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Kiev-class aircraft carrier

February 16, 2024

This article is about the Kiev-class aircraft carriers. For the lead ship of the class, see Soviet aircraft carrier Kiev. For other classes of ships, see Kiev class. For other ships, see Kiev (ship).

The Kiev class, Soviet designation Project 1143 Krechyet (gyrfalcon), was the first class of fixed-wing aircraft carriers (heavy aircraft cruiser in Soviet classification) built in the Soviet Union for the Soviet Navy.[1]

Novorossiysk in 1986
Class overview
NameKiev class
BuildersChernomorsky Shipyard 444
Operators
Preceded byMoskva class
Succeeded by
SubclassesBaku class
Built1970–1987
In service
  • 1975–1996
  • 2013–present
Completed4
Active1
Preserved2
General characteristics
TypeAircraft cruiser/Aircraft carrier
Displacement42,000–45,000 tons full load
Length273 m (896 ft)
Beam
  • 53 m (174 ft) o/a
  • 31 m (102 ft) w/l
Draught10 m (33 ft)
Propulsion8 turbopressurized boilers, 4 steam turbines (200,000 shp (150,000 kW)), four shafts
Speed32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph)
Complement1,200 to 1,600
Armament
Aircraft carried
  • Up to 30, including:
  • 12 × Yak-38 aircraft
  • 16 × helicopters
Aviation facilitiesAbbreviated angled aft flight deck

History edit

Laid down in 1970, the first ship of the class, Kiev, was partially based on a design for a full-deck carrier proposed in Project Orel. Originally, the Soviet Navy wanted a supercarrier similar to the American Kitty Hawk class, but the smaller Kiev-class design was chosen because it was considered more cost-effective.

Unlike most NATO aircraft carriers, such as U.S. or most British ones, the Kiev class is a combination of both a cruiser and an aircraft carrier. In the Soviet Navy, this class of ships was specifically designated as a "heavy aviation cruiser" (Russian: Тяжелые авианесущие крейсера) rather than solely as an aircraft carrier. This designation allowed the ships to transit the Turkish Straits, while the 1936 Montreux Convention prohibited aircraft carriers heavier than 15,000 tons from passing through the Straits.

The ships were designed with a large island superstructure to starboard, with an angled flight-deck two-thirds of the length of the total deck; the foredeck was taken up with heavy surface-to-air and surface-to-surface missile armament. The intended mission of the Kiev class was support for ballistic missile submarines, other surface ships, and naval aviation; it was capable of engaging in antiaircraft, antisubmarine, and surface warfare.

The Soviet Union built and commissioned a total of four Kiev-class carriers, which served in the Soviet and then the Russian navies. The first two ships were sold to China as museums, and the third ship was scrapped. The fourth ship, Admiral Gorshkov, was sold to the Indian Navy in 2004, and after years of extensive modifications and refurbishment, is currently in active service as INS Vikramaditya.[2]

General characteristics edit

  • Designer: Nevskoye Planning and Design Bureau
  • Builder: Nikolayev South (formerly Chernomorsky Shipyard 444)
  • Power plant: eight turbopressurized boilers, four steam turbines (200,000 shp), four shafts
  • Length: 273 m (896 ft) overall [283 m (928 ft) for Baku subgroup]
  • Flight deck width: 53 m (174 ft)
  • Beam: 32.6 m (107 ft)
  • Displacement: 43,000–45,500 metric tons full load
  • Speed: 32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph)
  • Aircraft: 26–30
  • Crew: 1,200–1,600 (including air wing)
  • Armament:
  • Date deployed: 1975 (Kiev)

Ships edit

Name Project No. Namesake Builder Laid down Launched Commissioned Fate
Kiev 1143 City of Kiev (Kyiv) Soviet Shipyard No. 444, Nikolayev (Mykolaiv) 21 July 1970 26 December 1972 28 December 1975 Sold to a Chinese company in 1996, converted into a theme park in Tianjin since 2004. Further renovated and developed into a luxury hotel since 2014.
Minsk 1143 City of Minsk 28 December 1972 30 September 1975 27 September 1978 Sold to China as a museum, placed in naval museum in Jiangsu since 2016.
Novorossiysk 11433/1143M City of Novorossiysk 30 September 1975 26 December 1978 14 September 1982 Broken up at Pohang, South Korea 1997
Baku subclass
Admiral Gorshkov
(ex-Baku) 		11434 Sergey Georgiyevich Gorshkov Soviet Shipyard No. 444, Nikolayev (Mykolaiv) 17 February 1978 1 April 1982 11 December 1987 Sold to India in 2004, now INS Vikramaditya

