Soviet aircraft carrier Kiev

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USSR aircraft carrier Kiev served the Soviet and Russian navies from 1975 to 1996. It was built from 1970 till 1975 at Chernomorski factory in Mykolayiv and was the first ship of its class, the other three being the Minsk, the Novorossiysk and the Admiral Gorshkov. In 1996 it was sold to a Chinese company, and has been part of the military theme park in Tianjin since 1 May 2004.

General characteristics

• Builder: Chernomorski factory, Nikolayev
• Power Plant: ?
• Length: 273,1 m overall
• Beam: 31.0 m ( ft)
• Displacement: 42,000 tons full load
• Speed: 32 knots
• Aircraft: 32
  • 12 Yak-38M - fighter aircraft
  • 20 helicopters

Related topics

• List of aircraft carriers

External links

• History of the Kiev, in Russian (http://wunderwaffe.narod.ru/Magazine/MK/2003_07/)

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