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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the fleet aircraft carriers category.
01 / Overview
Kuznetsov-class aircraft carrier
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1985–2019
Quantity
3
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
FLEET AIRCRAFT CARRIERS · COLD WAR
4
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
50
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the fleet aircraft carriers category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎Identification8MOD.8
- Hull ClassificationTAVKR (Heavy aircraft-carrying cruiser)
- Ship TypeAircraft carrier
- Builder / ShipyardChernomorskiy Shipyard 444 (Black Sea Shipyard)
- Laid Down1982
- Launched1985
- Commissioned1991
- Ships in Class3
- In ServiceYes
◈Displacement3MOD.3
- Light Displacement43,000 t
- Standard Displacement53,000 t
- Full Load Displacement58,600 t
▣Dimensions4MOD.4
- Length (overall)305 m
- Length (waterline)270 m
- Beam72 m
- Draft10 m
◇Complement2MOD.2
- Total Complement1,690
- Air Wing Personnel626
◆Propulsion10MOD.10
- PropulsionSteam Turbine
- Arrangement (CODAG/COGAG…)Steam turbines with 8 turbo-pressurised boilers, 4 shafts, 4 fixed-pitch propellers
- Number of Engines4
- Shaft Power149,140 kW
- Shafts / Screws4
- Top Speed55 kn
- Cruise Speed18 kn
- Range8,500
- Endurance45 day
- Nuclear-PoweredNo
▤Gun Armament2MOD.2
- Secondary Guns8 × Kashtan CIWS, 6 × AK-630 CIWS
- CIWSKashtan CIWS, AK-630 CIWS
⬢Missile Armament6MOD.6
- VLS Cells192
- Anti-Ship MissilesP-700 Granit
- Surface-to-Air Missiles3K95 Kinzhal (SA-N-9 Gauntlet)
- Land-Attack Cruise MissilesYes
- Ballistic Missile DefenseNo
- ASW Rocket / MissileNo
▲Underwater Warfare1MOD.1
◎Aviation5MOD.5
- Embarked Helicopters24
- HangarYes
- Flight DeckYes
- Fixed-Wing Aircraft30
- UAV CapabilityNo
◈Sensors & Combat Systems3MOD.3
▣Survivability2MOD.2
- Hull MaterialSteel
- Stealth ShapingNo
◇Fleet Status8MOD.8
- Completed3
- Active2
- Under Construction0
- Planned0
- Cancelled0
- Lost0
- Retired1
- Preserved0
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1985Production started
- 1991Entered service
- 2019Production ended
41
years in service
34
years in production
3
units produced
2
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
05 / MASS Score
FLEET AIRCRAFT CARRIERS RANKING Fleet Aircraft Carriers · Cold War
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
24FLEET AIRCRAFT CARRIERS4COLD WAR · FLEET AIRCRAFT CARRIERS404RUSSIA · ALL WEAPONS49PERFORMANCE/PRICE · FLEET AIRCRAFT CARRIERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theFleet Aircraft Carrierscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE5terms
Anti-Submarine Warfare. Capability to detect, track, and engage submarines.
The upper deck of an aircraft carrier, equipped for aircraft takeoff, landing, and maintenance operations.
Cruise missiles designed to strike land targets from naval platforms, typically launched from ships or submarines.
A mechanical device that converts steam pressure into rotational energy, used to drive shipboard generators or propulsion systems.
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