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Aircraft carrier USS Doris Miller (CVN-81)

Aircraft carrier USS Doris Miller (CVN-81) 0

Classification

Ship class:
Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier
Type:
Fleet carrier

Basic information

Namesake:
Doris Miller was a United States Navy cook third class who was killed in action during World War II
Operator:
United States NavyUnited States Navy
Country of build:
Builder:
Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS)Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS)
Status:
Under construction

Ship measurements

Displacement:
100,000 t
Length:
337 m
Beam:
41 m
Draft:
12 m

Machine

Propulsion:
  • 2 * A1B nuclear reactors
  • 4 * shafts
Speed:
30 knots
Range:
Unlimited distance; 20–25 years

Personnel

Complement:
4,660

Combat assets

Armament:
  • Surface-to-air missiles
  • Close-in weapons systems
Aircraft:
  • 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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