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Ulyanovsk (Russian: Улья́новск, IPA: [ʊˈlʲjanəfsk]), Soviet designation Project 1143.7, was a fixed-wing aircraft carrier laid down on 25 November 1988 as the first of a class of Soviet nuclear-powered supercarriers. It was intended for the first time to offer true blue water naval aviation capability for the Soviet Navy.
Project 1807: 1807 Weapons transport 1 BTR-139: 1978 Caspian Flotilla [229] AMGA/Daugava: 1791 Ballistic missile transport 1 Daugava: 1980 Pacific Fleet [230] Dubnyak: 20360 Ammunition transport 2 VTR 79: 2010 Caspian Flotilla Viktor Cherokov: 2016 Black Sea Fleet Project 20181: 20181 Ammunition transport 1 Akademik Kovalyov: 2015 Pacific Fleet
Kirov class (Project 26 and 26-bis) (6 units). These cruisers were classified as light, but possessed 7-inch main calibre (making them heavy cruisers under the original definition of a heavy cruiser as a ship no more than 10,000 long tons with a main battery of more than 6.1-inch (155mm) but no more than 8-inch (203.4mm))
Project 1153 Orel (Russian: Орёл pr: "Or'yol", Eagle) was Soviet Union's planned aircraft carrier class developed in the 1970s to give the Soviet Navy a true blue water aviation capability. The vessel would have about 72,000 tons displacement, a nuclear powered propulsion system and steam catapults for aircraft launch, similar to the ...
The launch of Admiral Kuznetsov, formerly named as Leonid Brezhnev as shown in this image. In October 1978 the Soviet government decided to continue the production of additional Project 1143 (Kiev-class) aircraft carriers, with the fifth vessel built with improved features like catapults and arresting gear. [9]
Volga-Dnepr threatened to move its headquarters from Ulyanovsk at the time, saying that the airline was well known for having "a clear accounting system and good business reputation", and that it would move "from Ulyanovsk in order to preserve these qualities". [14] The dispute was resolved and the airline resumed funding production of the ...
Location; Location: Russia, Krasnodar Krai, Black Sea coast, Tsemes (Novorossiysk) Bay: Coordinates: 1]: UN/LOCODE: RUNVS [2]: Details; Operated by: FSBI ‘Administration of the Black Sea Ports’: Size of harbour: 344 ha (2017) [3]: Land area: 278.12 ha (2017) [3]: No. of berths: 89 of 15626.91 m (2017) [3]: Harbourmaster: Tuzikevick E. V. [4]: Statistics; Annual cargo tonnage: 112.5 mln ...
George H. W. Bush's tenure as the 41st president of the United States began with his inauguration on January 20, 1989, and ended on January 20, 1993. Bush, a Republican from Texas and the incumbent vice president for two terms under President Ronald Reagan, took office following his landslide victory over Democratic nominee Michael Dukakis in the 1988 presidential election.