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The list of aircraft carriers of the Soviet Union and Russia includes all aircraft carriers built by, proposed for, or in service with the naval forces of either the Soviet Union or Russia. Although listed as aircraft carriers, none of them (with the exception of the never-built Ulyanovsk ) is a "true" aircraft carrier ( supercarrier ).
Design study for an aircraft carrier based on the Chapayev-class. Cancelled 1940. [49] 71B 1939 30 600 0 Design study for an aircraft carrier based on the Kronshtadt-class, Cancelled 1939. [48] [49] 72 Aircraft Carrier 1945 28 880 0 Design study, cancelled 1945. [49] 73 73 Minesweeper Vladimir Polukhin-class 1942 15 0
Russian Navy ship names (1 C, 67 P) A. Aircraft carriers of the Russian Navy (2 C, 2 P) Amphibious warfare vessels of the Russian Navy (3 C, 18 P)
Jane's Fighting Ships has noted in one of its 1999-2000 editions that some ships have little capability, but remain flying an ensign so that crews are entitled to be paid. [ 1 ] Jane's Fighting Ships online edition, dated 8 March 2010, added "There are large numbers of most classes 'in reserve', and flying an ensign so that skeleton crews may ...
This is a list of aircraft carriers which are currently in service, under maintenance or refit, in reserve, under construction, or being updated. An aircraft carrier is a warship with a full-length flight deck, hangar and facilities for arming, deploying, and recovering aircraft. [1]
Pages in category "Lists of ships of Russia" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. ... List of aircraft carriers of Russia and the Soviet ...
Vessels which meet the criteria of an aircraft carrier but are named as cruisers (or destroyers, etc.) for political or treaty reasons such as the Russian Kuznetsov-class aircraft carriers or British Invincible-class aircraft carriers are included however.
Kuznetsov-class aircraft carriers are designated as heavy aircraft-carrying cruisers by the Russian Navy because their main strike armament is long-range anti-ship cruise missiles and the air wing is intended for defensive purposes. The flight deck area of the class is 14,700 square metres (158,000 sq ft), and aircraft takeoff is assisted by a ...