The history of the aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov. Aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov. Incidents at the admiral kuznetsov tavkr
Heavy aircraft-carrying cruiser, Project 11435. The design of Project 11435 was started by the Nevsky Design Bureau (Leningrad) on the basis of R&D "Order" (see below) and using the groundwork for R&D of the aircraft carrier (see below) in 1978. The first version of the project is the preliminary project "improved project 1143" (see below). Development of technical proposal completed in April 1978. Five variants of the ship were considered in terms of armament, power plants, and a variant that was minimally different from Project 1143 was proposed (preliminary project "improved Project 1143" - option 2 - see below).
The ceremony of acceptance of the aircraft carrier "Liaoning" into the Chinese Navy, Dalyan, September 23, 2012 (http://forums.airbase.ru, source - http://weibo.com).
Aircraft-carrying cruiser pr.11435 "Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Kuznetsov" at the parade on Navy Day in Severomorsk, July 29, 2012 (photo - Denis Nemetovsky, http://fotki.yandex.ru/users/den-n1977).
Aircraft carrier "Shi Lang" - former "Varyag" pr.11436, China, 2012 (http://www.china-defense-mashup.com).
Artistic representation of the future first Chinese aircraft carrier "Shi Lang" - the former "Varyag" pr.11436 (from the mpleio archive, http://www.militaryphotos.net).
Aircraft-carrying cruiser pr.11435 "Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Kuznetsov" in circulation, probably 2011-2012. (http://military-photos.livejournal.com).
The aircraft carrier "Shi Lang" on sea trials in the Yellow Sea, 100 km southeast of Dalian, December 8, 2011 (http://digitalglobe.com).
Heavy aircraft-carrying cruiser pr.11435 "Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Kuznetsov" parked in Severomorsk (http://forums.airbase.ru).
The decree of the Council of Ministers of the USSR dated 10/13/1978 instructed the USSR Ministry of Defense to issue a TTZ for the ship pr. 11435, and technical project s in 1979-1980 The construction of a series of ships on Project 11435 was supposed to be carried out during 1981-1990. on the slipway "O" of the plant in Nikolaev. The chief designer of the project at the initial stage was O. P. Efimov, from the end of 1979 - V. F. Anikiev. Preliminary design approved by the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy S.G. Gorshkov in November 1979 (see sketch pr. 11435). At the beginning of 1980, the Minister of Defense D.F. Ustinov signed a directive of the General Staff (N.V. Ogarkov, N.N. Amelko), which demanded to change Project 11435 (see project 11435 Ustinov-Amelko). According to the plan for 1981-1990, approved in March 1980, the design time was postponed by two years, and construction - to 1986-1991. The draft contract for the construction of the lead ship of the CVD in Nikolaev was received on March 14, 1980. In April 1980, the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy S.G. Gorshkov approved the TTZ for the NPKB design studies in order to implement the directive of the Minister of Defense on changing the project. On July 23, 1980, a decision was issued by the SME, MAP, Navy and Air Force, which the development of Project 11435, by order of the Council of Ministers of the USSR dated 10/13/1978, was recognized as completed.
The use of aviation on the new TAKR project was worked out by decree of the Council of Ministers of the USSR dated March 26, 1980 (on the basis of this decree, the construction contract of 03/14/1980 was terminated). In November 1980, TsNIIVK corrected the TTZ for Project 11435 (see Project 11435 TsNIIVK). At the end of 1980, it was decided to lay down the second ship, Project 1143.4, while maintaining the dimensions and main performance characteristics instead of Project 11435. In February 1981, the Ministries of Shipbuilding and Aviation Industry developed proposals for the improvement of Project 1143.4., Which in April were transformed into an abbreviated technical project 1143.42 (see below), which was submitted for study by the NPKB. On March 3, 1981, from the Main Directorate of Shipbuilding of the Navy, the plant in Nikolaev received a contract for the construction of order No. 105 (serial number). In September 1981, it was possible to achieve a decision by the Minister of Defense to increase the displacement by 10,000 tons. After that, the Navy requested to change the project for anti-ship missiles "" with an increase in the air wing to 50 aircraft with takeoff using a springboard and without a catapult (see Project 1143.42 MO below).
