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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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedDate | 30 June 1973 ⓘ |
| conflictParticipation | Cold War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| decommissionedDate | 15 October 1991 ⓘ |
| displacement | about 4200 tons full load ⓘ |
| fate | sunk as a target ⓘ |
| homeport | Norfolk, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honors | received unit awards during service ⓘ |
| hullNumber | FF-1091 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laidDownDate | 22 June 1970 ⓘ |
| launchDate | 15 May 1971 ⓘ |
| length | approximately 438 feet ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 27 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Doris Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namesakeDistinction | first African American to receive the Navy Cross ⓘ |
| namesakeEvent | Attack on Pearl Harbor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namesakeOccupation | United States Navy sailor ⓘ |
| navalRegisterStatus | stricken ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| pennantNumber | FF-1091 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousClassification | destroyer escort ⓘ |
| previousHullNumber | DE-1091 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strickenDate | 11 January 1995 ⓘ |
| sunkDate | 4 August 1999 ⓘ |
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