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Kiev-class aircraft carrier

Aircraft carrierSoviet UnionIn service since 1975
Kiev-class aircraft carrier
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Key specs

Type
Aircraft carrier
Shipyards
Chernomorsky Shipyard 444
Construction began
1970
First commissioned
1975
Status
In service
Ships completed
4
Ships in service
1
Crew
1,600

Aircraft carrier

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Performance

Dimensions and weights
Displacement
45,720 t
Length
273.00 m
Beam
53.00 m
Draught
10.00 m
Performance
Maximum speed
32 kn (59 km/h)
Power
150,000 kW
ArmamentAircraft carried
Yak-38

Operators

Soviet UnionRussiaIndia

Sources

  1. Wikipedia: Kiev-class aircraft carrier, Wikipedia

Figures from the ship infobox of the English Wikipedia article, for the class as a whole. Armament lists what the ships carried or carry.