Compare aircraft carriers

Kiev-class and Nimitz-class

Name:	Kiev-class	Nimitz-class
Type:	Aircraft carrier	Aircraft carrier
Origin:	Russia	USA
Produced:	1970	1975
Unit cost:	-	4.5 Billion $

Full description:	Description, operators	Description, operators

Specifications

Range:	-	Unlimited
Displacement:	42,000-45,000 t	101,600–106,300 t
Aircraft:	28	85–90
Speed:	32 kn (59 km/h; 37 mph)	30+ kn (56+ km/h; 35+ mph)

Crew:	1600	5,000

Displacement

Speed

Aircraft

Dimensions

Length:	273 m	332.8 m
Beam:	53 m	76.8 m
Draft:	10 m	11.3 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

Nimitz-class

Author: "USS Nimitz in Victoria Canada 036" by Unknown - Resized and recompressed version of [1] from Nimitz's offical site (has several more images.). Licensed under Public Domain via Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:USS_Nimitz_in_Victoria_Canada_036.jpg#/media/File:USS_Nimitz_in_Victoria_Canada_036.jpg License