Description:Listing Ship 150

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Class: Kiev [Project 1143 Krechyet (tr. "Gyrfalcon")]

Type: Heavy Aircraft-Carrying Cruiser

IOC (Soviet Navy): 1975-1991

IOC (Russian Navy): 1991-1993

Deployments:

  • Soviet Red Banner Northern Fleet, 1975-1989.
  • In reserve, 1989-1993.

Fate: Sold to China in 1996, becoming a military theme park attraction in Tianjin in 2004. Being used as a luxury floating hotel as of 2011. Aircraft Complement:

A typical Soviet carrier wing would consist of:

  • 10x Ka-25BSh Hormone A or Ka-27PL Helix A ASW helicopters.
  • 4x Ka-25Ts Hormone B OTH reconnaissance helicopters.
  • 2x Ka-25PS Hormone C or Ka-27PS Helix D SAR helicopters.
  • 10-22x Yak-38 Forger VTOL attack aircraft.
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