USS Doris Miller explained

USS Doris Miller (CVN-81) will be the fourth of the United States Navy.[1] [2] Doris Miller is scheduled to be laid down January 2026, launched October 2029 and commissioned in 2032. She will be built at Newport News Shipbuilding, a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries (formerly Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding) in Newport News, Virginia.

Naming

The ship, named for Messman Second Class Doris Miller, is the first aircraft carrier named for both an enlisted sailor and an African American.[3] The ship will be the second to honor Miller, who received the Navy Cross for his actions during the attack on Pearl Harbor; the first ship was .[4]

Construction

On 25 August 2021, with six members of Doris Miller's family in attendance, the Navy conducted the First Cut of Steel ceremony at Newport News Shipbuilding, signaling the formal start of construction for the fourth Ford-class aircraft carrier.[5]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 20 January 2020 . Navy Names Future Aircraft Carrier Doris Miller During MLK, Jr. Day Ceremony . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20200121063214/https://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=111885 . 21 January 2020 . U.S. Navy.
  2. News: LaGrone . Sam . 18 January 2020 . Next Ford-class Carrier to be Named After Pearl Harbor Hero Doris Miller . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200118175408/https://news.usni.org/2020/01/18/next-ford-class-carrier-to-be-named-after-pearl-harbor-hero-doris-miller . 18 January 2020 . 18 January 2020 . U.S. Naval Institute.
  3. News: Price . Jay . 29 September 2020 . A Military 1st: A Supercarrier Is Named After An African American Sailor . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200929122109/https://www.npr.org/2020/09/29/917816651/a-military-first-a-supercarrier-is-named-after-an-african-american-sailor . 29 September 2020 . 30 January 2022 . NPR.org . en.
  4. News: 19 January 2020 . Doris Miller: US Navy aircraft carrier to honor black sailor . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211215235226/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-51168798.amp . 15 December 2021 . 19 January 2020 . BBC.
  5. Web site: 26 August 2021 . HII Celebrates First Steel Cut for Aircraft Carrier Doris Miller (CVN 81) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210826195647/https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2021/08/hii-celebrates-first-steel-cut-for-aircraft-carrier-doris-miller-cvn-81/ . 26 August 2021 . Naval News.

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