Kiev-class aircraft carrier

	Novorossiysk in 1986
Class overview
Name	Kiev class
Builders	Chernomorsky Shipyard 444
Operators	Soviet Navy; Russian Navy; Indian Navy;
Preceded by	Moskva class
Succeeded by	Kuznetsov class (Russian Navy); Vikrant class (Indian Navy);
Subclasses	Baku class
Built	1970–1987
In service	1975–1996; 2013–present;
Completed	4
Active	1
Preserved	2
General characteristics
Type	Aircraft cruiser/Aircraft carrier
Displacement	42,000–45,000 tons full load
Length	273 m (896 ft)
Beam	53 m (174 ft) o/a; 31 m (102 ft) w/l;
Draught	10 m (33 ft)
Propulsion	8 turbopressurized boilers, 4 steam turbines (200,000 shp (150,000 kW)), four shafts
Speed	32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph)
Complement	1,200 to 1,600
Armament	See article for variations; 80 to 200 surface-to-air missiles; 2 dual-purpose guns; 8 close-in weapons systems; 10 torpedo tubes;
Aircraft carried	Up to 30, including:; 12 × Yak-38 aircraft; 16 × helicopters;
Aviation facilities	Abbreviated angled aft flight deck

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]

^ Jordan, John (1 April 1992). Soviet Warships, 1945 to the Present. Arms and Armour Press. ISBN 978-1854091178. LCCN 93107387. OCLC 473749103. OL 22267847M.

Class overview
Novorossiysk in 1986
Name	Kiev class
Builders	Chernomorsky Shipyard 444
Operators	Soviet Navy Russian Navy Indian Navy
Preceded by	Moskva class
Succeeded by	Kuznetsov class (Russian Navy) Vikrant class (Indian Navy)
Subclasses	Baku class
Built	1970–1987
In service	1975–1996 2013–present
Completed	4
Active	1
Preserved	2
General characteristics
Type	Aircraft cruiser/Aircraft carrier
Displacement	42,000–45,000 tons full load
Length	273 m (896 ft)
Beam	53 m (174 ft) o/a 31 m (102 ft) w/l
Draught	10 m (33 ft)
Propulsion	8 turbopressurized boilers, 4 steam turbines (200,000 shp (150,000 kW)), four shafts
Speed	32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph)
Complement	1,200 to 1,600
Armament	See article for variations 80 to 200 surface-to-air missiles 2 dual-purpose guns 8 close-in weapons systems 10 torpedo tubes
Aircraft carried	Up to 30, including: 12 × Yak-38 aircraft 16 × helicopters
Aviation facilities	Abbreviated angled aft flight deck