USS Doris Miller (CVN-81) will be the fourth Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier of the United States Navy.[6][7] 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.[4]
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | Doris Miller |
| Namesake | Doris Miller |
| Builder | Newport News Shipbuilding[4] |
| Laid down | January 2026 (planned)[1] |
| Launched | October 2029 (planned)[1] |
| Sponsored by |
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| Commissioned | 2032 (planned)[2] |
| Identification | CVN-81 |
| Status | Under Construction |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier |
| Displacement | About 100,000 long tons (100,000 tonnes) (full load)[5] |
| 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 |
Naming edit
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).[9]
Construction edit
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.[10]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b Malone, Capt. Phillip (May 6, 2019). "Sea Air Space Exposition: John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) Enterprise (CVN 80) & Unnamed (CVN 81) – Two Ship Buy" (PDF). navsea.navy.mil. Naval Sea Systems Command. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 20, 2023. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
- ^ "Report to Congress on Gerald R. Ford Carrier Program". USNI. 25 February 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "SECNAV Names Future Replenishment Oiler Ship Thurgood Marshall and Sponsors for USS Doris Miller" (Press release). United States Navy. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ 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". U.S. Navy. 20 January 2020. Archived from the original on 21 January 2020.
- ^ LaGrone, Sam (18 January 2020). "Next Ford-class Carrier to be Named After Pearl Harbor Hero Doris Miller". U.S. Naval Institute. Archived from the original on 18 January 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ Price, Jay (29 September 2020). "A Military 1st: A Supercarrier Is Named After An African American Sailor". NPR.org. Archived from the original on 29 September 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ "Doris Miller: US Navy aircraft carrier to honor black sailor". BBC. 19 January 2020. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- ^ "HII Celebrates First Steel Cut for Aircraft Carrier Doris Miller (CVN 81)". Naval News. 26 August 2021. Archived from the original on 26 August 2021.
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