Kiev-class aircraft carrier
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This article is about the Kiev-class aircraft carriers. For the lead ship of the class, see Soviet aircraft carrier Kiev. For other classes of ships, see Kiev class. For other ships, see Kiev (ship).
The Kiev class, Soviet designation Project 1143 Krechyet (gyrfalcon), was the first class of fixed-wing aircraft carriers (heavy aircraft cruiser in Soviet classification) built in the Soviet Union for the Soviet Navy.[1]
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Novorossiysk in 1986 | |
Class overview | |
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Name | Kiev class |
Builders | Chernomorsky Shipyard 444 |
Operators | |
Preceded by | Moskva class |
Succeeded by |
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Subclasses | Baku class |
Built | 1970–1987 |
In service |
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Completed | 4 |
Active | 1 |
Preserved | 2 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Aircraft cruiser/Aircraft carrier |
Displacement | 42,000–45,000 tons full load |
Length | 273 m (896 ft) |
Beam | |
Draught | 10 m (33 ft) |
Propulsion | 8 turbopressurized boilers, 4 steam turbines (200,000 shp (150,000 kW)), four shafts |
Speed | 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph) |
Complement | 1,200 to 1,600 |
Armament |
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Aircraft carried |
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Aviation facilities | Abbreviated angled aft flight deck |
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