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List of aircraft carriers of Russia and the Soviet Union

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The list of aircraft carriers of the Soviet Union and Russia includes all aircraft carriers built by, proposed for, or in service with the naval forces of either the Soviet Union or Russia. Although listed as aircraft carriers, none of them (with the exception of the never-built Ulyanovsk) is a "true" aircraft carrier (supercarrier). Specifically, they were all ASW helicopter carriers or aircraft cruisers, including the Admiral Kuznetsov, the only carrier still in service with the Russian Navy. Russia is currently considering building a supercarrier, code-named Project Shtorm. All completed aircraft carriers of Soviet and Russian navy have been built by Ukrainian shipyards in city of Mykolaiv.

Name Class Type Comm­ission Decomm­issioned Notes
Moskva Moskva class Helicopter carrier 1967 1996
Leningrad Moskva class Helicopter carrier 1969 1991
Kiev Kiev class Aircraft cruiser 1975 1993 Sold to Chinese company. Converted to military theme park, then hotel.[1]
Minsk Kiev class Aircraft cruiser 1978 1993 Sold initially for scrap. Re-sold to China as museum piece.[citation needed]
Novorossiysk Kiev class Aircraft cruiser 1982 1993 Scrapped in 1997 in Pohang, South Korea.[citation needed]
Admiral Flota Sovetskogo Soyuza Gorshkov (Baku till 1991) Kiev class (modified) Aircraft cruiser 1987 1996 Modified, rebuilt and sold to India. Re-commissioned 2013 as INS Vikramaditya.[2]
Admiral Flota Sovetskogo Soyuza Kuznetsov Admiral Kuznetsov Aircraft cruiser 1990 In service with the Russian Navy. Under reconstruction.
Varyag Admiral Kuznetsov Aircraft cruiser 2012 Launched 1988, construction stopped 1992; hull sold by Ukraine to China. Completed 2012 as Liaoning.[3]
Ulyanovsk Ulyanovsk Supercarrier Keel laid 1988, stopped 1991, scrapped 1992.

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References

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  1. ^ Nassef, Ghada (19 August 2011). "China turns aircraft carrier into a luxury hotel". BBC News. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
  2. ^ "Russia Delays INS Vikramaditya (Adm Gorshkov) Delivery Till 2012". India Defence. 11 November 2008. Archived from the original on 18 December 2008. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
  3. ^ Krishnamoorthy, Nandini (15 November 2016). "China says first aircraft carrier now ready to 'fight against enemies'". International Business Times. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
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