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Jordan, John (1 April 1992). Soviet Warships, 1945 to the Present. Arms and Armour Press. ISBN 978-1854091178. LCCN 93107387. OCLC 473749103. OL 22267847M.
  2. ^ Gokhale, Nitin A. (14 June 2014). "All you wanted to know about INS Vikramaditya". Rediff News. from the original on 26 February 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021. It was at this juncture that Russia offered Admiral Gorshkov to the Indian Navy. Negotiations over acquiring the 44,500-ton Admiral Gorshkov started in 1994. Various high-level delegations who had assessed the ship had independently concluded that the ship's hull was in good material state and would be worth considering for exploitation in the Indian Navy with a suitable mix of aircraft.

External links edit

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kiev class aircraft carriers.
  • Article on the Kiev Class 2009-04-28 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
  • Article in English from FAS 2010-01-02 at the Wayback Machine
  • History of the Kiev (in Russian)
  • Project 1143 Kiev 2009-01-04 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
  • MaritimeQuest Kiev Class Overview
  • Project 1143 Kiev
  • Project 11434 Baku/Admiral Gorshkov

February 16, 2024
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This article is about the Kiev class aircraft carriers For the lead ship of the class see Soviet aircraft carrier Kiev For other classes of ships see Kiev class For other ships see Kiev ship This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations January 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Kiev class Soviet designation Project 1143 Krechyet gyrfalcon was the first class of fixed wing aircraft carriers heavy aircraft cruiser in Soviet classification built in the Soviet Union for the Soviet Navy 1 Novorossiysk in 1986Class overviewNameKiev classBuildersChernomorsky Shipyard 444Operators Soviet Navy Russian Navy Indian NavyPreceded byMoskva classSucceeded byKuznetsov class Russian Navy Vikrant class Indian Navy SubclassesBaku classBuilt1970 1987In service1975 1996 2013 presentCompleted4Active1Preserved2General characteristicsTypeAircraft cruiser Aircraft carrierDisplacement42 000 45 000 tons full loadLength273 m 896 ft Beam53 m 174 ft o a 31 m 102 ft w lDraught10 m 33 ft Propulsion8 turbopressurized boilers 4 steam turbines 200 000 shp 150 000 kW four shaftsSpeed32 knots 59 km h 37 mph Complement1 200 to 1 600ArmamentSee article for variations 80 to 200 surface to air missiles 2 dual purpose guns 8 close in weapons systems 10 torpedo tubesAircraft carriedUp to 30 including 12 Yak 38 aircraft 16 helicoptersAviation facilitiesAbbreviated angled aft flight deck Contents 1 History 2 General characteristics 3 Ships 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory editLaid down in 1970 the first ship of the class Kiev was partially based on a design for a full deck carrier proposed in Project Orel Originally the Soviet Navy wanted a supercarrier similar to the American Kitty Hawk class but the smaller Kiev class design was chosen because it was considered more cost effective Unlike most NATO aircraft carriers such as U S or most British ones the Kiev class is a combination of both a cruiser and an aircraft carrier In the Soviet Navy this class of ships was specifically designated as a heavy aviation cruiser Russian Tyazhelye avianesushie krejsera rather than solely as an aircraft carrier This designation allowed the ships to transit the Turkish Straits while the 1936 Montreux Convention prohibited aircraft carriers heavier than 15 000 tons from passing through the Straits The ships were designed with a large island superstructure to starboard with an angled flight deck two thirds of the length of the total deck the foredeck was taken up with heavy surface to air and surface to surface missile armament The intended mission of the Kiev class was support for ballistic missile submarines other surface ships and naval aviation it was capable of engaging