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.