Compare aircraft carriers

Kiev-class and Kuznetsov-class

Name:	Kiev-class	Kuznetsov-class
Type:	Aircraft carrier	Aircraft carrier
Origin:	Russia	Russia
Produced:	1970	1982–1990
Unit cost:	-	-

Full description:	Description, operators	Description, operators

Specifications

Range:	-	15,700 km; 9,800 mi
Displacement:	42,000-45,000 t	53,000 – 55,200 t
Aircraft:	28	30–40
Speed:	32 kn (59 km/h; 37 mph)	29 kn (54 km/h; 33 mph)

Crew:	1600	1,500

Displacement

Speed

Aircraft

Dimensions

Length:	273 m	305 m
Beam:	53 m	72 m
Draft:	10 m	11 m

Images

Kiev-class

Author: "Novorossijsk Kiev-class 1986" by Unknown - http://www.defenseimagery.mil; VIRIN: DD-ST-86-06695. Licensed under Public Domain via Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Novorossijsk_Kiev-class_1986.jpg#/media/File:Novorossijsk_Kiev-class_1986.jpg License

Kuznetsov-class

Author: "Russian aircraft carrier Kuznetsov" by Not stated. - http://www.defense.gov/photos/newsphoto.aspx?newsphotoid=87. Licensed under Public Domain via Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Russian_aircraft_carrier_Kuznetsov.jpg#/media/File:Russian_aircraft_carrier_Kuznetsov.jpg License