Compare aircraft carriers

Kiev-class and Wasp-class

Name:	Kiev-class	Wasp-class
Type:	Aircraft carrier	Landing helicopter dock, amphibious assault ships
Origin:	Russia	USA
Produced:	1970	1989
Unit cost:	-	750 million $

Full description:	Description, operators	Description, operators

Specifications

Range:	-	17,600 km; 10,900 mi
Displacement:	42,000-45,000 t	40,500 t
Aircraft:	28	70
Speed:	32 kn (59 km/h; 37 mph)	22 kn (41 km/h; 25 mph)

Crew:	1600	3100

Displacement

Speed

Aircraft

Dimensions

Length:	273 m	253.2 m
Beam:	53 m	31.8 m
Draft:	10 m	8.1 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

Wasp-class

Author: US Navy 070221-N-6482W-221 A CH-53E Licensed under Public Domain http://www.navy.mil/management/photodb/photos/070221-N-6482W-221.jpg License