USS Thad Cochran
USS Thad Cochran is a planned Aegis [combat system|Aegis] guided [missile destroyer] of the United [States Navy]. She will be named in honor of William Thad Cochran, a Republican [Party |Republican] U.S. Senator representing Mississippi from 1978 to 2018, serving on numerous subcommittees during that time. He was a U.S. Navy ensign during 1959–1961. Fabrication of the ship began on 13 November 2023.