Navy weighs renaming carrier set for Doris Miller, possibly for Trump

The Navy is looking instead to rename another warship after Miller, according to one of the sources, and is recommending him for the Medal of Honor, the highest decoration for military valor.

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Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao and his office have also been looking into updating the official guidance for how ships should be named and specifying who they can be named after, including presidents, two of the sources said.

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The USS Doris Miller would be the first aircraft carrier named after a Black person and an enlisted sailor.

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The Navy did not immediately respond to a request for comment Thursday on the potential name change.

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The carrier is still under construction until 2034 but the Navy is under a time crunch to finalize the name as the ship’s keel-laying ceremony is expected at the end of this year, according to CNN.

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But in subsequent years, many aircraft carriers were named after battles, admirals, or other concepts, such as the Enterprise.

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