In the process of modernization of the building berth "O" and the entire shipyard, it was decided to combine the developments on pr. 1143.42 and pr. 11435. The adjustment of the projects was completed in March 1982. The new pr.11435 (final technical design) at the suggestion of the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy S.G. Gorshkov was adopted by decree of the Council of Ministers of the USSR No. 392-10 of May 7, 1982 and September 1, 1982 a ship called "Riga" was laid on the slipway "O" of the plant in Nikolaev. In November 1982 the ship was renamed to "Leonid Brezhnev" and in December they began assembling the first hull block of the new ship. The first block was lifted onto the slipway on February 22, 1983. For the first time in the USSR, the hull was assembled from 24 structural blocks (blocks length - 32 m, width - hull width, height - about 13 m, weight - 1400-1700 tons) and a superstructure block. Power equipment was ordered for the ship with delivery in 1983-1984. As a result, the installation of equipment was carried out on an already partially finished hull, which forced the decks to be opened and significantly slowed down the construction. In 1983, the Council of Ministers of the USSR made a decision to build a second ship, project 11435, and in January 1984, a contract for its construction was received from the Navy's Main Directorate of the Navy. The first publication of photographs of the aircraft carrier "Leonid Brezhnev" was noted in 1984 in the French journal Science et Vie (satellite photos). The readiness of the ship No. 105 in March 1984 was 13%, in December 1984 - 20%. The formation of the hull of order 105 was completed in March 1985. The ship's readiness as of May 1, 1985 is 26.4%.
The descent of the first aircraft carrier pr. 11435 "Leonid Brezhnev" (launch weight - 29,000-32,000 tons according to various sources, readiness 35.8%) took place December 4, 1985 at the same time (after 20 minutes) the second ship of Project 11435 was laid down - "Riga", factory # 106 (according to some sources - the second ship was laid down according to Project 1143.6). In the spring of 1986 P.A. Sokolov was appointed chief designer of pr. 11455. In the summer of 1987, the aircraft carrier "Leonid Brezhnev" was renamed into "Tbilisi"... The ship's readiness according to the results of 1987 was 55-57% (15% lag behind the plan due to the fault of the suppliers of equipment and systems complexes). November 25, 1988 the second ship of Project 11435 was launched and the laying of the ship of the project took place (nuclear-powered heavy aircraft-carrying cruiser "Ulyanovsk"). The readiness of the ship No. 105 according to the results of 1988 was 70%, January 1989 - 71%, the cost of the already built ship was 522 million rubles with a shortage of supplies in the amount of 195 million rubles (total - 717 million rubles at 1988-1989 prices yy). The ship's readiness at the end of March 1989 was 75%. In the spring of 1989 LV Belov was appointed chief designer and mooring trials of "Tbilisi" began (06/07/1989 - 05/25/1990). July 1989 - order readiness 105 - 80.05% (against the plan 76.6%), about 50% of radio-electronic systems and equipment were delivered to the ship. The bulk of the systems were received by the plant in the summer and autumn of 1989.
The first sailing of order 105 took place on October 20, 1989 (the sailing was completed on November 25, 1989) - the sailing of an unprepared ship was allowed by a joint decision of the ICP, MAP, Navy and Air Force without docking, without magnetic processing, without part of the equipment, but ready to work with an air wing. Flight design tests in cooperation with the air wing began in the fall of 1989. The first landing on the deck of the "Tbilisi" November 1, 1989 completed the Su-27K aircraft. on the same day, the first takeoff of the aircraft from its deck (MiG-29K) took place. equipping the ship with weapons systems (the last ZRAK "Kortik" module) and REO (MP-407 subsystem of the "Sozvezdie" electronic warfare system) was completed in February 1990.
Factory sea trials took place from May 28 (May 25, according to other data - Makarov) to July 31, 1990. In August 1990, the aircraft carrier "Riga" was renamed into "Varangian", and on October 4, 1990 "Tbilisi" was renamed to. On September 29, 1990, the ship returned to the plant for revision of mechanisms and final finishing - during the first stage of testing, the ship covered 16,200 miles, 454 flights of the aircraft were performed from the deck, and no Granit missiles were launched. State tests of "Admiral Kuznetsev" completed December 25, 1990 and the ship became part of the Navy. Tests of the aircraft carrier and aircraft in the Black Sea Fleet continued until the end of 1991, after which the ship transferred to the Northern Fleet and on January 20, 1992 became part of it. In November 1991, the Russian Navy suspended payments to the Black Sea Shipbuilding Plant (Nikolaev) necessary for the construction of the Varyag aircraft carrier (readiness 67-75% according to various estimates) and (readiness about 20%). In 1995, "Varyag" was excluded from the Russian Navy and transferred to a construction plant against the debts of the RF Ministry of Defense, after which it was sold in Macau (April 1998, the buyer is a company from Macau Chong Lot Travel Agency Ltd, price $ 20 million) and eventually ended up in China, where it is being completed as an aircraft carrier (2002).
