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USS United States (CVA-58)

Ship
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... Wikipedia
Length: 1,086′
Construction started: April 18, 1949
Speed: 33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph)
Aircraft carried: 12 to 18 heavy bombers and 54 jet engined fighter aircraft
Completed: 0
Displacement: : 68,250 ton class; 83,200 tons full;