Soviet aircraft carrier Kiev
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This article is about the lead ship of the Soviet Kiev-class aircraft carrier. For other Kiev-class aircraft carriers, see Kiev-class aircraft carrier. For the cancelled helicopter carrier, see Soviet helicopter carrier Kiev. For other ships, see Kiev (ship).
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.
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Ex-Kiev at the Tianjin Binhai theme park on 1 May 2004. | |
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Name | Kiev |
Namesake | Kiev (Kyiv) |
Builder | Chernomorskiy yard, Nikolayev |
Laid down | 21 July 1970 |
Launched | 26 December 1972 |
Commissioned | 28 December 1975 |
Decommissioned | 30 June 1993 |
Fate | Sold to a Chinese company in 1996. Theme park in Tianjin since 1 May 2004. |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Kiev-class aircraft cruiser |
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Length | 273.1 m (896 ft) o/a[1] |
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Draught | 8.95 m (29.4 ft)[1] |
Propulsion | Four shaft geared steam turbines, 140,000 shp (100 MW) |
Speed | 32 kn (59 km/h; 37 mph) |
Range | 13,500 nmi (25,000 km; 15,500 mi) at 18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
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