Project 11435 development
| Project | Year | Description | Technical specifications | Waterism. | Wing | Armament |
| Improved project 1143 | 1978 | Nevskoe PKB, 5 project options | 1 catapult, aerofinishers, emergency barrier, KTU or AEU | 59,000 - 65,000 t | there is no data | 12 anti-ship missiles "Granit", etc. |
| Improved project 1143 option 2 | 1978 | Nevskoe PKB | 2 catapults, flight deck and hangar 1.6 and 1.3 times more than Project 1143 | 55000-59000 t | 42 aircraft (14 Ka-25, 18 Su-27K or 28 MiG-29K (Su-25K) or 16 VTOL Yak-41 and 12 MiG-29K (Su-25K)) | without anti-ship missiles |
| Project 11435 outline | 1979 | Nevskoe PKB | 2 catapults, in terms of dimensions, the ship should be able to dock in the Northern Dock of the Sevmorzavod without reconstruction of the enterprise | 65,000 t | 52 aircraft (14 Su-27K, 16 Yak-41 and 22 Ka-27 helicopters) | 12 anti-ship missiles "Granit", etc. |
| Project 11435 Ustinov-Amelko | 1980 | MO requirements | springboard instead of catapults, KTU pr.1143.4 or AEU pr.1144 | 55,000 t | 46 aircraft of the Yak-41 type | 12 anti-ship missiles "Granit", etc. |
| Project 11435 TsNIIVK | adjustment TTZ TsNIIVK | backup catapult, reducing the structural protection of the hull and the stock of aviation fuel | 55,000 t | 46 short and vertical take-off aircraft (Yak-41), in the future Su-27K and AWACS aircraft | 12 anti-ship missiles "Granit", etc. | |
| Project 114342 | 1981 | SMEs and MAP | second ship of Project 1143.4, increase in flight deck, with catapult | 45400-55000 t | 40 aircraft (Su-27K, Yak-41, AWACS aircraft, etc.) | 6 x 2 anti-ship missiles "Basalt", etc. |
| Project 114342 MO | 1981 | MO decision | springboard, no catapult | 55000-65000 t | 50 aircraft | 12 anti-ship missiles "Granit", etc. |
Design- the body of the aircraft carrier consists of 24 blocks weighing 1700 tons. The hull was assembled on the slipway "0" of the shipyard in Nikolaev using two "Kane" cranes (Finland) with a lifting capacity of 900 tons each. On the hull of the aircraft carrier, a radio-absorbing coating was used (the effectiveness of which is being questioned by the builders of the ship - Makarov).
The hull of the ship can be conditionally divided into 27 floors
The total number of premises - 3857 pieces
The number of rooms with thermal insulation - 2426 pieces
Cabins of four classes - 387 pcs
Tambours - 445 pcs.
Fan - 370 pcs
Cubricks - 134 pcs
Storerooms - 120 pcs
Shower rooms - 50 pcs.
Canteen - 6 pieces
Corridors - 6000 m
Electrical distribution devices - 5000 pcs.
Pipelines - 12,000 km
Electric cables - 4100 km
Propulsion system- boiler and turbine, 8 steam boilers of a new type, 4 GTZA TV-12-4 with a total capacity of 200,000 hp. produced by the Kirovsky plant (Leningrad). Propeller - 4 fixed pitch propellers.
Energy- turbine generators produced by the Kaluga Tubrin Plant, 9 units with a capacity of 1500 kW + 6 diesel generators (1500 kW each) (total 22500 kW).
TTX of the ship:
Crew - 1,533 people without the wing (including 196 officers and 210 warrant officers), 626 people - the composition of the wing.
Length - 304.5 m
Waterline length - 270 m
Waterline width - 38 m
Flight deck width - 72 m
Draft - 10.5 m
Take-off ramp slope - 15 degrees.
