That was my next question
Yes, the Navy occasionally breaks with naming conventions, but more commonly it’s to reuse a name with significant naval heritage, like Wasp, Enterprise, Hornet, Saratoga, etc, or a historic naval figure, battle, or President. But sometimes they break tradition for political purposes, and this falls into that category. It would have been much more appropriate to name a new Destroyer for him. Even then, comparing Miller’s story to the other heroes that have ships named for them, his is at the very lowest end of the scale even when compared to those who “only” received the Navy Cross (the award Miller actually received). His MOH was more about politics and civil rights than his demonstrated heroism on Dec 7th 1941. The same is true about this ship naming.