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| Keywords: Preliminary design model of USS United States (CVA-58) undergoing seekeeping tests at Carderock (04), 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 down position as they would have been during flight operations 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-93834 html NH 93834 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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