The height of the springboard edge above the waterline at full displacement is 28 m
Hangar dimensions - 183 x 29.4 x 7.5 m
Flight deck area:
14300 sq.m. - Project 11435 sketch
10800 sq.m - Project 114342
14800 sq.m - Project 11435
Deck covering - silicon carbide refractory composition
Displacement standard - 43000-46000 tons (according to various sources)
Full displacement - 55000-59000 tons (according to various sources)
Maximum displacement - 65000-67500 tons (according to various sources)
Maximum speed - 32 knots
Full speed:
29 knots - Project 11435
28 knots - Project 1143 outline
30 knots - Project 114342
Economic speed - 18 knots
Travel range:
7000 miles at a speed of 18 knots - Project 11435 outline, Project 114342
- more than 8000 miles at a speed of 18 knots - Project 11435 (9000 miles according to other data)
3850 miles @ 29 knots
Autonomy for stocks - 45 days
Armament:
Superstructure of the aircraft-carrying cruiser pr.11435 "Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Kuznetsov". The Navy Day parade in Severomorsk, 07/29/2012 (photo - Denis Nemetovsky, http://fotki.yandex.ru/users/den-n1977).
| Project 11435"Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Kuznetsov" | Project 11436 "Varyag" | Project 11435M | |
| BIUS | "Lesorub-4342" - collecting, processing, storing and displaying information in the framework of ensuring the flagship functions of a formation consisting of nine surface ships. Production - NPO Mars, Ulyanovsk. | "Lumberjack-4342" | "Sigma" |
| Information Exchange System (SOI) | "Tee" (production - NPO "Mars", Ulyanovsk). Provided information exchange between BIUS, weapon systems, radar and other consumers and sources. | ||
| Remote target designation complex | MCRC "Coral-BN" | there is no data | |
| Air target detection radar | complex "Mars-Passat" with 4 HEADLIGHTS / SKY WATCH, developed by the Scientific Research Institute "Quant" (Kiev), tracking up to 120 air targets (according to the project, not achieved during the tests), in a semi-automatic mode, according to the plan, the system was supposed to accompany from 16 to 30 targets, which was also not achieved by 1989. Working hours in semi-automatic mode at the test stage did not allow intercepting aircraft. The delivery of equipment to the ship under construction did not take place according to plan (1986) and was shifted to 1988-1989. | "Forum" | |
| Radar detection of surface targets and low-flying targets | MR-360 "Tackle" (2 pcs) - radar for detecting small-sized low-flying targets of the "cruise missile" type with low RCS, at altitudes up to 100 m, at a distance of up to 33.7 km, with the possibility of automatic tracking of targets, determining the parameters of movement, generation and the issuance of target designation data for 15 air defense missile carriers and ships of the formation. The delivery of equipment to the ship under construction was completed after 1986 (plan) and shifted to 1988-1989. | MP-650 "Boletus" | |
| General detection radar | MR-750 "Fregat-MA" / "Fregat-M2" three-coordinate anti-jamming radar, tracking up to 80 air targets, processing information and transmitting information to the BIUS was carried out by the computer of the "Mars-Passat" complex. During the construction phase, it was planned to use the "Poima" computing subsystem. | "Fregat-MAT" (2 pieces) | |
| Electronic warfare system | "Cantata-M" / "Cantata-11435" (according to the project), in December 1984, the military-industrial complex of the USSR Council of Ministers decided to replace the "Cantata" complex with new complex TK-146 "Sozvezdie-BR" (development and production - Taganrog Research Institute of Communications of the USSR Ministry of Radio Industry, the decision was approved in 1986). Completion of the complex at the end of March 1989 - 43% (installation began in the fall of 1987). The installation of electronic warfare systems was completed not earlier than 1990 (or later). The complex is equipped with 2 computers. which exchanged data in both directions with the ship's BIUS. The software was not available as of July 1989. As of 02/01/1990, 12 out of 27 posts of the complex were handed over to state tests for adjustment, 47 out of 69 antennas were not connected (due to the unavailability of the complex and short supply of components), software not ready, downhole waveguide sections of the TK-146 equipment have not been supplied, adjustment work has not begun. All subsystems of the complex were delivered to the ship and installed by April 7, 1990. In May-June 1990, the software was to be delivered. Subsystems (total 8 pcs): | TK-146 "Constellation-BR" | |
