USS United States (CVA-58)
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| Construction started | April 18, 1949 |
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| Builder | Newport News Shipbuilding |
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| ID | 2328998 |
About USS United States (CVA-58)
USS United States (CVA-58) was to be the lead ship of a new design of aircraft carrier. On 29 July 1948, President Harry Truman approved construction of five "supercarriers", for which funds had been provided in the Naval Appropriations Act of 1949.