Admiral Kuznetsov the only aircraft carrier in the Russian Navy
Writing by Tolip on Friday, 28 of September , 2007 at 10:55 pm
Launched in 1985 but fully operational 10 years later, the Admiral Kuznetsov is the only aircraft carrier in the Russian Navy.Under the name Project 1143.5 or Orel Class, the Kuznetsov was constructed at Nikolayev South Shipyard on the Black Sea in the Ukraine. Construction began September 1st 1982 and the ship was laid down in 1983.Only 71% complete by summer 1989 the ship has undergone major maintenance and refits to return to the Northern Fleet.
A second vessel of the Kuznetsov Class heavy aircraft carrier was launched in 1988, the Varyag.It was never commissioned by the Soviet Navy and it was later sold to the People’s Republic of China by the Ukraine. Under the agreement the Varyag was never to be fitted for combat.
Unlike western aircraft carriers, the Kuznetsov is not fitted with a catapult system. It relies on a ski-jump at the end of the deck angled at 12° to send the planes in the air. Aircraft take off with a light payload of air-to-air missiles and leave the deck at a speed greater than stall speed at a high angle of attack. The lack of a catapult launch system greatly limits the payload of carrier based aircraft, a fully loaded aircraft not being able to accelerate above stall speed.
On board the Admiral Kuznetsov the following aircraft are based: 17 aircraft as follows: 12 Sukhoi Su-33s, 5 Sukhoi Su-25 UTG/UBP, as well as 24 helicopters: 4 Kamov Ka-27LD32, 18 Kamov Ka-27PLO and 2 Kamov Ka-27S.
Specifications
Crew 1,960
Aircrew 626
flagship staff 40
Dimensions
Length 302.3 m
length at waterline 270 m
Beam 72.3 m
beam at waterline 35.4 m
Draft 9.14 m
Displacement
standard displacement 43,000 tons
full load displacement 55,000 tons
maximum displacement 58,600 tons
Propulsion
steam turbine quantity 2 x 50,000 horsepower
Boilers 8
Propellers 4 fixed pitch propellers
generating capacity turbogenerators 9 x 1,500 kW
generating capacity diesel generators quantity 2 x 50,000 horsepower 6 x 1,500 kW
Performance
full speed 29 knots
range at maximum speed 3,850 miles at 29 knots
maximum range speed 18 knots
maximum range 8,500 miles at 18 knots
Endurance 45 days
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