Category Archives: US Cruisers

USS Shiloh CG-67 getting ready for decommissioning in 7 days.

USS Cowpens (CG-63) is a decommissioned Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser in service with the United States Navy from 1991 to 2024.

The ship 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. Cowpens was last stationed at Naval Base San Diego.

USS HELENA, APRA HBR, GUAM – 1952

USS Helena (CA-75), a Baltimore-class heavy cruiser, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for the city of Helena, Montana. She was named Helena while under construction after the cancellation of the light cruiser CL-113.

Heavy cruiser USS Chester (CA-27) off Mare Island Navy Yard, 6 August 1942

The U.S. Navy heavy cruiser USS Chester (CA-27) off the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, after torpedo damage repairs and overhaul, 2 October 1943.

The U.S. heavy cruiser USS Northampton (CA-26) attempting to tow the aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CV-8). The latter had been damaged by Japanese air attacks on 26 October 1942 during the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands.