USS Doris Miller

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NameDoris Miller
Namesake Doris Miller
Builder Newport News Shipbuilding [1]
Laid downJanuary 2026 (planned) [2]
LaunchedOctober 2029 (planned) [2]
Sponsored by
  • Charlene Austin
  • Taya Miller [3]
Commissioned2032 (planned) [4]
IdentificationCVN-81
StatusUnder Construction
General characteristics
Class and type Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier
DisplacementAbout 100,000 long tons (100,000 tonnes) (full load) [5]
Length1,106 ft (337 m)
Beam134 ft (41 m)
Draft39 ft (12 m)
Installed powerTwo A1B nuclear reactors
PropulsionFour shafts
SpeedIn excess of 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
RangeUnlimited distance; 20–25 years
Complement4,660
Armament
Aircraft carriedMore than 80, approx. up to 90 combat aircraft
Aviation facilities1,092 ft × 256 ft (333 m × 78 m) flight deck
USS Doris Miller crest designed by the USS Nevada Remembrance Project USS Doris Miller.jpg
USS Doris Miller crest designed by the USS Nevada Remembrance Project

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. [1]

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Naming

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

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]

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