Ka-27 Helix and Ka-25 Hormone helicopters and Yak-38 Forger VTOL aircraft are parked on the flight deck. 6 Jan 1988Aircraft carrier Kiev, USSR, 1985
Kiev was laid down on 21 July 1970 and launched on 26 December 1972. She was completed and commissioned on 28 December 1975, but officially entered service only in February 1977, after completing all trials.
On 16 July 1976 she sailed from Sevastopol in the Black Sea, and on 20 July began testing her Yakovlev Yak-36M aircraft (four Yak-36M and one Yak-36MU onboard) under sea conditions in the Mediterranean off Crete. On 10 August 1976 she arrived in Severomorsk, Murmansk Oblast, and was attached to the Northern Fleet's 170th Anti-Submarine Warfare Brigade, and conducted extensive tests up to December. Between 12 and 19 April 1977 she took part in the Sever-77 exercise, and on 26 June 1977 was reclassified from Protivolodochnyye Kreysery (PKR) "ASW cruiser" to Tyazhelyye Avianesushchiye Kreysery (TAVKR) "Heavy aircraft carrying cruiser". Between 20 December 1977 and 21 April 1978 she participated in operations in the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean. On 3 November 1978 she hit a sand bar, but suffered no damage. She took part in a local exercise on 4 August 1978, and on 11 October in final tests of the main missiles in the White Sea.[3]
From 1977 to 1987, Kiev undertook 10 practice voyages to the Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea. In March 1979 she undertook manoeuvres with her sister ship Minsk on the Mediterranean. In October 1981 she was a flagship in the massive fleet exercise Zapad-81 on the Baltic Sea. From December 1982 to November 1984 she underwent an overhaul and modernization in Mykolaiv. From 1985, the practice of operating Yakovlev Yak-38s in STOL mode instead of VTOL was introduced, allowing an increase in aircraft payload and range, and a replacement of Kamov Ka-25 helicopters with Kamov Ka-27 started. In 1985 Kiev went back to the Northern Fleet. From 1987 she mainly stayed in Severomorsk. In December 1989 she was moved to reserve. After the disintegration of the USSR, the ship was taken by Russia. Due to a low military budget and worsening ship's condition, she was retired on 30 June 1993.[3]
Post-service lifeedit
In 1996 Kiev was sold to Binhai Aircraft Park, a theme park in Tianjin, China. The concept was developed by world tourism and attraction consultant Leisure Quest International.[4]
In August 2011, ex-Kiev was developed into a luxury hotel after renovations costing £9.6 million.[5]
^ abcde. russian-ships.info. 2013. Archived from the original on 29 October 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
^Due to restrictions imposed by the Montreux Convention limiting the tonnage of aircraft carriers traveling through the Bosporus, all Soviet and Russian aircraft carriers are named as aircraft carrying cruisers. In the case of Kiev, this accurately reflects the ship's mission and weapons fit.
^ abHolm, Michael (2013). "Kiev class". ww2.dk. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
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This article is about the lead ship of the Soviet Kiev class aircraft carrier For other Kiev class aircraft carriers see Kiev class aircraft carrier For the cancelled helicopter carrier see Soviet helicopter carrier Kiev For other ships see Kiev ship Kiev Russian Kiev is an aircraft carrier heavy aircraft cruiser in Russian classification 2 that served the Soviet Navy and the Russian Navy from 1975 to 1993 She was built between 1970 and 1975 at Chernomorski factory in Mykolaiv and was the first Kiev class vessel to be built She is currently part of a theme park in China Ex Kiev at the Tianjin Binhai theme park on 1 May 2004 HistoryRussiaNameKievNamesakeKiev Kyiv BuilderChernomorskiy yard NikolayevLaid down21 July 1970Launched26 December 1972Commissioned28 December 1975Decommissioned30 June 1993FateSold to a Chinese company in 1996 Theme park in Tianjin since 1 May 2004 General characteristicsClass and typeKiev class aircraft cruiserDisplacement30 530 tons standard 1 41 370 tons loaded 1 Length273 1 m 896 ft o a 1 Beam49 2 m 161 ft overall 31 m 102 ft at the waterline 1 Draught8 95 m 29 4 ft 1 PropulsionFour shaft geared steam turbines 140 000 shp 100 MW Speed32 kn 59 km h 37 mph Range13 500 nmi 25 000 km 15 500 mi at 18 kn 33 km h 21 mph Complement1 612 ship s crew 430 air groupArmament4 twin SS N 12 Sandbox SSM launchers 8 missiles 2 twin SA N 3 Shtorm SAM