Kiev-class aircraft carrier

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).
Aircraft carrier Novorossiysk, USSR, 1986
Novorossiysk in 1986
Class overview
NameKiev class
BuildersChernomorsky Shipyard 444
Operators
Preceded byMoskva class
Succeeded by
SubclassesBaku class
Built1970–1987
In service
  • 1975–1996
  • 2013–present
Completed4
Active1
Preserved2
General characteristics
TypeAircraft cruiser/Aircraft carrier
Displacement42,000–45,000 tons full load
Length273 m (896 ft)
Beam
  • 53 m (174 ft) o/a
  • 31 m (102 ft) w/l
Draught10 m (33 ft)
Propulsion8 turbopressurized boilers, 4 steam turbines (200,000 shp (150,000 kW)), four shafts
Speed32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph)
Complement1,200 to 1,600
Armament
Aircraft carried
  • Up to 30, including:
  • 12 × Yak-38 aircraft
  • 16 × helicopters
Aviation facilitiesAbbreviated angled aft flight deck

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]

  1. ^ Jordan, John (1 April 1992). Soviet Warships, 1945 to the Present. Arms and Armour Press. ISBN 978-1854091178. LCCN 93107387. OCLC 473749103. OL 22267847M.