United States-Class-CVA-58
Cancelled Supercarrier - United States (CVA-58) was first US supercarrier designed from keel up. Cancelled 1949 after 5 days of construction. Sparked "Revolt of the Admirals" controversy. Would have been nuclear strike carrier.
Specifications
- Displacement (std)
- 65000 t
- Displacement (full)
- 83200 t
- Length
- 1090 ft
- Beam
- 130 ft
- Crew
- 5500
- Ships built
- 0 (cancelled)
- Commissioned
- Never
- Decommissioned
- Cancelled 1949
Performance
- Top speed
- 33 kn
- Range
- 20000 nm at 15 knots
Armament
- Main guns
- None (aircraft carrier)
- Secondary guns
- None
- Torpedoes
- None
Armor & Systems
- Belt
- Classified
In-Game
- Tier
- T5
- Game power
- 101.89
- Research cost
- 56,040
- Credit cost
- 71,323
Notable
- First carrier designed for nuclear strike mission
- Flush deck (no island initially)
- Largest carrier designed to that point
- Sparked "Revolt of the Admirals"