File:The keel plate of USS United States (CVA-58) being laid in a construction dry dock on 18 April 1948.jpg

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Description The keel plate of the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS United States (CVA-58) being laid in a construction dry dock at the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company shipyard, Newport News, Virginia (USA), 18 April 1949. The carrier was cancelled a few days later, on 23 April.
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Source Official U.S. Navy photo 80-G-707176 from the U.S. Navy Naval History and Heritage Command
Author U.S. Navy

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