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Aircraft carriers25 December 1990–present
Heavy aircraft cruiser / Aircraft carrier
Kuznetsov-class aircraft carrier is a heavy aircraft cruiser / Aircraft carrier. It was built by Chernomorskiy Shipyard 444 Dalian Shipbuilding Industry.
Kuznetsov class
Chernomorskiy Shipyard 444 Dalian Shipbuilding Industry
People's Liberation Army Navy Soviet Navy (former operator) Russian Navy (former operator)
Kiev class
Ulyanovsk -class (USSR — cancelled) Project 23000 (Russia — planned) Type 003 (China)
Type 001 Type 002
1982–2019
25 December 1990–present
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Heavy aircraft cruiser / Aircraft carrier
43,000 t (42,000 long tons ), light 55,000 t (54,000 long tons), standard 58,600 t (57,700 long tons), max
305 m (1,000 ft 8 in)
72 m (236 ft 3 in)
11 m (36 ft 1 in)
Steam turbines 80,000 shp (60,000 kW ) 200,000 shp (150,000 kW)
29 knots (54 km/h; 33 mph)
8,500 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)
1,500
( 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
30–50 18–32 × fixed-wing aircraft 18–24 × helicopters
14,700 m 2 (158,000 sq ft) flight deck two aircraft lift bow ski-jump
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Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 305 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
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People's Liberation Army Navy Soviet Navy (former operator) Russian Navy (former operator)
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