| Navigation radar | MR-212/201 "Vaygach-U" (2 pcs), "Nayada-M" | there is no data | |
| GAK | MGK-355TA "Polynom-T", MGK-365 "Zvezda" | there is no data | |
| Gus | Anti-sabotage MG-717 "Amulet", OVSRZ "Altyn", sonar MG-35 "Shtil" | there is no data | |
| Navigation complex | "Baseur" with the optical subsystem "Chacon" (2 sets were not supplied as of 01.02.1990). Production - NPO "Nord" (Baku). | there is no data | |
| Communication complex | "Buran-2" with a subsystem of automatic data transmission to and from the aircraft "Priem-K" | there is no data | |
| Space communication complex | Space communication system "Kristall-BK" / LOW BALL (2 antenna posts) | there is no data | |
| Aircraft support equipment | Radio engineering complex "Resistor" - providing short-range aircraft navigation, flight control, approach and landing. The complex was developed by PO "Polet" (Chelyabinsk), chief designer A.M. Breigin. In the future, the system was supposed to provide automatic landing of the aircraft on the ship. The delivery of equipment to the ship under construction was completed after 1986 (plan) and shifted to 1988-1989. Su-27K aircraft were fitted with an A-380 resistor-onboard unit (as of July 1989, the module software was absent, which did not allow automating the Su-27K landing approach - Makarov). The range of the radio beacon as of April 1990 is 18 km. Aviation combat control complex "Tur-434" (the system works in conjunction with the "Resistor" system, production - NPO "Mars", Ulyanovsk.). Luna-3 landing optical system with Saturn landing lights TV landing system "Otvedok-Emancipation" Guidance stations for fighters "Gazon" / FLY TRAP B (2 pieces, unified with the Air Force systems, simultaneous guidance of 4 fighters at 4 air targets, produced by the software "Electron", planned to be installed during the construction phase of the ship) System automated control"Control" Dodon-4342 simulator THESE and KPA "Mock", "Polar explorer". | there is no data | |
| Other systems | "Terek" and "Balaton" (produced by PA "Aurora") "Accountant" product K-153 TV complex TV-N "Kaskad-U" (manufactured by the Mayak plant, Sevastopol, a system of sensors that are installed on brackets near the propeller shafts) "Larch" "Subtitle-21" | ||
| Mechanical equipment | pumps PKBT-230r (manufactured by Proletarskiy Zavod, Leningrad), TP-22 blowers (Kaluga Turbine Works) refrigeration machines MTXM-2000R |
To support aviation flights, the ship is equipped with:
- a springboard
- aerofinishers (produced by "Proletarskiy zavod", Leningrad)
- gas protection shields.
Wing:
The aircraft carrier can carry up to 50-52 aircraft starting from three starting positions (Project 11435 sketch and Project 114342 - 2 starting positions).
Composition for project 11435 (final):
Su-27K / Su-33, MiG-29K (together 18 pieces)
Ka-27 (16 pcs) - Ka-27RLD (replacement for AWACS Yak-44RLD aircraft of Yakovlev Design Bureau), Ka-27PS (2-4 pcs), Ka-27PL
The combat composition of the air wing (1996.):
Su-33 - 15 pieces
Su-25UTG - 1 piece
Ka-27 - 11 pcs
Su-27K / Su-33 on the deck of the aircraft-carrying cruiser "Admiral Kuznetsov" (Military parade, 1998)
Su-33 on the deck of the aircraft carrier "Admiral Kuznetsov" (http://militaryphotos.net)
Takeoff of the Su-33 from the aircraft carrier "Admiral Kuznetsov" (http://militaryphotos.net)
Takeoff of a pair of Su-33s with the aircraft carrier "Admiral Kuznetsov" (http://militaryphotos.net, no later than 2008)
The combat composition of the air wing (2003, 279th shipborne fighter aviation regiment):
24-36 aircraft (Su-33, Su-27KUB, Su-25UTG)
12 helicopters (Ka-27, Ka-29, Ka-31 - the last one - AWACS)
The combat composition of the air wing (2007.):
22 aircraft (Su-33, Su-25UTG)
17 helicopters
The combat strength of the air wing (2015-2017):
Su-33 aircraft (service life expires in 2015, but there is a possibility of its extension until 2025).
Marine deck version.
Aircraft MiG-29K / MiG-29KUB - 24 pcs. According to media reports, the signing of a contract for their purchase is expected at the MAKS-2011 air show.
Tests of the MiG-29K (board number 941) on the aircraft carrier "Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Kuznetsov" (2007-2009 tentatively, http://militaryphotos.net)
Forerunner projects pr. 11435:
R&D "Order"(1969-1972) - research work - military-economic justification of the aircraft carrier pr.1160. Conducted by the Nevsky Design Bureau (formerly TsKB-17). Scientific adviser - Captain 1st Rank A.A. Borisov. The production of a series of 3 aircraft carriers was proposed to be carried out from the fall of 1973 to 1986.
