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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.
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 .
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).
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.
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]
†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]
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USS Growler, a Grayback-class submarine that carried nuclear Regulus missiles, was towed to the museum in late 1988 [59] and opened to the public the next May. [57] [60] USS Edson, a Forrest Sherman-class destroyer that was the last all-gun destroyer in the United States Navy, [61] was displayed at the Intrepid Museum starting in July 1989. [62]