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Navy speeds conventional carrier plans in wake of McNamara decision
The Navy announced accelerated plans for a conventionally powered attack carrier, moving to solicit bids for a 510 million dollar project after Secretary McNamara opted against nuclear propulsion. The Forrestal class successor would be about 75,000 tons and 4,000 feet long, with the Enterprise as the nuclear exception.
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