Su-27K after the first landing on the deck of the aircraft carrier "Tbilisi" pr.11435, November 1, 1989 (photo from the Petrovich-2 archive, http://forums.airbase.ru)
The first landing of the MiG-29K T.Aubakirov on the deck of the aircraft carrier "Tbilisi" pr.11435, November 1, 1989 (photo from the Petrovich-2 archive, http://forums.airbase.ru)
TAKR "Tbilisi" pr.11435 on tests in the Black Sea (photo from the Petrovich-2 archive, http://forums.airbase.ru)
TAKR "Tbilisi" pr.11435 and BPK "Azov" on tests in the Black Sea (photo from the Doctor's archive, http://forums.airbase.ru)
TAKR "Tbilisi" pr.11435 on state tests in the Black Sea (photo from the Petrovich-2 archive, http://forums.airbase.ru).
- 1992 January 20 - TAKR "Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union NG Kuznetsov" became part of the Northern Fleet of the Russian Navy (home port - Severomorsk, board number 063).
1993 - Su-33 serial carrier-based aircraft began to arrive at the aircraft wing of the aircraft carrier "Admiral Kuznetsov".
1994 September - the first exercises of the Northern Fleet in which the aircraft carrier "Admiral Kuznetsov" took part.
1994-1995 winter - the main boilers of the aircraft carrier "Admiral Kuznetsov" were repaired.
1995 December 23 - 1996 March 22 - the first long-term cruise of the aircraft carrier as part of an aircraft carrier strike group (Atlantic and Mediterranean). During the cruise, an exercise was carried out to repel a raid of 4 Tu-22M3s, the aircraft were intercepted by carrier-based Su-33s at a distance of 450 km from the center of the order. The entire trip was accompanied by serious problems with the main power plant, as a result of which the ship was repeatedly deprived of its course, and could not reach full speed, as well as various problems with the ship's systems.
1996 - during the landing approach, the Su-33 of the pilot Vitaly Kuzmenko crashed (the pilot was killed).
1996-1998 - was under repair.
1998-2000 - in service with the Northern Fleet. Around this time, the combat post of the Granit missile system was put out of action - as a result of erroneous actions of the crew, it was flooded with fuel when refueling the ship and cannot be restored ( information not confirmed).
2001 - according to media reports, the ship was delivered for repairs in Ura-Guba without an air group.
2001-2004 - the ship is under scheduled mid-life repair at SRZ-35 "Sevmorput" (Murmansk).
- 2003 October 23 - during the 4-day running post-repair tests, serious problems arose with the condition of the ship. Maximum speed does not exceed 18 knots. Some of the high-pressure boilers of the power plant were out of order, the ship was under the threat of flooding. To complete the repair of the ship in 2003, 150 million rubles were allocated.
2004 January 28 - according to media reports, the aircraft carrier is based at the Sevmorput shipyard. According to unconfirmed reports, the Granit missile system has not been restored and is not operational.
2004 February 17 - the ship takes part in a naval exercise in the Barents Sea together with the nuclear-powered missile cruiser Peter the Great. The ship was withdrawn from SRZ-35 to the roadstead of Severomorsk on 13.02.2010 due to the completion of repairs.
TAKR "Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Kuznetsov" pr.11435 in Severomorsk, March 1, 2004 (photo by Art Navsegda, http://en.wikipedia.org).
2004 May 24 - Former commander of the Northern Fleet, Admiral Gennady Suchkov declares unpreparedness for campaigns and the likelihood of failure of the aircraft carrier due to complete absence financing of repair and maintenance work.
TAKR "Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Kuznetsov" on the roadstead of Severomorsk, September 20, 2004 (photo - Mustafin Renat).
2004 October 18 - Su-25UTG made a hard landing on the TAKR deck - the landing gear was broken, the deck cover of the TAKR was damaged.
2005 September 5 - on the aircraft carrier there were two accidents during the landing of the Su-33 on the deck. In both cases, the air arrestor cable was cut off, one plane was lost, the pilots ejected. Flights of the Su-33 have been suspended indefinitely.
TAKR "Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Kuznetsov" pr.11435 in service at the dock in Roslyakovo near Murmansk, June 2006 (photo by Mikhail Rogov, http://en.wikipedia.org).
