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RU Admiral Kuznetsov class



Guided-Missile Cruiser

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Guided-Missile Cruiser Admiral Kuznetsov class





  Specifications

43000light (tn)
55200full load (tn)
305length (m)
72beam (m)
10draught (m)
8500range (nm)
29max speed (knots)

helicopter   Aircraft

Typical Max
RU Russian Navy Kamov ka-27 Helix 024
RU Russian Navy RusHeli Ka-52 12









  Shipyards

UA Black Sea Shipyard - Zavods'kyi1
UA Chernomorsky Shipyard - Zavods'kyi1



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----RURussian NavyRiga
2012-- CN 中國人民解放軍海軍 16 PLANS Liaoning
1990--RURussian Navy063RFS Admiral Kuznetsov




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  Events

1981-mar-03OrderedOrdered RU 063 RFS Admiral Kuznetsov
1982-apr-01Laid downLaid down RU 063 RFS Admiral Kuznetsov
1985-dec-06LaunchedLaunched RU 063 RFS Admiral Kuznetsov
1985-dec-06Laid downLaid down RU Riga at Nikolayev Shipyard, Black Sea
1988-dec-04LaunchedLaunched RU Riga hull launched
1990CommissionedCommissioned RU 063 RFS Admiral Kuznetsov
1990 RU Riga renamed Varyag late 1990
1991Fate: transferedFate: transfered RU Riga uncompleted, to Ukraine
1998-aprFate: transferedFate: transfered RU Riga Ukraine announced sale of Varyag by auction to Hong Kong based Agencia Turistica E Diversoes Chong Lot Limitada for conversion to a floating casino.
2002-mar CN 16 PLANS Liaoning did not go to Macau as a casino but arrived under tow at Dalian Shipyard for completion as an aircraft carrier.
2012-sepCommissionedCommissioned CN 16 PLANS Liaoning as PLANS Liaoning
2016-octDeploymentDeployment RU 063 RFS Admiral Kuznetsov Deployed to Mediterranean from Arctic Ocean base, via the North Sea and the English Channel. At least Ka-27 90 (red) embarked.









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