USS Doris Miller

USS Doris Miller (CVN-81) is a future Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier of the United States Navy.[4][5] Doris Miller is scheduled to be laid down January 2026, launched October 2029 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]

For the previous ship named after Doris Miller, see USS Miller (FF-1091).
Artist's impression of a Gerald R. Ford class carrier
History
United States
Name: Doris Miller
Namesake: Doris Miller
Builder: Newport News Shipbuilding[1]
Laid down: January 2026 (planned)[2]
Launched: October 2029 (planned)[2]
Identification: CVN-81
Status: Ordered
General characteristics
Class and type: Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier
Displacement: About 100,000 long tons (100,000 tonnes) (full load)[3]
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

The ship will honor Messman Second Class Doris Miller, who received the Navy Cross for his actions during the attack on Pearl Harbor.[6] It will be the second ship named in his honor, the first being the destroyer escort USS Miller (FF-1091).

References
  1. "Navy Awards 2-Carrier Contract to Newport News Shipbuilding". USNI. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  2. 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). Naval Sea Systems Command.
  3. "Aircraft Carriers - CVN". Fact File. United States Navy. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  4. "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.
  5. LaGrone, Sam (18 January 2020). "Next Ford-class Carrier to be Named After Pearl Harbor Hero Doris Miller". USNI News. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  6. "Doris Miller: US Navy aircraft carrier to honour black sailor". BBC. 19 January 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
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