Snopes Leaves CVN-81 Renaming Claim Unrated as Trump Order Dropped Doris Miller Name
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Updated · Snopes.com · Aug 21
Snopes Leaves CVN-81 Renaming Claim Unrated as Trump Order Dropped Doris Miller Name
3 articles · Updated · Snopes.com · Aug 21
Summary
Snopes said it could not independently verify CNN's Aug. 20 report that the Trump administration discussed renaming aircraft carrier CVN-81, leaving the claim unrated despite its rapid spread online.
CNN cited three anonymous sources, while Snopes found the administration's Aug. 13 Navy shipbuilding order referred to the vessel only as CVN-81 and did not mention USS Doris Miller.
The Navy and Pentagon told Snopes they had no announcement to make, and the White House referred questions to the Defense Department.
CVN-81 was named in 2020 for Doris Miller, the first Black sailor awarded the Navy Cross for valor at Pearl Harbor; the carrier is scheduled for delivery in 2034.