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Kiev (Russian: Киев) 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.
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 ...
Minsk (Russian: Минск) is an aircraft carrier (heavy aircraft cruiser in Russian classification) [a] that served the Soviet Navy and the Russian Navy from 1978 to 1994. She was the second Kiev-class vessel to be built. From 2000 to 2016 she was a theme park known as Minsk World in Shatoujiao, Yantian, Shenzhen, China.
The aircraft carrier was moved to Zhoushan for repairs, after which it will be moved to another theme park in Nantong, Jiangsu. [2] On 16 August 2024, the ship caught fire during further refit work in Nantong. Although the fire could be extinguished, the future of the ship as a centerpiece of another theme park became uncertain. [4] [5] [6]
Kiev: Aircraft carrier VTOL: 1975–1993 Currently an attraction at Tianjin Binhai theme park in China Kitkun Bay US Navy: CVE-71 Casablanca: Escort carrier CATOBAR: 1943–1946 Kitty Hawk US Navy: CV-63 Kitty Hawk: Supercarrier CATOBAR: 1961–2009 Kremlin Soviet Navy: Ulyanovsk: Supercarrier — Renamed Ulyanovsk before construction began ...
Kiev-class aircraft carriers of the Indian Navy (1 P) Pages in category "Kiev-class aircraft carriers" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
Helicopter carrier 1969 1991 Kiev: Kiev class: Aircraft cruiser: 1975 1993 Sold to Chinese company. Converted to military theme park, then hotel. [1] Minsk: Kiev class: Aircraft cruiser 1978 1993 Sold initially for scrap. Re-sold to China as museum piece. [citation needed] Novorossiysk: Kiev class: Aircraft cruiser 1982 1993 Scrapped in 1997 in ...
Patriot Park (Russian: Парк «Патриот») is a theme park in Kubinka, Russia, that is themed around equipment of the Russian military and the Soviet Union's victory in World War II. The park, which officially opened in 2016, [ 1 ] is designed around a military theme, and includes interactive exhibits with military equipment (including ...