670:
52:
596:
59:
31:
719:
773:
357:
and escorting battle group departed the Sea of Japan, sailed to the south of
Okinawa and then east across the Pacific. After approximately eight days, the ships turned and headed northwest toward the Kuril Islands, simulating an enemy carrier strike against the Soviet Union. As the
322:
vessel to be built. She was designed to engage in offensive actions as a guided missile cruiser mostly using her deck mounted missiles as well as support anti-submarine and surface actions with her embarked air group.
832:
422:
868:
647:
346:, on 30 September 1975, launched on 24 December 1978, commissioned on 12 September 1982, and decommissioned in June 1993. The third ship in her class, she served in the
858:
640:
873:
853:
633:
374:
exercise notes that "The force was hit by simulated air strikes and probably by submarines firing torpedoes and cruise missiles from 1,120
595:
370:
bombers to their targets, practising the Soviet strategy of bomber launched anti-ship missile warfare. A U.S. Navy description of the
457:
816:
410:
807:
739:
690:
393:
hulk, which had suffered a serious engine room fire two years back, was sold for scrapping, and was broken up in 1997 at
753:
732:
704:
683:
347:
656:
316:
153:
20:
247:
2 × twin SA-N-3 Goblet SAM launchers (72 missiles), 2 × twin 76.2 mm AA guns, 8 × AK-630 30 mm CIWS,
201:
505:
378:
km east of Japan, on 14 April. They came at it with submarines and aircraft--everything they had." The
604:
577:"Haze Gray & Underway Photo Feature: Soviet & Russian Navy - Aviation Cruisers and Carriers"
863:
490:, all Soviet and Russian aircraft carriers are named as aircraft carrying cruisers. In the case of
483:
335:
94:
617:
30:
786:
304:
300:
292:
263:
159:
461:
367:
260:
195:
576:
847:
366:
bombers flew reconnaissance missions near the battle group and helped vector some 20
363:
535:"Project 1143 Kiev (Soviet Armed Forces 1945-1991 Organisation and order of battle)"
724:
383:
312:
84:
778:
675:
398:
308:
273:
269:
625:
362:
approached the islands, about 700 miles (1,100 km) east of Japan, Soviet
276:
98:
487:
339:
553:
343:
534:
394:
594:
382:
made its last voyage in mid-1991 just before the break-up of the
237:
13,500 nautical miles (25,000 km) at 18 knots (33 km/h)
486:
limiting the tonnage of aircraft carriers traveling through the
629:
494:, this accurately reflects the ship's mission and weapons fit.
833:
List of aircraft carriers of Russia and the Soviet Union
423:
List of aircraft carriers of Russia and the Soviet Union
506:"The Transformation of Soviet Maritime Air Operations"
245:
4 × twin SS-N-12 Sandbox SSM launchers (8 missiles),
554:"sci.military.naval FAQ, Part E - Aircraft Carriers"
249:
1 × twin SUW-N-1 FRAS Anti-Submarine Rocket launcher
769:
715:
666:
221:4 shaft geared steam turbines, 140,000 shp
869:Cold War aircraft carriers of the Soviet Union
452:
450:
448:
446:
444:
442:
440:
438:
641:
8:
307:in Russian classification) that served the
648:
634:
626:
19:For other ships with the same name, see
434:
416:(1949–1955), former Italian battleship
25:
859:Ships built at the Black Sea Shipyard
315:from 1982 to 1993. She was the third
48:
7:
529:
527:
460:. Russian-ships.info. Archived from
482:Due to restrictions imposed by the
334:was laid down at the former Soviet
184:273.1 m (896 ft) overall
14:
771:
717:
668:
599:Sailors of the aircraft carrier
57:
50:
29:
16:1978 Kiev-class aircraft carrier
874:Ships built in the Soviet Union
299:) was a conventionally powered
1:
854:Kiev-class aircraft carriers
618:Kiev Class Aircraft Carriers
171:31,900 tons (standard)
890:
194:51.3 m (168 ft)
18:
828:
802:
296:
174:43,220 tons (loaded)
144:
43:
28:
21:Russian ship Novorossiysk
660:-class aircraft carriers
605:Red Banner Pacific Fleet
200:31 m (102 ft)
575:Toppan, Andrew (2003).
552:Toppan, Andrew (2003).
229:32 knots (59 km/h)
213:9.3 m (31 ft)
145:General characteristics
608:
598:
348:Soviet Pacific Fleet
504:Chipman, Donald D.
