Admiral Flota Sovetskogo Soyuza Kuznetsov (often just Admiral Kuznetsov) is a heavy aircraft-carrying cruiser — Russia’s only current aircraft carrier and successor to Soviet carrier programs. Its design reflects Soviet naval doctrine, combining carrier aviation with heavy missile armament, hence its classification as a cruiser rather than a Western-style carrier.
In service: 1990s (commissioned in 1995)
Builder: Black Sea Shipyard, Nikolayev (then USSR, now Ukraine)
Named for: Admiral Nikolai G. Kuznetsov, a prominent Soviet naval commander.
📏 Dimensions & Performance
Size & Displacement
Length: ~305–306 m (full deck)
Beam (deck width): ~72 m
Draft: ~10 m
Displacement (full load): ~58,000–59,000 tonnes
Propulsion & Speed
Conventionally powered by steam boilers and turbines, not nuclear.
Power: ~200,000 hp with 4 shafts.
Ships, Submarines and Naval Air Power
Maximum speed: ~29 knots (~54 km/h).
Army Recognition
Range: ~8,500 nautical miles at economical speed.
Wikipedia
Endurance: ~45 days.
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56.7k KirRuyesterday
"Today, 05.01.2026, the heavy aircraft-carrying cruiser of Project 1143.5 "Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Kuznetsov" did not leave repairs."
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2,691 JLaerospaceyesterday
This is brilliant! Great attention to detail, down to the little life rafts on the sides. Very fun to land on as well, 10/10 would do again
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negative price, epic. well i think you fit the standards for the collab you were requesting. this is great, actually too great for my phone to make it work. if you want to do something this big in part count maybe i cant work past 1500 parts more or less.