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