List of aircraft carriers of Russia and the Soviet Union
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. Specifically, they were ASW helicopter equipped ships or aircraft cruisers, including the FADMSU Kuznetsov, the only carrier still in service with the Russian Navy.
| 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 and then hotel.[1] |
| Minsk | Kiev class | Aircraft cruiser | 1978 | 1993 | Sold initially for scrap. Re-sold to China as museum piece.[2] |
| Novorossiysk | Kiev class | Aircraft cruiser | 1982 | 1993 | Scrapped in 1997 in Pohang South Korea. |
| 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.[3] |
| Admiral Flota Sovetskogo Soyuza Kuznetsov | Admiral Kuznetsov | Aircraft cruiser | 1990 | In service with the Russian Navy. | |
| Varyag | Admiral Kuznetsov | Aircraft cruiser | 2012 | Launched 1988, construction stopped 1992; hull sold by Ukraine to China. Completed 2012 as Liaoning.[4] | |
| Ulyanovsk | Ulyanovsk | supercarrier | Keel laid 1988, stopped 1991, scrapped 1992. |
See also
- List of aircraft carriers
- List of aircraft carriers in service
- List of aircraft carriers by country
- Timeline for aircraft carrier service
- List of aircraft carriers by configuration
- List of aircraft carriers of the United States Navy
- List of aircraft carriers of the Royal Navy
- List of German aircraft carriers
- Ships of the People's Liberation Army Navy
- List of ships of the Japanese Navy
- List of current French Navy ships
- List of active Spanish Navy ships
- List of Canadian Navy ships
- List of Italian Navy ships
- Ships of the Indian Navy
- list of aircraft carriers of the United States Navy
- list of aircraft carrier classes of the United States Navy
References
- ↑ Nassef, Ghada (19 August 2011), China turns aircraft carrier into a luxury hotel, BBC News, retrieved 2012-02-18
- ↑ Former Soviet aircraft carrier sold in China for $16mln, RIA Novosti, 31 May 2006, retrieved 2012-02-18
- ↑ Russia Delays INS Vikramaditya (Adm Gorshkov) Delivery Till 2012, India Defence, 11 November 2008, retrieved 2012-02-18
- ↑ "China's First Carrier". Int. Bus. Times. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
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