launchers 72 missiles 2 twin SA N 4 Gecko SAM launchers 40 missiles 2 twin 76 mm guns 8 AK 630 30 mm CIWS 10 533 mm torpedo tubes 1 twin SUW N 1 ASW rocket launcher 16 nuclear tipped rockets 2 RBU 6000 anti submarine rocket launchersAircraft carried32 total 12 Yak 38M fighter aircraft 20 Kamov Ka 25 or Kamov Ka 27 helicopters Contents 1 Service life 2 Post service life 3 See also 4 Notes and references 5 External linksService life edit nbsp Ka 27 Helix and Ka 25 Hormone helicopters and Yak 38 Forger VTOL aircraft are parked on the flight deck 6 Jan 1988 nbsp Aircraft carrier Kiev USSR 1985Kiev was laid down on 21 July 1970 and launched on 26 December 1972 She was completed and commissioned on 28 December 1975 but officially entered service only in February 1977 after completing all trials On 16 July 1976 she sailed from Sevastopol in the Black Sea and on 20 July began testing her Yakovlev Yak 36M aircraft four Yak 36M and one Yak 36MU onboard under sea conditions in the Mediterranean off Crete On 10 August 1976 she arrived in Severomorsk Murmansk Oblast and was attached to the Northern Fleet s 170th Anti Submarine Warfare Brigade and conducted extensive tests up to December Between 12 and 19 April 1977 she took part in the Sever 77 exercise and on 26 June 1977 was reclassified from Protivolodochnyye Kreysery PKR ASW cruiser to Tyazhelyye Avianesushchiye Kreysery TAVKR Heavy aircraft carrying cruiser Between 20 December 1977 and 21 April 1978 she participated in operations in the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean On 3 November 1978 she hit a sand bar but suffered no damage She took part in a local exercise on 4 August 1978 and on 11 October in final tests of the main missiles in the White Sea 3 From 1977 to 1987 Kiev undertook 10 practice voyages to the Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea In March 1979 she undertook manoeuvres with her sister ship Minsk on the Mediterranean In October 1981 she was a flagship in the massive fleet exercise Zapad 81 on the Baltic Sea From December 1982 to November 1984 she underwent an overhaul and modernization in Mykolaiv From 1985 the practice of operating Yakovlev Yak 38s in STOL mode instead of VTOL was introduced allowing an increase in aircraft payload and range and a replacement of Kamov Ka 25 helicopters with Kamov Ka 27 started In 1985 Kiev went back to the Northern Fleet From 1987 she mainly stayed in Severomorsk In December 1989 she was moved to reserve After the disintegration of the USSR the ship was taken by Russia Due to a low military budget and worsening ship s condition she was retired on 30 June 1993 3 Post service life editIn 1996 Kiev was sold to Binhai Aircraft Park a theme park in Tianjin China The concept was developed by world tourism and attraction consultant Leisure Quest International 4 In August 2011 ex Kiev was developed into a luxury hotel after renovations costing 9 6 million 5 See also editKiev class aircraft carrier List of aircraft carriersNotes and references edit a b c d e Heavy Aircraft Carrying Cruisers Project 1143 russian ships info 2013 Archived from the original on 29 October 2014 Retrieved 6 December 2013 Due to restrictions imposed by the Montreux Convention limiting the tonnage of aircraft carriers traveling through the Bosporus all Soviet and Russian aircraft carriers are named as aircraft carrying cruisers In the case of Kiev this accurately reflects the ship s mission and weapons fit a b Holm Michael 2013 Kiev class ww2 dk Retrieved 6 December 2013 Leisure Quest International About Branigan Tania 10 August 2011 China launches second aircraft carrier as luxury hotel The Guardian Retrieved 6 December 2013 Zablockij V P V P Zablotskiy July 2003 Tyazhelyj avianesushij krejser Kiev Heavy aircraft carrying cruiser Kiev Morskaya Kollektsiya Naval Collection External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kiev ship 1975 History of the Kiev in Russian Article on the Kiev Class in Russian Binhai Aircraft Park in Chinese Article from FAS Archived 2010 01 02 at the Wayback Machine MaritimeQuest Kiev pages Satellite Photo of Kiev in a military theme park in Tianjin from Google Maps China turns aircraft carrier into a luxury hotel BBC Website News Photos of the Binhai Aircraft Hotel 39 09 19 N 117 48 30 E 39 15528 N 117 80833 E 39 15528 117 80833 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Soviet aircraft carrier Kiev amp oldid 1166820492, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
