Navy weighs renaming carrier slated to honor Black war hero

Thursday, August 20, 2026

The US Navy is working to rename an aircraft carrier under construction that was set to honor a Black sailor hailed for his heroic actions during the attack on Pearl Harbor, three sources familiar with internal discussions told CNN. During President Donald Trump's first term, the Navy announced that the Ford-class carrier would be called the USS Doris Miller, recognizing an enlisted sailor who helped defend US forces from Japan's attack.

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It's unclear what the Navy is seeking to change the name of the carrier to, though two of the sources said there have been internal conversations about renaming it to honor Trump. It would be an unprecedented move to name an aircraft carrier after a sitting president.

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Sick.

#1 | Posted by South_American at 2026-08-20 11:45 PM | Reply

Doris Miller behaved heroically - en.wikipedia.org - especially considering he did so in a racially segregated US Navy.
Absent a better, coherent explanation? More regime fookery.

#2 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2026-08-21 05:40 AM | Reply

That said, USS Cadet Bonespurs dovetails better with the failed-power role Trump and his flatterers carved out for this nation.

#3 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2026-08-21 07:16 AM | Reply

Another view ...

Navy May Rename Carrier Slated to Honor Black Veteran to Instead Honor Donald trump
www.military.com

... The Navy is reportedly working to rename an aircraft carrier under construction that was set to honor a Black sailor celebrated for his heroism at Pearl Harbor, with President Donald Trump's name among those discussed as a replacement, according to CNN.

Three people familiar with the internal discussions told the network that the Navy is moving to rename the future USS Doris Miller in honor a Pearl Harbor hero and the first African-American recipient of the Navy Cross.

Two sources indicated internal conversations about renaming the ship to honor Trump, though CNN reported that it remains unclear what the Navy intends to call it.

Amid those discussions, the Navy has effectively stopped referring to the ship as the Doris Miller internally and has been calling it only by its hull number, CVN-81, one source told CNN. ...

#4 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-08-21 12:37 PM | Reply

reported that it remains unclear what the Navy intends to call it.

USS Racist Bigot would be appropriate.

#5 | Posted by REDIAL at 2026-08-21 12:47 PM | Reply

Even Eberly can see this is racist.
He can't say it. But he can see it.

#6 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-08-21 02:30 PM | Reply

I never heard it to be named after either. Rage bait?

#7 | Posted by fresno500 at 2026-08-21 08:42 PM | Reply

FYI:

AI Overview The U.S. Navy started naming aircraft carriers after presidents in 1945, with the commissioning of the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB-42).The Evolution of Carrier NamingWorld War II and Prior: Early aircraft carriers were named after historic naval battles (like Yorktown or Lexington) or famous earlier Navy ships (like Enterprise).The First Presidential Carrier: President Franklin D. Roosevelt died in April 1945, and the Navy renamed a Midway-class carrier in his honor shortly before it was commissioned in October 1945.Gradual Tradition: After Roosevelt, the practice was used sparingly at first"such as with the USS John F. Kennedy in 1967"before becoming a more common standard for later nuclear-powered Nimitz and Ford-class carriers (like the USS Nimitz or USS Abraham Lincoln)

#8 | Posted by MSgt at 2026-08-21 11:05 PM | Reply

before becoming a more common standard for later nuclear-powered Nimitz and Ford-class carriers (like the USS Nimitz or USS Abraham Lincoln)

Apparently AI doesn't know Chester Nimitz was not a president. But then neither was Carl Vinson or John Stennis. But they were all white.

#9 | Posted by REDIAL at 2026-08-21 11:13 PM | Reply

We should rename our entire military after the draft dodging coward.

Few names I've been workshopping: "The USS Drumpf", "Fort Cheeto Benito", and of course "The Department of Bone Spurs".

#10 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-08-21 11:20 PM | Reply