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USS Miller (DE 1091)

Flag Hoist / Radio Call Sign:
N - D - I - K

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row: Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation - Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (2)
Second Row: Navy Expeditionary Medal - National Defense Service Medal w/ 1 star - CG Special Operations Service Ribbon

"Courage - Devotion"

Specifications:
Class: Knox
Type: SCB No. 199C / 1964
Number in Class: 46
Displacement: 3020 tons (std), 4065 tons (full)
Length: 415' (wl), 438' (oa)
Beam: 46' 9" (extreme)
Draft: 24' 9" (draft limit)
Propulsion: 2 Combustion Engineering 1200psi boilers; 1 Westinghouse geared turbine; 35,000 shp; 1 shaft
Speed: 27 kts
Range: 4,500 nm @ 20 knots
Complement: 16 / 211
Missiles: 1 8-tube Mk25 Sea Sparrow BPDMS in DE 1052-1069, 1071-1083, 1 8-tube Mk29 NATO Sea Sparrow IPDMS in DE 1070, Harpoon missiles from modified ASROC launcher
Guns: 1 x 5"/54 cal. DP Mk 42 (600 rds)
ASW Weapons: 1 Mk16 ASROC launcher (16 missiles), 4-12.75" (324mm) Mk 32 (4x1 fixed) tubes / Mk 46 torpedos (6)
Radars: AN/SPS-10 (surface), AN/SPS-40 (air), AN/SPS-58 threat warning in some ships
Sonars: AN/SQS-26CX, AN/SQS-35 IVDS in FF-1052, 1056, 1063-1071, 1073-1076, 1078-1097
Fire Control Systems: Mk68 Mod. 11/13/14 Gun FCS, Mk114 Mod 14/16 ASW FCS
Helicopter: 1 - SH-2 LAMPS Helicopter

Miller (DE 1091) Building and Operational Data:

25 August 1966: Building contract awarded to Avondale Shipyards, Inc.

06 August 1971: Keel laid at the Avondale Shipyards, Inc., Westwego, La.

03 June 1972: Launched and christened, sponsored by Mrs. Henrietta Miller, mother of the late PO3 Miller

30 June 1973: Commissioned at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Va., Cmdr. Lynn P. Blasch in command, assigned to Destroyer Squadron 2 at Norfolk, Va.

