942 | |
| 5 | A/Cdr. Ernest Colin Coats, DSO, DSC, RN | Oct 1942 | 7 Oct 1944 | |
| 6 | Lt.Cdr. Francis Peter Baker, DSC, RN | 7 Oct 1944 | ??? | |
| 7 | Lt. Bertram William Meaden, RN | 29 Mar 1945 | Jul 1945 ? | |
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Noteable events involving Campbell include:
20 Jun 1940
The British merchant Empire Conveyor is torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U-122 about 50 nautical miles south of Barra Head, Hebrides in position 56º16'N, 08º10'W. HMS Campbell (Lt.Cdr. R.M. Aubrey, RN) later picks up 38 survivors.
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