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| Keywords: Preliminary design model of USS United States (CVA-58) undergoing seekeeping tests at Carderock (03), c1947.jpg A preliminary design model of the proposed U S Navy aircraft carrier USS United States CVA-58 undergoing seakeeping tests at the David Taylor Model Basin Carderock Maryland USA circa 1947 This is an early version of the CVA-58 design without catapult sponsons Note the folding smokestacks in the up position Aircraft models on the flight deck appear to represent the Vought F7U Cutlass fighter and a notional heavy attack bomber Official U S Navy photo https //www history navy mil/our-collections/photography/numerical-list-of-images/nhhc-series/nh-series/NH-93000/NH-93831 html NH 93831 from the U S Navy http //www history navy mil Naval History and Heritage Command ca 1947 U S Navy Copied from a photograph in File F-3 B-36 Carrier Charactoristics File in the records of OP-23 held by the Operational Archives Branch Naval History and Heritage Command 1982 PD-USGov-Military-Navy USS United States CVA-58 David Taylor Model Basin | ||||
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