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USS Miller (FF-1091), originally (DE-1091), was a Knox-class destroyer escort in the United States Navy. She was named for Cook Third Class Doris "Dorie" Miller , who was awarded the Navy Cross for his actions at the attack on Pearl Harbor .
USS Miller (FF-1091), a destroyer escort (reclassified as a Knox-class frigate on June 30, 1975) [57] commissioned on June 30, 1973; [58] decommissioned on October 15, 1991, was named after him. The Bachelor Enlisted Quarters at Naval Station Great Lakes was dedicated to Miller on December 7, 1971.
The ship, named for Messman Second Class Doris Miller, is the first aircraft carrier named for both an enlisted sailor and an African American. [8] 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 USS Miller (FF-1091).
The Langley was a converted Proteus-class collier, originally commissioned as USS Jupiter (AC-3). [1] It was soon followed by the other pre-World War II classes: the Lexington class; USS Ranger, the first U.S. purpose-built carrier; theYorktown class, and USS Wasp. [2]
The wreck of one of the most storied US Navy submarines of World War II has been found in the South China Sea eight decades after its last patrol, the Navy’s History and Heritage Command said ...
English: Doris "Dorie" Miller, Mess Attendant Second Class, USN (1919-1943) just after being presented with the Navy Cross by Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, on board USS Enterprise (CV-6) at Pearl Harbor, 27 May 1942. The medal was awarded for heroism on board USS West Virginia (BB-48) during the Pearl Harbor Attack, 7 December 1941.
†Doris Miller: First African-American to receive the Navy Cross, namesake of frigate USS Miller, [42] and of USS Doris Miller, [43] a Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier scheduled to be laid down in 2026 and launched in 2029. [44] †Henry M. Mullinnix: Admiral of Carrier Division 24, namesake of destroyer USS Mullinnix [42]
The Cleveland-class cruiser USS Little Rock and the Fletcher-class destroyer USS The Sullivans were part of the original display. [1] In 1988, the Gato-class submarine USS Croaker was added. [1] In 1989, Croaker underwent a refit. The ships in the park remain property of the United States Navy, which inspects them annually. [2]