Kiev-class aircraft carrier

	Novorossiysk in 1986
Class overview
Name	Kiev class
Builders	Chernomorsky Shipyard 444
Operators	Soviet Navy; Russian Navy; Indian Navy;
Preceded by	Moskva class
Succeeded by	Kuznetsov class (Russian Navy); Vikrant class (Indian Navy);
Subclasses	Baku class
Built	1970–1987
In service	1975–1996; 2013–present;
Completed	4
Active	1
Preserved	2
General characteristics
Type	Aircraft cruiser/Aircraft carrier
Displacement	42,000–45,000 tons full load
Length	273 m (896 ft)
Beam	53 m (174 ft) o/a; 31 m (102 ft) w/l;
Draught	10 m (33 ft)
Propulsion	8 turbopressurized boilers, 4 steam turbines (200,000 shp (150,000 kW)), four shafts
Speed	32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph)
Complement	1,200 to 1,600
Armament	See article for variations; 80 to 200 surface-to-air missiles; 2 dual-purpose guns; 8 close-in weapons systems; 10 torpedo tubes;
Aircraft carried	Up to 30, including:; 12 × Yak-38 aircraft; 16 × helicopters;
Aviation facilities	Abbreviated angled aft flight deck

The Kiev class, Soviet designation Project 1143 Krechyet (gyrfalcon), was the first class of fixed-wing aircraft carriers (heavy aircraft cruiser in Soviet classification) built in the Soviet Union for the Soviet Navy.

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