Class overview
Name:Kuznetsov class
Builders:
  • Chernomorskiy Shipyard 444
  • Dalian Shipbuilding Industry
Preceded by:Kiev class
Succeeded by:
  • Ulyanovsk class (cancelled)
  • Type 002 class (under construction)
  • Project 23000E (planned)
Subclasses:Type 001
Built:1 April 1982–present
In commission:25 December 1990–present
Completed:2
Active:1 (+1 undergoing refit)
General characteristics
Type:Aircraft cruiser/Aircraft carrier
Displacement:
  • 43,000 tonnes (42,000 long tons; 47,000 short tons), light
  • 55,000 tonnes (54,000 long tons; 61,000 short tons), standard
  • 58,600 tonnes (57,700 long tons; 64,600 short tons), max
Length:305 m (1,001 ft)
Beam:72 m (236 ft)
Draught:11 m (36 ft)
Propulsion:
  • Steam turbines 80,000 shp (60,000 kW)
  • 200,000 shp (150,000 kW)
Speed:29 kn (54 km/h; 33 mph)
Range:8,500 nmi (15,700 km; 9,800 mi) @ 18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph) 3,800 nmi (7,000 km; 4,400 mi) @ 29 kn (54 km/h; 33 mph)
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:
  • 30–50
  • 18–32 × fixed wing aircraft
  • 18–24 × helicopters
Aviation facilities:
  • Angled arrested landing flight deck
  • Bow ski-jump