SAN DIEGO — The Navy says it will decommission the USS Cowpens in San Diego in late August, retiring a ship that helped establish the Tomahawk cruise missile as one of the military’s most ...

Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Cowpens (CG 63), a ship that helped establish the Tomahawk cruise missile as one of the military’s most feared weapons, was retired Tuesday at Naval ...

The guided-missile cruiser USS Cowpens is scheduled to depart San Diego Tuesday for a seven-month deployment to the Western Pacific, according to the Navy.

Gombert was the third commanding officer relieved of duties on the Cowpens in the past four years. — Staff writer Jeanette Steele contributed to this report.

The USS Cowpens also provided aid during the 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami. Once the ships arrive in the Philippines it will began a major humanitarian relief effort that's expected to last weeks.

SAN DIEGO — The guided missile destroyer USS Spruance and the guided missile cruiser USS Cowpens are scheduled to return to Naval Base San Diego Thursday following separate deployments to the ...

Friends and families gather on the pier at Naval Base San Diego for the homecoming of the guided-missile cruiser USS Cowpens. (MC3 Will Gaskill) The cruiser Cowpens was halfway through its Western ...

Aegis cruiser USS Cowpens completed a seven-month deployment to the Far East this spring. She had a close call with China’s navy in the South China Sea, among many adventures.

Some crew members of the San Diego-based USS Cowpens have started a snack drive for children affected by the devastating Typhoon Haiyan.

The cruiser USS Antietam was sent to Japan Jan. 3 to replace the ship, and the same 400-member crew brought the Cowpens back to the United States. The Antietam underwent a major upgrade to its ...