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CLASS - TICONDEROGA (Flight II) Scheduled to be decommisioned in FY 2014 |
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In upland South Carolina, at a place where local farmers penned their cows, an American force of 300 Continentals and 700 militia from North and South Carolina, Virginia, and Georgia, won a brilliant victory against the British. On January 16, Brigadier General Daniel Morgan, pursued by 1,100 British under Lt. Col. Banastre Tarleton, carefully picked his ground for a defensive battle. That night, Morgan personally went among the Continentals and militiamen to explain his plan of battle. Morgan wanted two good volleys from the militia, who would then be free to ride away. The next day, the battle went very much as Morgan had planned. Georgia and North Carolina sharpshooters, in front of the main body of American militia, picked off British cavalrymen as they rode up the slight rise toward the Americans. Then the deadly fire of the main body of South and North Carolina militia forced Tarleton to commit his reserves. Seeing the militia withdrawing as planned, the 17th Light Dragoons pursued, but were driven off by Morgan's cavalry. Meanwhile, the British infantry, who assumed that the Americans were fleeing, were hit by the main body of Continentals, Virginia militiamen, and a company of Georgians. At the battle's end they were aided by militia troops, who, instead of riding away as planned, attacked the 71st Highlanders, who were attempting to fight their way out of the American trap. The British lost: 100 killed including 39 officers, 229 wounded, and 600 captured. As they fled the field, Tarleton and his dragoons were pursued by Colonel William Washington's cavalry, which included mounted Georgia and South Carolina militiamen. Many historians consider to be the turning point of the American Revolution in the Southern Campaign and perhaps the "greatest tactical victory ever won on American soil". "The Battle of Cowpens" painting © by Don Troiani |
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128k | Stern View, Overhead. | USN | |
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143k | Alongside USS Sacramento (AOE 1) during refueling operations in the Persian Gulf, March 1993. | CAPT Dallas Bethea USN (Ret.) | |
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110k | Alongside the Russian guided missile destroyer RNS Admiral Tributes in the Persian Gulf, March 1993 during joint operations. | CAPT Dallas Bethea USN (Ret.) | |
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118k | USS Cowpens (CG 63) and the Russian guided missile destroyer RNS Admiral Tributes alongside during joint operations in the Persian Gulf, March 1993. | CAPT Dallas Bethea USN (Ret.) | |
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151k | Overhead view, taken by F-14 fighter aircraft from USS Kitty Hawk (CVA 63), Western Pacific, April 1993. | CAPT Dallas Bethea USN (Ret.) | |
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135k | Port side view, entering San Francisco Bay, October 1993. | CAPT Dallas Bethea USN (Ret.) | |
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96k | Port side view, off of Point Loma, San Diego CA, November 1993. | CAPT Dallas Bethea USN (Ret.) | |
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74k | USS Cowpens through the periscope of the nuclear fast attack submarine USS Salt Lake City (SSN 716), Western Pacific, September 1994. | CAPT Dallas Bethea USN (Ret.) | |
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106k | USS Cowpens alongside USS Kitty Hawk (CVA 63) in the Sea of Japan, September, 1994. | CAPT Dallas Bethea USN (Ret.) | |
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224k | USS Cowpens alongside USS Kitty Hawk (CVA 63) in the Sea of Japan, September 1994. | CAPT Dallas Bethea USN (Ret.) | |
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145k | Port side view, getting underway from Pusan, South Korea in October, 1994. | CAPT Dallas Bethea USN (Ret.) | |
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486k | The USS Rainier (AOE 7), provides underway replenishment services for the USS Cowpens (CG 63), during operations in the Southern pacific Ocean. The two ships were part of the USS Kitty Hawk Battle Group during their 96-97 deployment to the Northern Arabian Gulf. | Bill Gonyo | |
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139k | Launching a Standard Missile (SM-2), during a training exercise off the coast of Southern California, Nov. 21, 1997. | USN | |
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505k | 22 September 1998, The USS Cowpens (CG 63) is currently forward deployed to the Arabian Gulf in support of Maritime Intercept Operations. Official U.S. Navy Photo by: PH1(AW) Dennis A. Narlock. | Bill Gonyo | |
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The U.S. Naval Ship (MSC operated) USNS Yukon (AO 202) conducts a dual underway replenishment with the guided missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69) and the guided missile cruiser USS Cowpens (CG 63) on 22 SEP 1998. All three ships are currently forward deployed to the Arabian Gulf in support of Maritime Intercept Operations. U.S. Navy Photo by Photographers Mate 1st Class Dennis A. Narlock. (980922-N-4264N-019) |
Bill Gonyo | |
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340k | The USS Cowpens (CG 63) "breaks away" from the USNS Yukon (AO 202) after successfully completing an underway replenishment on 22 SEP 1998. Both ships are currently forward deployed to the Arabian Gulf in support of Maritime Intercept Operations. Official U.S. Navy Photo by: PH1(AW) Dennis A. Narlock. (980922-4264N-018) | Bill Gonyo | |
