USS Cowpens (CG-63) - Service

Service

This ship was one of several participating in disaster relief after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.

USS Cowpens is set to be decommissioned on 31 March 2013. However, Cowpens may be retained under the FY 2012 U.S. Defense of Defense authorization bill.

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