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Kiev-class aircraft carrierlarger figure on 1 of 4
Kuznetsov-class aircraft carrierlarger figure on 3 of 4
Measured figures
Length
Single source273 m (895 ft 8 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Kiev-class aircraft carrier | Kuznetsov-class aircraft carrier |
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| Power | 8 turbopressurized boilers, 4 steam turbines (200,000 shp (150,000 kW)), four shafts[source] | Steam turbines 80,000 shp (60,000 kW ) 200,000 shp (150,000 kW)[source] |
| Name | Kiev class[source] | Kuznetsov class[source] |
| Builders | Chernomorsky Shipyard 444[source] | Chernomorskiy Shipyard 444 Dalian Shipbuilding Industry[source] |
| Operators | Soviet Navy Russian Navy Indian Navy[source] |
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]
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.
People's Liberation Army Navy Soviet Navy (former operator) Russian Navy (former operator)[source] |
| Preceded by | Moskva class[source] | Kiev class[source] |
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| Succeeded by | Kuznetsov class (Russian Navy) Vikrant class (Indian Navy)[source] | Ulyanovsk -class (USSR — cancelled) Project 23000 (Russia — planned) Type 003 (China)[source] |
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| Subclasses | Baku class[source] | Type 001 Type 002[source] |
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| Built | 1970–1987[source] | 1982–2019[source] |
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| In service | 1975–1996 2013–present[source] | — |
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| Completed |
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| Active |
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| Preserved | — |
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| Type | Aircraft cruiser / Aircraft carrier[source] | Heavy 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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| Armament | See article for variations 80 to 200 surface-to-air missiles 2 dual-purpose guns 8 close-in weapons systems 10 torpedo tubes[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 | Up to 30, including: 12 × Yak-38 aircraft 16 × Ka-25 or Ka-27 helicopters[source] | 30–50 18–32 × fixed-wing aircraft 18–24 × helicopters[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | Abbreviated angled aft flight deck[source] | 14,700 m 2 (158,000 sq ft) flight deck two aircraft lift bow ski-jump[source] |
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| Country of origin | Soviet Union[source] Soviet Union[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
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| In commission | — | 25 December 1990–present[source] |
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| Laid up | — |
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