Four ships in the United States Navy have been named USS Rowan after Stephen Clegg Rowan. The first was a torpedo boat, commissioned in 1899 and decommissioned in 1912. The second was a , commissioned in 1916, served in World War I and decommissioned in 1922. The third was a , commissioned in 1939, served in World War II and sunk by enemy action in September 1943. The fourth was a , commissioned in 1945, decommissioned in 1975 and transferred to Taiwan, but sank while under tow in 1977. United States Navy ship names