What a national US shipyard expansion could support

What carrier force could a New Deal-scale expansion of US naval infrastructure support today?

About 18 carriers, with nine based on each coast, if the infrastructure investment actually occurred.

In a present-day program on the scale proposed, the United States could support roughly 18 large carriers. The force would be divided evenly between the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. Those extra carriers remain conditional on a major national investment in shipyards and supporting infrastructure.