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Kuznetsov-class aircraft carrierlarger figure on 2 of 2
Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrierlarger figure on 0 of 2
Measured figures
Length
Single source305 m (1,000 ft 8 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Kuznetsov-class aircraft carrier | Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier |
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| Name | Kuznetsov class[source] | Queen Elizabeth class[source] |
| Builders | Chernomorskiy Shipyard 444 Dalian Shipbuilding Industry[source] | Aircraft Carrier Alliance[source] |
| Operators | People's Liberation Army Navy Soviet Navy (former operator) Russian Navy (former operator)[source] | Royal Navy[source] |
| Preceded by | Kiev class[source] |
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Queen Elizabeth class · Length
Single sourcelight
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]
Displacement
Single sourceEst full load
Single sourceMaximum; Speed
Single source29 knots (54 km/h; 33 mph)[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]
Queen Elizabeth class · Range
Single sourceRange
DisputedSteam turbines 80,000 shp (60,000 kW ) 200,000 shp (150,000 kW)[source]
2 × Rolls-Royce Marine Trent MT30 gas turbine engine 2 × Wärtsilä 16V38 and 2 x 12V38 marine diesel engines
Single sourceInstalled power
Single sourceTotal
Single source2 × Rolls-Royce Marine Trent MT30 36 MW (48,000 hp) gas turbine engine 2 × Wärtsilä 16V38 and 2 x 12V38 marine diesel engines 40 MW (54,000 hp) Total: 118.4 MW (158,800 hp)[source]
Integrated electric propulsion 4 × GE Power Conversion 20 MW (27,000 hp) Advanced Induction Motors and VDM25000 drives 2 × shafts; fixed pitch propellers[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Invincible class[source] |
| Succeeded by | Ulyanovsk -class (USSR — cancelled) Project 23000 (Russia — planned) Type 003 (China)[source] | — |
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| Subclasses | Type 001 Type 002[source] | — |
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| Built | 1982–2019[source] | 2009–2017[source] |
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| In commission | 25 December 1990–present[source] | 2017–present[source] |
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| Completed |
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| Active |
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| Laid up | — |
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| Type | Heavy aircraft cruiser / Aircraft carrier[source] | Aircraft carrier[source] |
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| Armament | ( 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] | 3 × Phalanx CIWS 4 × 30-mm DS30M Mk2 guns ( for but not with ) 6 × 7.62 mm Miniguns (retired in 2023 and replaced by 0.5 inch (12.7 mm) Browning heavy machine guns )[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | 30–50 18–32 × fixed-wing aircraft 18–24 × helicopters[source] | 40 aircraft in peacetime 72 aircraft in wartime; typically, F-35B Lightning (Peacetime max of 36) Chinook Apache Merlin HM2, HC4 and Crowsnest AEW Wildcat AH1 and HMA2[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | 14,700 m 2 (158,000 sq ft) flight deck two aircraft lift bow ski-jump[source] | Large flight deck with 12º ski jump Hangar deck - 155 m x 34 m x 7 m Two aircraft lifts - 27 m x 15 m - 54,500 kg max load[source] |
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| Country of origin | Soviet Union[source] | United Kingdom[source] |
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| Cost | — | £ 7.6 billion (2019) (equivalent to £ 9.4 billion in 2024) for two units[source] |
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| Decks | — | 16,000 m 2 (170,000 ft 2 ) 9 decks beneath flightdeck with hangar covering the centrepiece of two decks (without islands)[source] |
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| Troops | — | 250 to 900[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | — | S1850M long-range radar Type 997 Artisan 3D medium range radar Ultra Electronics Series 2500 Electro Optical System (EOS) Glide path camera (GPC)[source] |
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| Troop capacity | — | 250 to 900[source]Source-stated capacity; all configurations and qualifiers retained |
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Queen Elizabeth class · Displacement
Single source