2007 December 5 - February 3, 2008 - TAKR (based - Severomorsk) participates in a cruise to the Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea as part of the AUG.
2008 May - December 8 - repairs at the Zvezdochka shipyard (Severodvinsk), the main power plant was renewed, boiler equipment was repaired, cable routes and other equipment were replaced.
2008 early December - February 27, 2009 - the ship was on a voyage to the Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea. He returned to the base in Severomorsk.
2009 January 6 - while parking in the roadstead in the Turkish port of Akzas-Karagach, a fire broke out in one of the bow rooms. As a result of carbon monoxide poisoning, one sailor died.
TAKR "Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Kuznetsov" pr.11435 in Murmansk, August 20, 2009 (photo PinkFloyd99, http://en.wikipedia.org).
- 2010 June - TAKR "Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Kuznetsov" pr.11435 was transferred from SRZ-35 "Sevmorput" (settlement Rosta, Murmansk) to Roslyakovo.
Conclusion of the aircraft carrier "Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Kuznetsov" pr.11435 with SRZ-35 in Murmansk in Roslyakovo, June 2010 (photo from the archive of the user "inquiring808", http://forums.airbase.ru).
- 2010 June 25 - TAKR "Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Kuznetsov" pr.11435 delivered for dock repairs to floating dock PD-50 SRZ No. 82 in Roslyakovo (Northern Fleet).
TAKR "Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Kuznetsov" pr.11435 in the floating dock PD-50 SRZ No. 82 (photo courtesy of 10V,)
TAKR "Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Kuznetsov" pr.11435 in the floating dock PD-50 SRZ No. 82 in Roslyakovo, 10.07.2010 (http://www.air-defense.net/forum).
- 2010 September 11 - TAKR "Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Kuznetsov" pr.11435 removed from floating dock PD-50 SRZ No. 82 in Roslyakovo.
2011 February-March - unconfirmed information about plans for the delivery of aircraft carrier to PO "Sevmash" for modernization (did not take place). The upgrade may take up to 5 years. Earlier it was announced (April 2010) about plans to place the ship for repair at Sevmash since 2012 with the completion of the repair with the modernization of weapons and equipment systems in 2017.
2011 April 22 - unconfirmed information about a fire on the aircraft carrier "Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Kuznetsov" pr.11435.
2011 May 8 - Commander of the Chinese Navy, Admiral Wu Shengli, visited the aircraft carrier "Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Kuznetsov" pr.11435. Probably at the moment the cruiser was being repaired in Murmansk or Roslyakovo.
Visit of the Commander of the Chinese Navy, Admiral Wu Shengli, to the aircraft carrier "Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Kuznetsov" pr.11435, May 8, 2011 (http://china-defense.blogspot.com).
- 2011 August - during the MAKS-2011 airshows it is expected to sign a contract for the supply of the Russian Navy with 24 carrier-based fighters MiG-29K / MiG-29KUB for the aircraft wing of the aircraft carrier "Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Kuznetsov".
2011 December 06 - TAKR "Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Kuznetsov" left the main base of the Northern Fleet in the city of Severomorsk in the Barents Sea. With the release of the aircraft carrier, the formation of the shipborne aircraft carrier group (CAG) of the Northern Fleet begins, which, in addition to the aircraft carrier "Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Kuznetsov", will include the large anti-submarine ship "Admiral Chabanenko" and support vessels - the rescue and towing vessel "Nikolai Chiker", tankers " Sergey Osipov "," Vyazma "," Kama ". The long voyage of the shipborne aircraft carrier group of the Northern Fleet will take place in the regions of the North-East Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea. The CAG is expected to arrive in the area of the port of Tartus (Syria). The commander of the aviation group, including Su-33 aircraft and pilots of two aviation squadrons of the Northern Fleet, is Colonel Igor Matkovsky.
TAKR "Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Kuznetsov" and the rescue and tugboat "Nikolai Chiker" in the Atlantic, December 2011 (http://www.function.mil.ru).
- 2011 December 12 - TAKR "Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Kuznetsov" dropped anchor in the Gulf of Morey Firth, located northeast of Great Britain. During the stop, it is planned to replenish water and food supplies. On December 15, 2011, the ships continued their voyage due to the deteriorating weather conditions in the parking area.
2011 December 18 - on the aircraft carrier "Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Kuznetsov" flights of carrier-based aircraft Su-33 began.
