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USS Cowpens

1989 Ticonderoga-class cruiser
Vehicle guided_missile_cruiser Q1473104
USS Cowpens
U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 3rd Class Jason T. Poplin. · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Summary

USS Cowpens is a guided missile cruiser[1]. It draws 695 Wikipedia views per month (guided missile cruiser category, ranking #31 of 57).[2]

Key Facts

  • Operator: United States Navy[3]
  • Manufacturer: Bath Iron Works[4]
  • Vessel class: Ticonderoga-class cruiser[5]
  • Commons category: USS Cowpens (CG-63)[6]
  • Country of origin: United States[7]
  • Shipping port: Naval Base San Diego[8]
  • Significant event: ship launching[9], keel laying[10], ship commissioning[11]
  • Described by source: Naval Vessel Register[12]
  • Different from: USS Cowpens[13]
  • Name: USS Cowpens[14]
  • Country of registry: United States[15]

Why It Matters

USS Cowpens has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). USS Cowpens. Retrieved October 17, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/uss-cowpens-q1473104
MLA “USS Cowpens.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 17 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/uss-cowpens-q1473104.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_uss-cowpens-q1473104_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{USS Cowpens}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/uss-cowpens-q1473104}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-17}}
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4w ago · Vicarage · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Operator → —
    Manufacturer → Bath Iron Works
    Significant event → ship launching, keel laying, ship commissioning
    Different from → USS Cowpens
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Country of origin: United States, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/274403|batch #274403]]"
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