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. The Miller was sold to Turkey in 1999 and sunk in a live fire exercise in 2001.

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.

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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 Reproductions may be available through the National Archives. Though reproductions of this photo from the NHHC collections are available in black & white, those from the National Archives should be available in color.
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 Reproductions may be available through the National ArchivesThough reproductions of this photo from the NHHC collections are available in black & white, 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. NHHC Collection Online Image: 93KB; 740 x 615
Photo #: NH 79367-KN (Color) Insignia of USS Miller (DE-1091) Emblem adopted in 1973, when the ship was first commissioned. NHHC Collection Online Image: 107KB; 590 x 610

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