30 June 1975: Reclassified Frigate (FF 1091)

16 April 1980: Homeport assignment changed to Newport, R.I. as a unit of Naval Surface Group 4

16 January 1982: Assigned to the Naval Reserve Force, Atlantic, at Newport, R.I.

15 October 1991: Decommissioned at Newport, R.I. after 18 years and 3½ months of service

11 January 1995: Struck from the NVR

31 December 1998: Grant aid to Turkey as a spare parts hulk

June 2001: hulk sunk during a Turkish Naval excercise

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Contributed By And/Or Copyright
0602109101	45k	Doris ("Dorie") Miller was born on 12 October 1919 in Waco, Texas and enlisted in the Navy in September 1939 as a Mess Attendant Third Class. On 07 December 1941, while serving aboard USS *West Virginia* (BB 48), he distinguished himself with courageous conduct and devotion to duty during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. He was awarded the Navy Cross for his actions on this occasion. Doris Miller served aboard USS *Indianapolis* (CA 35) from December 1941 to May 1943. He was then assigned to the escort carrier *Liscome Bay* (CVE 56). Cook Third Class Miller was lost with that ship when she was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine on 24 November 1943, during the invasion of the Gilbert Islands. USS *Miller* (DE 1091) (1973-1991) was the first ship named in his honor. (U.S. Navy photo #80-G-408456* from the Naval History and Heritage Command)*	Bill Gonyo Downey, Cal.
0602109109	122k	03 June 1972: Westwego, La. - The launch of the future U.S. Navy destroyer escort USS *Miller* (DE 1091) at Avondale Shipyard, Westwego, Louisiana. (U.S. Navy All Hands Magazine, February 1973, p. 13.)	Bob Hurst Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
0602109102	262k	27 November 1973: Cape Henry, Va. - Port view of USS *Miller* (DE 1091) passing the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel. (U.S. Navy photo, National Archives #K-101952)	Mike Smolinski Clifton, N.J. Navsource DE/FF/LCS Archive Manager
0602109103	440k	20 May 1974: Cape Henry, Va. - Starboard bow view of *Miller* underway. (U.S. Navy photo, National Archives #K-103414)
0602109104	70k	May 1976: in the Mediterranean Sea - Port bow close-up view of *Miller* underway. (Photos © Richard Leonhardt)	Richard Leonhardt Bethlehem, Pa.
0602109105	96k		Richard Leonhardt Bethlehem, Pa.
0602109108	169k	circa 1978: Norfolk, Va. - *Miller* tied up outboard of the destroyer USS *Peterson* (DD 969) at Naval Station Norfolk. (Photo © Karsten Peterson, Karsten is a retired merchant seaman with an excellent website called Sailor, On the Blue Path of the World)	Bob Hurst Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
0602109106	151k	29 June 1981: The U.S. 6th Fleet flagship, destroyer tender USS *Puget Sound* (AD 38), tends the guided missile cruiser USS *Wainwright* (CG 28), the destroyer USS *Thorn* (DD 988) and the frigate *Miller* during a 12-day upkeep period. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-82-02161* by PH1 Douglas P. Tesner from the Defense Visual Information Center)*	Mike Smolinski Clifton, N.J. Navsource DE/FF/LCS Archive Manager
0602105610	108k	01 September 1982: Naval Station Newport, R.I. - Stern view of the frigates USS *Connole* (FF 1056) and Miller moored side-by-side in port. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-SN-84-01228* by PH1 Paul J. Salesi from the DVIC)*
0602109107	222k	01 February 1991: A port beam view of *Miller* underway. (U.S. Navy photo DVID #DN-ST-91-05244 from the DVIC)
0602107208	180k	02 August 1994: Philadelphia, Pa. - A photo of *Miller, moored at NISMF Philadelphia, outboard of Paul* (DE 1080) and *Blakely* (DE 1072). The submarine outboard of *Miller* is *Trout* (SS 566). (Photo by Gilbert Gyssels)	Gilbert Gyssels

Miller Memorabilia
Ship's Emblem 1973 Courtesy of Mike Smolinski	Ship's Plaque Courtesy of Mike Smolinski	Ship's Belt Buckle Courtesy of Mike Smolinski	NRF Transfer Ceremony Booklet Courtesy of Mike Smolinski

Miller History
View the USS Miller (DE 1091) DANFS history entry located on the Naval History and Heritage Command web site.

Miller's Commanding Officers
Thanks to Wolfgang Hechler & Ron Reeves

Dates of Command	Commanding Officers
1.) 30 Jun. 1973 - 26 Jul. 1974	Cmdr. Lynn P. Blasch (OCS '58) (Kenosha, Wis.)
2.) 26 Jul. 1974 - 31 May 1976	Cmdr. Franklin Donald Julian (prior enl.)
3.) 31 May 1976 - 05 May 1978	Cmdr. Robert Victor Gamba (USNA '60) (White Sulphur Springs, W.V.)
4.) 05 May 1978 - 28 May 1980	Cmdr. Vernon Lamar Van Brackle (USNA '62) (Adel, Ga.)
5.) 28 May 1980 - 01 Jul. 1982	Cmdr. Joseph Peter Marnane (OCS '61) (Brooklyn, N.Y.)
6.) 01 Jul. 1982 - 20 Jul. 1984	Cmdr. Frank Louis Yusi (OCS '65) (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
7.) 20 Jul. 1984 - 13 Dec. 1986	Cmdr. William A. Coleman (OCS '65) (Johnson City, Tenn.)
8.) 13 Dec. 1986 - 17 Feb. 1989	Cmdr. Ralph Frederick Renzelman Jr.
9.) 17 Feb. 1989 - 24 Feb. 1991	Cmdr. John Richard Seeley Jr.
10.) 24 Feb. 1991 - 15 Oct. 1991	Cmdr. Michael C. West

Crew Contact And Reunion Information

Contact: Mike Houck
Phone: (419) 618-2174
E-mail: mhoucky@hughes.net

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