The Forrestals arrived while the United States still retained several plausible carrier builders. Newport News and the Brooklyn Navy Yard illustrate the industrial capacity left by wartime construction. That breadth offered maintenance options and introduced some competitive pressure on price and quality. The class shows how a large carrier force depends on a supporting industrial system as well as naval design decisions.
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Multiple shipyards could still build American supercarriers
Several American yards could still build or sustain large carriers, giving the postwar Navy industrial depth and some competition among suppliers.