Compare aircraft carriers

Nimitz-class and Kuznetsov-class

Name:	Nimitz-class	Kuznetsov-class
Type:	Aircraft carrier	Aircraft carrier
Origin:	USA	Russia
Produced:	1975	1982–1990
Unit cost:	4.5 Billion $	-

Full description:	Description, operators	Description, operators

Specifications

Range:	Unlimited	15,700 km; 9,800 mi
Displacement:	101,600–106,300 t	53,000 – 55,200 t
Aircraft:	85–90	30–40
Speed:	30+ kn (56+ km/h; 35+ mph)	29 kn (54 km/h; 33 mph)

Crew:	5,000	1,500

Displacement

Speed

Aircraft

Dimensions

Length:	332.8 m	305 m
Beam:	76.8 m	72 m
Draft:	11.3 m	11 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

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