Admiral Kuznetsov class aircraft carrier


Admiral Kuznetsov
Class overview
Builders: Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Chernomorsky Shipyard 444
Operators:  Soviet Navy
 Russian Navy
 People's Liberation Army Navy
Built: 1982-1990
In commission: 25 December 1990 -
Building: 2
Planned: 2
Completed: 2
Active: 2
General characteristics
Class & type: Kuznetsov
Type: Heavy Aircraft Carrying Cruiser
Displacement:
  • 43,000-tonnes, Light
  • 53,000 - 55,200-tonnes, Standard
  • 58,600 - 67,500-tonnes, Max
Length: 305 m
Beam: 72 m
Draught: 11 m
Propulsion: Steam turbines 80,000shp
200,000 shp (150,000 kW)
Speed: 30 knots (56 km/h)
Range: 13,700 km @ 18 knots (33 km/h)
Complement: 1,500
Armament: 12 P-700 Granit (SS-N-19 Shipwreck) anti-ship missiles
192 3K95 Kinzhal(SA-N-9 Gauntlet) SAMs
8 Kashtan CIWS mounts
6 AK-630 AA guns
1 UDAV-1 ASW rocket launcher
Aircraft carried: 41
  • Fixed Wing;
    • 12 × Sukhoi Su-33 fighters
    • 5 × Sukhoi Su-25UTG/UBP aircraft
  • Rotary Wing;
    • 4 × Kamov Ka-27LD32 helicopters
    • 18 × Kamov Ka-27PLO helicopters
    • 2 × Kamov Ka-27S helicopters
Aviation facilities: Angled arrested landing flight deck
Bow ski jump
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