USS Miller (FF-1091)
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For the future aircraft carrier named for Doris Miller, see USS Doris Miller.
For other ships with the same name, see USS Miller.
USS Miller (FF-1091), originally (DE-1091) was a Knox-class destroyer escort in the United States Navy. She was named for Cook Third Class Doris "Dorie" Miller, who was awarded the Navy Cross for his actions at the attack on Pearl Harbor.[1]
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USS Miller (FF-1091) | |
History | |
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United States | |
Name | Miller |
Namesake | Doris "Dorie" Miller |
Ordered | 25 August 1966 |
Builder | Avondale Shipyard, Avondale, Louisiana |
Laid down | 6 August 1971 |
Launched | 3 June 1972 |
Acquired | 13 April 1973 |
Commissioned | 30 June 1973 |
Decommissioned | 15 October 1991 |
Stricken | 11 January 1995 |
Motto | Courage-Devotion |
Fate | Sold to Turkey as a hulk (19 July 1999); subsequently sunk as a target in the Turkish Seawolf 2001 naval exercise June 2001 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Knox-class frigate |
Displacement |
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Length | 438 ft (134 m) |
Beam | 46 ft 9 in (14.25 m) |
Draft | 24 ft 9 in (7.54 m) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | over 27 knots |
Complement | 18 officers, 267 enlisted |
Sensors and processing systems |
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Electronic warfare & decoys | AN/SLQ-32 Electronics Warfare System |
Armament |
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Aircraft carried | one SH-2 Seasprite (LAMPS I) helicopter |
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