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AAircraft carriers
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Chinese aircraft carrier Fujianlarger figure on 1 of 1
Kiev-class aircraft carrierlarger figure on 0 of 1
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Length
Single source316 m (1,036 ft 9 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Chinese aircraft carrier Fujian | Kiev-class aircraft carrier |
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| Power | — | 8 turbopressurized boilers, 4 steam turbines (200,000 shp (150,000 kW)), four shafts[source] |
| Name | Type 003[source] | Kiev class[source] |
| Builders | Jiangnan Shipyard[source] | Chernomorsky Shipyard 444[source] |
| Operators | People's Liberation Army Navy[source] | Soviet Navy Russian Navy Indian Navy[source] |
273 m (895 ft 8 in)[source]
Complement
Single source1,200 to 1,600[source]
Unspecified
Single source8,000 to 10,000 nautical miles[source]Unspecified
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Preceded by | Type 002 Shandong[source] | Moskva class[source] |
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| Succeeded by | Type 004[source] | Kuznetsov class (Russian Navy) Vikrant class (Indian Navy)[source] |
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| Completed |
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| Active |
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| Namesake | Fujian province[source] | — |
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| Builder | Jiangnan Shipyard[source] | — |
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| Laid down | March 2015 – February 2016[source] | — |
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| Launched | 17 June 2022[source] | — |
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| Commissioned | 5 November 2025[source] | — |
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| Motto | ( Simplified Chinese : 忠诚，精武，卓越，奋进)：Loyalty, Martial Proficiency, Excellence, Forging Ahead[source] | — |
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| Status | in active service[source] | — |
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| Class & type | Type 003 aircraft carrier[source] | — |
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| Propulsion | Steam turbines[source] | — |
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| Armament | Six-tube 324 mm anti-torpedo torpedo (ATT) Type 1130 gun-based CIWS HHQ-10 missile-based CIWS[source] | See article for variations 80 to 200 surface-to-air missiles 2 dual-purpose guns 8 close-in weapons systems 10 torpedo tubes[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | 50+ aircraft: Fixed-wing: Shenyang J-35 carrier-based stealth multirole fighter Shenyang J-15T/DT carrier-based multirole fighter Xi'an KJ-600 carrier-based airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) and cargo aircraft Helicopters: Harbin Z-20 family helicopters[source] | Up to 30, including: 12 × Yak-38 aircraft 16 × Ka-25 or Ka-27 helicopters[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | Hangar deck Electromagnetic catapults[source] | Abbreviated angled aft flight deck[source] |
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| National origin | China[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | China[source] | Soviet Union[source] Soviet Union[source] |
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| Subclasses | — | Baku class[source] |
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| Built | — | 1970–1987[source] |
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| In service | — | 1975–1996 2013–present[source] |
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| Preserved | — |
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| Type | — | Aircraft cruiser / Aircraft carrier[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | — | MR-600 'Voskhod' air-search radar MR-710 'Fregat' air/surface radar Privod-SV radiolocation system MG-342 Orion active bow sonar MGK-355 Platina passive sonar system[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | MRP-150 Gurzuf A MRP-152 Gurzuf B[source] |
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