USS Miller (FF-1091)

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USS Miller (FF-1091) was a U.S. Navy Knox-class frigate named in honor of Doris Miller, the first African American to receive the Navy Cross for his heroism at Pearl Harbor.

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instanceOf Knox-class frigate ⓘ
United States Navy ship ⓘ
aircraftFacilities flight deck for LAMPS helicopter ⓘ
armament 5-inch/54 caliber gun ⓘ
ASROC launcher ⓘ
torpedo tubes ⓘ
beam approximately 47 feet ⓘ
builder Avondale Shipyards ⓘ
category 1971 ships ⓘ
Cold War frigates of the United States ⓘ
Knox-class frigates of the United States Navy ⓘ
Ships built in Avondale, Louisiana ⓘ
class Knox class ⓘ
commissionedDate 30 June 1973 ⓘ
conflictParticipation Cold War ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
decommissionedDate 15 October 1991 ⓘ
displacement about 4200 tons full load ⓘ
fate sunk as a target ⓘ
homeport Norfolk, Virginia ⓘ
honors received unit awards during service ⓘ
hullNumber FF-1091 ⓘ
laidDownDate 22 June 1970 ⓘ
launchDate 15 May 1971 ⓘ
length approximately 438 feet ⓘ
maximumSpeed about 27 knots ⓘ
namedAfter Doris Miller ⓘ
namesakeDistinction first African American to receive the Navy Cross ⓘ
namesakeEvent Attack on Pearl Harbor ⓘ
namesakeOccupation United States Navy sailor ⓘ
navalRegisterStatus stricken ⓘ
operator United States Navy ⓘ
pennantNumber FF-1091 ⓘ
previousClassification destroyer escort ⓘ
previousHullNumber DE-1091 ⓘ
primaryRole anti-submarine warfare ⓘ
propulsion 1 steam turbine ⓘ
2 boilers ⓘ
single propeller ⓘ
reclassificationDate 30 June 1975 ⓘ
reclassifiedAs frigate (FF-1091) ⓘ
shipType frigate ⓘ
shipyardLocation Avondale, Louisiana ⓘ
strickenDate 11 January 1995 ⓘ
sunkDate 4 August 1999 ⓘ

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Doris Miller → commemoratedBy → USS Miller (FF-1091) ⓘ