Description:Listing Ship 1980

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

Type: Heavy Aircraft-Carrying Cruiser

IOC (Soviet Navy): 1978-1991

IOC (Russian Navy): 1991-1994

Deployments:

• Soviet Red Banner Pacific Fleet, 1978-1991.
• Russian Pacific Fleet, 1991-1994.

Fate: Retired due to major accident (details unknown) in 1994. Sold in 1995, and eventually became the integral part of the 'Minsk World' theme park in Shenzhen, China, where she resides to this day.

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.