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188k | Starboard bow view while operating in the Indian Ocean on February 9, 2001. Taken from the bridge wing of HMAS Darwin (FFG 44) while conducting leapfrogs. | LT Peter Hoegel Jr., USNR | |
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The US Navy Ticonderoga Class guided missile cruiser USS COWPENS (CG 63) receives assistance from an Indian tugboat as she enters the port at Goa, India, during Exercise Malabar 2004. Photo taken by JO1 Todd Macdon, 3 Oct 2004. U.S. Navy photo #DN-SD-05-06298 |
Bill Gonyo | |
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Coral Sea, June 14, 2005 — USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) prepares to receive fuel at sea from the Royal Australian Navy auxiliary oiler replenishment ship HMAS Success (AOR 304). The guided missile cruiser USS Cowpens (CG 63) and the guided missile destroyer USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53) trail astern. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class William H. Ramsey (# 050614-N-0120R-129). |
Gerd Matthes, Germany | |
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INDIAN OCEAN, 3 August 2006 - The guided-missile cruiser USS Cowpens (CG 63) sails along side USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) while transiting through heavy seas during a close steaming exercise. Kitty Hawk demonstrates power projection and sea control as the U.S. Navy's only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier. U.S. Navy photo #060803-N-3946H-057 by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Patrick L. Heil. |
Robert M. Cieri | |
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97k | USNS John Ericsson (T-AO 194) refuels USS Vella
Gulf (CG 72) during a refueling at sea in the Arabian Gulf. The ships
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March 2004. US Navy photo # 040306-N-1082Z-063. Photo by PHAN Jason R. Zalasky. |
Bill Gonyo | |
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Pacific Ocean, August 14, 2007 — USS Nimitz (CVN 68), USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) and USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) Carrier Strike Groups transit in formation during a joint photo exercise (PHOTOEX) during Valiant Shield 2007, the largest joint exercise in the Pacific this year. Held in the Guam operating area, Valiant Shield 2007 included 30 ships, more than 280 aircraft and more than 20,000 service members from the Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard. The aerial formation, led by an Air Force B-52 Stratofortress, consists of aircraft from the carrier strike groups as well as Air Force aircraft. Ships are, left to right: guided missile destroyer USS Chafee (DDG 90); nuclear-propelled aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), followed by the guided missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59) and the guided missile destroyers USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53) and USS Pinckney (DDG 91); nuclear-propelled attack submarine USS Hampton (SSN 767); aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63), followed by the guided missile cruiser USS Cowpens (CG 63) and guided missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89); nuclear-propelled attack submarine USS Key West (SSN 722); nuclear-propelled aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), followed by the guided missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54) and the guided missile destroyers USS Preble (DDG 88) and USS O'Kane (DDG 77); the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer on the extreme right has not been positively identified, but is possibly USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60). U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Hana'lei Shimana (# 070814-N-6009S-001). |
Chester Morris | |
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USS Cowpens (CG 63) and USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53) transit in formation during a joint photo exercise (PHOTOEX) concluding Valiant Shield 2007. The PHOTOEX featured 15 ships and 17 aircraft from Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps including a B-52 bomber. The USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) and USS Nimitz (CVN 68) Carrier Strike Groups were participating in Valiant Shield 2007, the largest joint exercise in recent history. Held in the Guam operating area, the exercise includes 30 ships, more than 280 aircraft and more than 20,000 service members from the Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard. U.S. Navy Photo #070814-N-3541A-172 |
Bill Gonyo | |
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PACIFIC OCEAN Aug. 29, 2009 - USNS Bridge (T-AOE 10) conducts an underway replenishment with the guided-missile cruiser USS Cowpens (CG 63) in the Pacific Ocean, 29 August 2009.
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Commanding
Officers
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| Name/Rank | Final Rank | Dates |
| Moore Jr., Edward, CAPT | VADM | 03/09/1991 - 02/02/1993 |
| Bethea, William Dallas, CAPT | 02/02/1993 - 01/14/1995 | |
| Snyder, William Lester, CAPT | 01/14/1995 - 04/26/1997 | |
| Sullivan, William Daniel (Bill), CAPT | VADM | 04/26/1997 - 02/12/1999 |
| Mason, William Robert, CAPT | 02/12/1999 - 07/28/2000 | |
| Holmes, Paul Steven, CAPT | 07/28/2000 - 04/22/2002 | |
| Dixon, Charles B., CAPT | 04/22/2002 - 06/11/2004 | |
| Sorce, John J. (Buz), CAPT | 06/11/2004 - 05/17/2006 | |
| Mosher, Terry Daines, CAPT | 05/17/2006 - 03/20/2008 | |
| Graf, Holly Anne, CAPT | 03/20/2008 - 01/13/2010 | |
| Marin, Robert Guadalupe, CAPT | 01/13/2010 - | |
(Courtesy of Wolfgang Hechler & Ron Reeves - Photos courtesy of Bill Gonyo)
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