USS Doris Miller
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_artist_depiction.jpg) Artist's impression of a Gerald R. Ford class carrier.
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | Doris Miller |
| Namesake | Doris Miller |
| Builder | Newport News Shipbuilding[1] |
| Identification | CVN-81 |
| Status | Ordered |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Template:Sclass- |
| Displacement | About 100,000 long tons (100,000 tonnes) (full load)[2] |
| Length | 1,106 ft (337 m) |
| Beam | 134 ft (41 m) |
| Draft | 39 ft (12 m) |
| Installed power | Two A1B nuclear reactors |
| Propulsion | Four shafts |
| Speed | In excess of 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
| Range | Unlimited distance; 20–25 years |
| Complement | 4,660 |
| Armament | |
| Aircraft carried | More than 80, approx. up to 90 combat aircraft |
| Aviation facilities | 1,092 ft × 256 ft (333 m × 78 m) flight deck |
USS Doris Miller (CVN-81) is a future Template:Sclass- of the United States Navy.[3][4] Doris Miller is scheduled to be laid down in 2023, launched in 2028 and commissioned in 2030. The ship will be built at Newport News Shipbuilding, a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries (formerly Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding) in Newport News, Virginia.[1]
The ship will honor Messman Second Class Doris Miller who received the Navy Cross for his actions during the attack on Pearl Harbor.[5] It will be the second ship named in his honor, the first being the destroyer escort USS Miller (FF-1091).
References
- ^ a b "Navy Awards 2-Carrier Contract to Newport News Shipbuilding". USNI. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ^ "Aircraft Carriers - CVN". Fact File. United States Navy. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ^ "Navy Names Future Aircraft Carrier Doris Miller During MLK, Jr. Day Ceremony" (Press release). United States Navy. 20 January 2020. NNS200120-12. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ^ LaGrone, Sam (18 January 2020). "Next Ford-class Carrier to be Named After Pearl Harbor Hero Doris Miller". USNI News. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ "Doris Miller: US Navy aircraft carrier to honour black sailor". BBC. 19 January 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
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