484:Montreux Convention
609:
464:on 29 October 2014
411:Soviet battleship
336:Black Sea Shipyard
95:Chernomorskiy yard
841:
840:
284:
283:
124:14 September 1982
108:30 September 1975
881:
793:Admiral Gorshkov
777:
775:
774:
755:Admiral Gorshkov
723:
721:
720:
674:
672:
671:
650:
643:
636:
627:
589:
588:
586:
584:
572:
566:
565:
563:
561:
549:
543:
542:
531:
522:
521:
519:
517:
501:
495:
480:
474:
473:
471:
469:
454:
377:
305:aircraft cruiser
301:aircraft carrier
298:
264:fighter aircraft
254:Aircraft carried
160:aircraft cruiser
116:26 December 1978
65:
62:
61:
60:
55:
54:
53:
33:
26:
889:
888:
884:
883:
882:
880:
879:
878:
844:
843:
842:
837:
824:
798:
772:
770:
765:
718:
716:
711:
669:
667:
662:
654:
623:
614:
593:
592:
582:
580:
574:
573:
569:
559:
557:
551:
550:
546:
533:
532:
525:
515:
513:
503:
502:
498:
481:
477:
467:
465:
456:
455:
436:
431:
407:
375:
353:In March 1985,
329:
63:
58:
56:
51:
49:
39:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
887:
885:
877:
876:
871:
866:
861:
856:
846:
845:
839:
838:
836:
835:
829:
826:
825:
823:
822:
813:
803:
800:
799:
797:
796:
783:
781:
767:
766:
764:
763:
751:
744:
737:
729:
727:
713:
712:
710:
709:
702:
695:
688:
680:
678:
664:
663:
655:
653:
652:
645:
638:
630:
621:
620:
613:
612:External links
610:
591:
590:
579:. Hazegray.org
567:
556:. Hazegray.org
544:
523:
496:
475:
458:"Project 1143"
433:
432:
430:
427:
426:
425:
420:
406:
403:
328:
325:
282:
281:
280:
279:
266:
255:
251:
250:
243:
239:
238:
235:
231:
230:
227:
223:
222:
219:
215:
214:
211:
207:
206:
205:
204:
198:
190:
186:
185:
182:
178:
177:
176:
175:
172:
167:
163:
162:
151:
150:Class and type
147:
146:
142:
141:
138:
134:
133:
130:
129:Decommissioned
126:
125:
122:
118:
117:
114:
110:
109:
106:
102:
101:
92:
88:
87:
81:
77:
76:
71:
67:
66:
46:
45:
41:
40:
34:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
886:
875:
872:
870:
867:
865:
862:
860:
857:
855:
852:
851:
849:
834:
831:
830:
827:
821:
819:
815:Followed by:
814:
812:
810:
806:Preceded by:
805:
804:
801:
794:
790:
789:
785:
784:
782:
780:
768:
761:
757:
756:
752:
750:
749:
745:
743:
742:
738:
736:
735:
731:
730:
728:
726:
714:
708:
707:
703:
701:
700:
696:
694:
693:
689:
687:
686:
682:
681:
679:
677:
665:
661:
659:
651:
646:
644:
639:
637:
632:
631:
628:
624:
619:
616:
615:
611:
606:
602:
597:
578:
571:
568:
555:
548:
545:
540:
536:
530:
528:
524:
512:(Summer 1990)
511:
507:
500:
497:
493:
489:
485:
479:
476:
463:
459:
453:
451:
449:
447:
445:
443:
441:
439:
435:
428:
424:
421:
419:
418:Giulio Cesare
415:
414:
409:
408:
404:
402:
400:
396:
392:
387:
385:
381:
373:
372:Novorossisysk
369:
365:
361:
356:
351:
349:
345:
341:
337:
333:
326:
324:
321:
319:
314:
310:
306:
302:
294:
290:
289:
278:
275:
271:
267:
265:
262:
258:
257:
256:
253:
252:
248:
244:
241:
240:
236:
233:
232:
228:
225:
224:
220:
217:
216:
212:
209:
208:
203:
199:
197:
193:
192:
191:
188:
187:
183:
180:
179:
173:
170:
169:
168:
165:
164:
161:
158:
156:
152:
149:
148:
143:
140:Scrapped 1997
139:
136:
135:
131:
128:
127:
123:
120:
119:
115:
112:
111:
107:
104:
103:
100:
96:
93:
90:
89:
86:
82:
79:
78:
75:
72:
69:
68:
47:
42:
37:
32:
27:
22:
817:
808:
792:
788:Vikramaditya
787:
759:
754:
748:Novorossiysk
747:
746:
740:
733:
725:Russian Navy
705:
699:Novorossiysk
698:
697:
691:
684:
657:
622:
601:Novorossiisk
600:
581:. Retrieved
570:
558:. Retrieved
547:
538:
514:. Retrieved
509:
499:
492:Novorossiysk
491:
478:
466:. Retrieved
462:the original
417:
413:Novorossiysk
412:
391:Novorossiysk
390:
389:In 1995 the
388:
384:Soviet Union
380:Novorossiysk
379:
371:
360:Novorossiysk
359:
355:Novorossiysk
354:
352:
332:Novorossiysk
331:
330:
317:
313:Russian Navy
297:Новороссийск
288:Novorossiysk
287:
286:
285:
246:
166:Displacement
154:
132:30 June 1993
121:Commissioned
85:Novorossiysk
74:Novorossiysk
73:
36:Novorossiysk
35:
779:Indian Navy
676:Soviet Navy
583:23 February
560:23 February
468:23 February
399:South Korea
309:Soviet Navy
277:helicopters
274:Kamov Ka-27
270:Kamov Ka-25
864:1978 ships
848:Categories
429:References
218:Propulsion
818:Kuznetsov
234:Endurance
105:Laid down
99:Nikolayev
516:14 March
510:Airpower
488:Bosporus
405:See also
368:Backfire
340:Mykolaiv
311:and the
242:Armament
113:Launched
83:City of
80:Namesake
344:Ukraine
327:History
303:(heavy
293:Russian
261:Yak-38M
210:Draught
91:Builder
44:History
38:in 1986
809:Moskva
776:
722:
673:
607:(1984)
539:ww2.dk
395:Pohang
376:
320:-class
181:Length
157:-class
64:Russia
820:class
811:class
741:Minsk
692:Minsk
226:Speed
791:(ex-
760:Baku
758:(ex-
734:Kiev
706:Baku
685:Kiev
658:Kiev
585:2015
562:2015
518:2018
470:2015
364:Bear
318:Kiev
189:Beam
155:Kiev
137:Fate
70:Name
338:in
272:or
268:20
259:12
202:w/l
196:o/a
850::
603:,
537:.
526:^
508:.
437:^
401:.
397:,
386:.
350:.
342:,
295::
97:,
795:)
762:)
649:e
642:t
635:v
587:.
564:.
541:.
520:.
472:.
291:(
23:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
