AAircraft carriers
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AAircraft carriers
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Chinese aircraft carrier Fujianlarger figure on 2 of 2
Kuznetsov-class aircraft carrierlarger figure on 0 of 2
Measured figures
Length
Single source316 m (1,036 ft 9 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Chinese aircraft carrier Fujian | Kuznetsov-class aircraft carrier |
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| Power | — | Steam turbines 80,000 shp (60,000 kW ) 200,000 shp (150,000 kW)[source] |
| Name | Type 003[source] | Kuznetsov class[source] |
| Builders | Jiangnan Shipyard[source] | Chernomorskiy Shipyard 444 Dalian Shipbuilding Industry[source] |
| Operators | People's Liberation Army Navy[source] | People's Liberation Army Navy Soviet Navy (former operator) Russian Navy (former operator) |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
305 m (1,000 ft 8 in)[source]
Full load
Single sourceFull load: 80,000–85,000 t (79,000–84,000 long tons )[source]
light
Single sourcemax
Single sourcestandard
Single source43,000 t (42,000 long tons ), light 55,000 t (54,000 long tons), standard 58,600 t (57,700 long tons), max[source]
Unspecified
Single source8,000 to 10,000 nautical miles[source]Unspecified
at 18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Single sourceat 29 kn (54 km/h; 33 mph)
Single source8,500 nmi (15,700 km; 9,800 mi) at 18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph) 3,800 nmi (7,000 km; 4,400 mi) at 29 kn (54 km/h; 33 mph)[source]
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] | Kiev class[source] |
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| Succeeded by | Type 004[source] | Ulyanovsk -class (USSR — cancelled) Project 23000 (Russia — planned) Type 003 (China)[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] | ( Kuznetsov ) 12 × P-700 Granit (SS-N-19 Shipwreck) AShMs 192 × 3K95 Kinzhal (SA-N-9 Gauntlet) SAMs 8 × Kashtan CIWS 6 × AK-630 CIWS 60 × UDAV-1 ASW rockets ( Liaoning and Shandong ) 3 × Type 1130 CIWS 3 × HQ-10 SAMs[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] | 30–50 18–32 × fixed-wing aircraft 18–24 × helicopters[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | Hangar deck Electromagnetic catapults[source] | 14,700 m 2 (158,000 sq ft) flight deck two aircraft lift bow ski-jump[source] |
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| National origin | China[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | China[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
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| Subclasses | — | Type 001 Type 002[source] |
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| Built | — | 1982–2019[source] |
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| In commission | — | 25 December 1990–present[source] |
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| Laid up | — |
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| Type | — | Heavy aircraft cruiser / Aircraft carrier[source] |
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