Compare aircraft carriers

Nimitz-class and Kiev-class

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

Full description:	Description, operators	Description, operators

Specifications

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

Crew:	5,000	1600

Displacement

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Dimensions

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

Images

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

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