Авианосец USS Doris Miller (CVN-81)
Основная информация
Главные размерения
Машина
- 2 * A1B nuclear reactors
- 4 * shafts
Персонал
Боевые силы и средства
- Surface-to-air missiles
- Close-in weapons systems
- More than 80, approx. up to 90 combat aircraft
USS Doris Miller (CVN-81) is a future Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier of the United States Navy. 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.
The ship, named for Messman Second Class Doris Miller, is the first aircraft carrier named for both an enlisted sailor and an African-American person. 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).
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.
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