Admiral Kuznetsov Carrier

Kuznetsov Class VTOL Aircraft Carrier

Russian Designation:

TAKR (Tyazholy Avianosny Kreyser)
(Heavy aircraft carrying cruiser)

Manufacturer: (3)

Nikolayev South Shipyard

Role:

Aircraft Carrier

Year Adopted: (1)(2)

1st Laid Down:

2nd Laid Down:

Launched:

Commissioned:

Fully Operational:

1983

1985

1965

1991

1995

Number in Class: (1)

2 Ships*

*One sold to China

Displacement: (1)

Standard:

Full Load:

55,000 Tons

65,000 Tons

Operational Status (2016): (1)

Russian Federation - Still in active service with Northern Fleet

China - In use as training carrier.

Armament: (1)(2)

12x SS-N-19 'Shipwreck' (P-700) SSM
12x Vertical Launch SA-N-9 'Gauntlet' SAMs
8x CADS-1 CIWS with SA-N-11 'Grison' missiles
6x AK-630 30mm/54 cal Gatling close-in defense guns.
2x RPK-5 Liven ASW rocket launchers

Sensor Suite (2)

Radars:

Sonars:

Electronic Warfare Systems:

3x 'Palm Frond' navigational / surface search radars

2x 'Strut Pair' 2-D air search radars

1x 'Sky Watch' 3-D air search radar (in 4 arrays)

1x 'Top Plate'-B 3-D air search

4x 'Cross Sword' Fire Control System Radar

8x 'Hot Flash' CIWS Fire Control System Radar

1x 'Horse Jaw' Hull Mounted Low Frequency

1x 'Cake Stand' TACAN

8x 'Wine Glass'

4x 'Flat Track'

4x 'Bell Push'

4x 'Bell Knip'

3x 'Cross Loop'-D,-F

Decoy Systems: (2)

2x PK-2 Decoy Rocket Launchers

10x KT-216 Decoy Rocket Launchers

Engine: (1)(2)

TV12-4 turbines, 8 turbo-pressurized boilers delivering 200,000 hp (150,000 kw) to four shafts.

Crew: (1)

1,993 ships crewmen (+626 aviation personnel)

Length: (1)(2)

304.5 meters

(999 feet)

Draught: (1)

9.1 meters

(29 feet, 11 inches )

Beam: (1) (2)

70.3 meters

(230 feet, 8 inches)

Speed: (2)

Maximum:

Sustained:

32 knots

30 knots

Range: (2)

13,000 nm @ 18 knots

Flight Deck (2)

Length:

Width:


68.5 meters	(224 feet 9 inches)
39.7 meters	(130 feet, 3 inches)

Aircraft: (2)

20x Su-33 Flanker-D
16x Ka-28 'Helix-A' and 'Helix-C 'ASW Helicopter