List of aircraft carriers of Russia and the Soviet Union

The list of aircraft carriers of Russia and the Soviet Union includes all aircraft carriers built by, proposed for, or in service with the naval forces of Russia or the Soviet Union.

By name

Listed alphabetically by commissioned name.

* "Admiral Gorshkov" (1982–1996)
* "Admiral Kuznetsov" (1985-Present)
* "Kiev" (1972–1993)
* "Leningrad" (1968–1991)
* "Minsk" (1975–1993)
* "Moskva" (1964–1991)
* "Novorossiysk" (1978–1993)
* "Oryol" (Not commissioned)
* "Ulyanovsk" (Not commissioned,scrapped)
* "Varyag" (Not commissioned, sold to China)

By class

* "Kiev" class
** "Kiev" (1972–1993)
** "Minsk" (1975–1993)
** "Novorossiysk" (1978–1993)
** "Admiral Gorshkov" (1982–1995)
* "'"Admiral Kuznetsov" class
** "Admiral Kuznetsov" (1985-Present)
** "Varyag" (Not commissioned)
* "Moskva" class
** "Moskva" (1964–1991)
** "Leningrad" (1968–1991)
* "Ulyanovsk" class
** "Ulyanovsk" (Not commissioned)

By commissioning date

* 1964: "Moskva"
* 1968: "Leningrad"
* 1972: "Kiev"
* 1975: "Minsk"
* 1978: "Novorossiysk"
* 1982: "Admiral Gorshkov"
* 1985: "Admiral Kuznetsov"

By decommissioning date

* 1991: "Moskva"
* 1991: "Leningrad"
* 1993: "Kiev"
* 1993: "Minsk"
* 1993: "Novorossiysk"
* 1995: "Admiral Gorshkov"
* In service: "Admiral Kuznetsov"

See also

* List of aircraft carriers
* List of aircraft carriers by country
* Project 1153 OREL

External links

* [http://www.paralay.com/atakr.html Perspective aircraft carrier (In Russian)]
* [http://www.brtsis.com/carriers.htm History and Future of Russia`s Aircraft Carriers]
* [http://www.hazegray.org/navhist/carriers/russia.htm Aircraft Carriers]