“...I’d probably tease anyone that named their boat “Cowpens” at least a little....”
Cowpens was a victory for us, over the Brits/Government forces under Col. Banastre Tarleton, in South Carolina, 1781.
Kicking his Legion’s collective ass was a pretty big deal back in the day.
So it’s kind of fitting to name a ship after a Revolutionary War victory... sorta like the USS Bunker Hill.
Just sayin’...
... even though Bunker Hill wasn’t technically a victory, our folks still put up a hell of a fight there...
Well, technically, Bunker Hill was a British victory, but a very costly one that proved the colonists could stand and fight. Then again, we’ve had 2 USS Antietams, and that battle was a draw. Notable is an old escort carrier USS Savo Island (CVE-78). She was named for a battle won by the Japanese!