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KIEV class

Country of Origin: Russia


 0 KIEV Class AIRCRAFT CARRIER (CV) (Russian CHESKOYE AVIONOSNYY KREYSER (TAKR))

 Name              Launched         Completed         Status
 KIEV              Dec. 31, 1972    May 1975          Stricken
 MINSK             Dec. 1972        Feb. 1978         Stricken
 NOVOROSSIYSK      Dec. 4, 1978     Sept. 1982        Stricken

These ships were the first Soviet ships to be built with a full flight deck. Construction of this class was probably approved in the five-year plan...

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