Soviet aircraft carriers

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf aircraft carrier
gptkbp:aircraft fighter jets
helicopters
bombers
gptkbp:armament missiles
anti-aircraft guns
gptkbp:builder Soviet_shipyards
gptkbp:crewSize around 2000 personnel
gptkbp:culturalSignificance films and literature
gptkbp:currentStatus historical artifacts
gptkbp:decommissioned 1990s
gptkbp:design hangar space
multi-role capabilities
large flight deck
Western aircraft carriers
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:finalScore scrapped or preserved
gptkbp:firstPublished 1940s
1990s
gptkbp:helicopterCapacity up to 40 aircraft
gptkbp:historicalContext Cold_War_tensions
post-World_War_II
gptkbp:historicalImpact naval warfare evolution
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Cold_War_naval_strategy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Soviet aircraft carriers
gptkbp:influenceOn gptkb:Russian_Navy
gptkbp:internationalRelations NATO_rivalry
gptkbp:legacy influence on modern naval design
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Kiev-class
gptkb:Admiral_Kuznetsov
gptkbp:notableFeature heavy armor
large displacement
1991 coup attempt
ski-jump ramp
catapult_launch_system
gptkbp:numberBuilt approximately 10
gptkbp:operationalStatus gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:Northern_Fleet
gptkb:Black_Sea_Fleet
logistical support
decommissioned
limited range
crew training
maintenance issues
gptkbp:primaryMission power projection
gptkbp:propulsion conventional
nuclear
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:U.S._aircraft_carriers
gptkbp:retirementYear 1990s
economic constraints
gptkbp:secondaryRole naval aviation
gptkbp:strategicGoals naval dominance
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Russian_aircraft_carriers
gptkbp:supportRole pilot training
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Soviet_Navy