USS Cowpens (CG-63)

USS Cowpens (CG-63)

USS Cowpens (CG-63) is a Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser currently in service with the United States Navy.

The USS Cowpens is named after the Battle of Cowpens, a major American victory near Cowpens, South Carolina, in the American Revolution. She was built at the Bath Iron Works in Maine.

The USS Cowpens is currently forward-deployed and is homeported at United States Fleet Activities Yokosuka in Yokosuka, Japan. The USS Cowpens also maintains an on-board active VBSS team to conduct anti-piracy, anti-smuggling, and anti-terrorist operations.