in antiaircraft antisubmarine and surface warfare The Soviet Union built and commissioned a total of four Kiev class carriers which served in the Soviet and then the Russian navies The first two ships were sold to China as museums and the third ship was scrapped The fourth ship Admiral Gorshkov was sold to the Indian Navy in 2004 and after years of extensive modifications and refurbishment is currently in active service as INS Vikramaditya 2 General characteristics editDesigner Nevskoye Planning and Design Bureau Builder Nikolayev South formerly Chernomorsky Shipyard 444 Power plant eight turbopressurized boilers four steam turbines 200 000 shp four shafts Length 273 m 896 ft overall 283 m 928 ft for Baku subgroup Flight deck width 53 m 174 ft Beam 32 6 m 107 ft Displacement 43 000 45 500 metric tons full load Speed 32 knots 59 km h 37 mph Aircraft 26 30 12 13 Yak 38 VSTOL 14 17 Ka 25 or Ka 27 29 helicopters Crew 1 200 1 600 including air wing Armament Kiev and Minsk 4 twin P 500 Bazalt SSM launchers 8 missiles 2 twin M 11 Shtorm SAM launchers 72 missiles 2 twin 9K33 Osa launchers 40 missiles 2 AK 726 twin 76 2 mm AA guns 8 AK 630 30 mm close in weapon system CIWS 10 21 torpedo tubes 1 twin SUW N 1 FRAS Anti Submarine Rocket launcher Novorossiysk 4 twin P 500 Bazalt SSM launchers 8 missiles 2 twin M 11 Shtorm SAM launchers 72 missiles 2 AK 726 twin 76 2 mm AA guns 8 AK 630 30 mm CIWS 1 twin SUW N 1 FRAS antisubmarine rocket launcher Baku 6 twin P 500 Bazalt SSM launchers 12 missiles 24 8 cell 9K330 Tor vertical SAM launchers 192 missiles 2 100 mm guns 8 AK 630 30 mm CIWS 10 21 torpedo tubes 2 RBU 6000 antisubmarine rocket launchers Date deployed 1975 Kiev Ships editName Project No Namesake Builder Laid down Launched Commissioned FateKiev 1143 City of Kiev Kyiv Soviet Shipyard No 444 Nikolayev Mykolaiv 21 July 1970 26 December 1972 28 December 1975 Sold to a Chinese company in 1996 converted into a theme park in Tianjin since 2004 Further renovated and developed into a luxury hotel since 2014 Minsk 1143 City of Minsk 28 December 1972 30 September 1975 27 September 1978 Sold to China as a museum placed in naval museum in Jiangsu since 2016 Novorossiysk 11433 1143M City of Novorossiysk 30 September 1975 26 December 1978 14 September 1982 Broken up at Pohang South Korea 1997Baku subclassAdmiral Gorshkov ex Baku 11434 Sergey Georgiyevich Gorshkov Soviet Shipyard No 444 Nikolayev Mykolaiv 17 February 1978 1 April 1982 11 December 1987 Sold to India in 2004 now INS VikramadityaSee also editFlight deck cruiser List of ships of the Soviet Navy List of aircraft carriers of Russia and the Soviet Union List of ships of Russia by project numberReferences edit Jordan John 1 April 1992 Soviet Warships 1945 to the Present Arms and Armour Press ISBN 978 1854091178 LCCN 93107387 OCLC 473749103 OL 22267847M Gokhale Nitin A 14 June 2014 All you wanted to know about INS Vikramaditya Rediff News Archived from the original on 26 February 2021 Retrieved 10 December 2021 It was at this juncture that Russia offered Admiral Gorshkov to the Indian Navy Negotiations over acquiring the 44 500 ton Admiral Gorshkov started in 1994 Various high level delegations who had assessed the ship had independently concluded that the ship s hull was in good material state and would be worth considering for exploitation in the Indian Navy with a suitable mix of aircraft External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kiev class aircraft carriers Article on the Kiev Class Archived 2009 04 28 at the Wayback Machine in Russian Article in English from FAS Archived 2010 01 02 at the Wayback Machine History of the Kiev in Russian Project 1143 Kiev Archived 2009 01 04 at the Wayback Machine in Russian MaritimeQuest Kiev Class Overview History of soviet aircraft carrier development Project 1143 Kiev Project 11434 Baku Admiral Gorshkov Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kiev class aircraft carrier amp oldid 1190722312, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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