Navy weighs renaming carrier slated to honor Black war hero, potentially switching it to Trump
Two anonymous sources said the Navy scrapped plans for USS Doris Miller and is considering a new name for the carrier.
- The Navy is considering renaming the USS Doris Miller, an aircraft carrier under construction, with internal discussions indicating a potential shift to honor President Donald Trump.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed Pentagon efforts to remove names selected for diversity, equity, and inclusion purposes, exemplified by his 2025 order to rename the USNS Harvey Milk.
- Internally, the Navy has stopped referring to the ship by name, using only the hull number CVN-81, while officials reportedly seek to honor Miller with a different warship instead.
- Thomas Bledsoe, Miller's great-nephew, said the family was not informed of the name change, though he called the Navy's recommendation for Miller to receive the Medal of Honor "very positive."
- With the ship's keel-laying ceremony expected by year's end, the Navy faces a time crunch; naming a carrier after a sitting president would be unprecedented and require Congressional approval.
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By: Paul Goldberg - Senior Correspondent | Breaking Military News WASHINGTON, D.C. — (August 20, 2026) — The U.S. Navy is reportedly considering removing the name of legendary Black World War II hero Doris “Dorie” Miller from a future Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier — with President Donald Trump potentially replacing him as the ship's [...] The post Navy Weighs Scrapping USS Doris Miller Name for Trump in Historic Carrier Shakeup appeared …
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