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Online Library of Selected Images:
-- U.S. NAVY SHIPS --

USS Miller (DE-1091; later FF-1091), 1973-199_

USS Miller, a 3963-ton Knox class escort ship, was built at Westwego, Louisiana. Commissioned in June 1973, her active service was performed with the Atlantic Fleet, including deployments to the Mediterranean, Northern Europe, the Persian Gulf and the Black Sea. In July 1975, she was reclassified as a frigate and designated FF-1091. Miller transferred to the Naval Reserve Force in January 1982, and thereafter was employed in the western Atlantic and Caribbean areas. She decommissioned in October 1991 and was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register in 1995. She is currently being retained for eventual sale to a foreign navy.

USS Miller was named in honor of Cook Third Class Doris Miller (1919-1943), who won the Navy Cross for heroism during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, 7 December 1941.

This page features views related to USS Miller.

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Photo #: K-103414

USS Miller (DE-1091)


Underway off Cape Henry, Virginia, 20 May 1974.


Official U.S. Navy Photograph.

Online Image: 102KB; 740 x 620 pixels

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Photo #: K-101952

USS Miller (DE-1091)


Passing the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, at Cape Henry, Virginia, 27 November 1973.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph.

Online Image: 75KB; 740 x 520 pixels

Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system.
Though reproductions of this photo from the Naval Historical Center's collections are available in black & white only, those from the National Archives should be available in color.

 

Photo #: NH 94600-KN (Color)

"Black History" Poster


Featuring Navy Cross winner Doris Miller and the ship named in his honor, USS Miller (FF-1091).
The original artwork was created circa 1976 by William M. Moser, of the Navy Recruiting Command.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

Online Image: 93KB; 740 x 615 pixels

 

Photo #: NH 79367-KN (Color)

Insignia of USS Miller (DE-1091)


Emblem adopted in 1973, when the ship was first commissioned.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

Online Image: 107KB; 590 x 610 pixels

 

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Text revised 2 February 1999