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Kiev Class Aircraft Carriers Class Overview |
Dimensions, machinery and performance |
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Length: |
895' 5" (a) |
Engines: |
4 steam turbines |
Beam: |
107' 3" |
Boilers: |
8 turbopressurized |
Draft: |
32' 10" |
Shafts: |
4 |
Flight Deck: |
154' 10" (width) |
HP: |
200,000 |
Displacement: |
36,000 std. / 43,000 full |
Speed: |
30 knots |
Crew: |
1,200 (including air group) |
Range: |
4,000 NM @ 30 knots / 13,500 NM @ 18 knots |
Aircraft: |
30 |
Construction notes: |
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(a): |
Baku length 928' 4" |
Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Commissioned |
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Chernomorsky Sudostroitelni Zavod (Black Sea Shipbuilding Yard) Nikolayev, Ukraine |
Dec. 26, 1972 |
Dec. 28, 1975 |
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Fate |
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On display as an amusement park in Tianjin, China.
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Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Commissioned |
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Chernomorsky Sudostroitelni Zavod (Black Sea Shipbuilding Yard) Nikolayev, Ukraine |
Sept. 30, 1975 |
Sept. 27, 1978 |
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Fate |
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Sold to a South Korean businessman in 1995,
resold to Shenzhen Minsk Aircraft Carrier Industry Co. Ltd., China. Displayed as a theme park named Minsk World in Shatoujiao, China until the company went bankrupt in 2006. Sold at auction on May 31, 2006 current disposition unknown. |
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Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Commissioned |
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Chernomorsky Sudostroitelni Zavod (Black Sea Shipbuilding Yard) Nikolayev, Ukraine |
Dec. 1978 |
Sept. 1982 |
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Fate |
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Scrapped
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Name |
Builder |
Launched |
Commissioned |
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Chernomorsky Sudostroitelni Zavod (Black Sea Shipbuilding Yard) Nikolayev, Ukraine |
Mar. 31, 1982 |
Dec. 1987 |
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Fate |
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(Renamed Admiral Gorshkov in 1991)
Sold Jan. 20, 2004 to India and renamed Vikramaditya however the ship is still under reconstruction in Severomorsk, Russia. Planned turn over to India in 2008. |
Page published Aug. 4, 2007 |