USS Stembel (DD-644), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Rear Admiral Roger N. Stembel (1810–1900), who served in the Civil War. Stembel was laid down on 21 December 1942 by the Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine; launched on 8 May 1943; sponsored by Miss Mary G. Helfenstein; and commissioned on 16 July 1943, Comdr. T. H. Tonseth in command.