Su-33 over the aircraft-carrying cruiser pr.11435 "Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Kuznetsov" west of Ireland in December 2011 Published on 12/20/2011 Photo montage based on photos from the destroyer York ROYAL NAVY from http://www.navynews.co .uk. When using a link to is required.
Su-33 flights from the aircraft-carrying cruiser pr.11435 "Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Kuznetsov" west of Ireland in December 2011 Published on 12/20/2011 Photos from the destroyer York ROYAL NAVY (http://www.navynews.co.uk ).
- 2011 December 23 - an aircraft carrier group with the aircraft carrier "Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Kuznetsov" entered the Mediterranean Sea through the Strait of Gibraltar.
2011 December 30 - south of the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean basin, an aircraft carrier group with the aircraft carrier "Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Kuznetsov" resumed carrier-based aircraft flights.
Flights of the Su-33 from the aircraft carrier "Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Kuznetsov" in the Mediterranean, 12/30/2011 (http://www.function.mil.ru).
- 2012 January 08 - the shipborne aircraft carrier grappa of the Russian Navy, led by the aircraft carrier "Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Kuznetsov" entered the Syrian port of Tartus on a friendly visit. The group left Tartus on January 10, 2012.
2012 February 16 - TAKR "Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Kuznetsov" pr.11435 completed the cruise to the Mediterranean Sea and returned to the home port of Severomorsk.
2012-2017 - scheduled for the end of 2010, the timing of modernization of the aircraft carrier "Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Kuznetsov". The modernization will be carried out at PO "Sevmash", Severodvinsk.
2013 05 September - The Ministry of Defense of Russia reports that the aircraft carrier "Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Kuznetsov" pr.11435, having spent several days at sea, performed combat training exercises with practical firing by anti-aircraft and anti-submarine weapon systems, training in the destruction of floating sea mines and repulsing attacks of air attack means of a conventional enemy. The complex of measures being worked out also includes work on measuring the magnetic fields of the ship, as well as checking the performance of all complexes designed to support flights of deck-based fighters Su-33. Soon TAVKR "Admiral Kuznetsov" will become part of the ship's strike group, which will work out a number of combat training missions at sea ranges of the Northern Fleet.
Register of aircraft carrier pr. 11435:
| project | serial no. | factory | laid | launched | entered service | basing | note | |
| "Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Kuznetsov" | Project 11435 | S-105 | 01.09.1982 | 04.12.1985 | 25.12.1990 | Northern Fleet, Severomorsk (2010) | early names: "Riga", "Leonid Brezhnev", "Tbilisi" | |
| "Varangian" | Project 11436 | S-106 | Shipyard No. 444, Nikolaev, slipway "O" | 04.12.1985 | 25.11.1988 | - | home port - Sevastopol | early names: "Riga", the ship was sold unfinished for metal in readiness 67-68% |
| "Shi Lang" (unofficial, former "Varyag") "Liaoning" | S-106 | GCC Dalian (China) | - | - | 2010 r.(early plans) 2012 (plans for 2011) 25.09.2012 | Dalian (Far) | being completed (2010-2011), the first exit to the sea - August 10-14, 2011 |
Board numbers of aircraft carrier pr.11435:
| Year | TAKR "Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Kuznetsov" | TAKR "Varyag" / "Liaoning" |
| 1989 | 111 | |
| 1990 | 113 |
The Russian Federation is one of the nine countries in the world that are armed with aircraft carriers. But in the Russian Navy, such a ship is the only one - it is an aircraft carrier " Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Kuznetsov". It will remain in service with the fleet until 2025.
The first Soviet "real" aircraft carrier was laid down at the Black Sea shipyard in the city of Nikolaev in September 1982 as a heavy aircraft carrier « Riga»Project 1143.5. Two months later, the ship received a new name " Leonid Brezhnev”, And on December 6 of the same year, the installation of the first block with a new mortgage board began at the near-fall site. The installation of this block was made on February 22, 1983, this day is considered the official date of the laying. It was launched on December 4, 1985, and after completion it was tested under the new name " Tbilisi».
Only in the summer of 1989 did the state trials of a heavy aircraft carrier new generation " Tbilisi". To test the operational capabilities of the aircraft's technical equipment, as well as to test naval aviation and train flight and technical personnel, a ground test and training complex "NITKA" was created at the airfield of the military airfield in the city of Saki. The complex is equipped with a springboard, aerofinishers and an emergency barrier.
In November 1989, during the flight design tests, the Su-27K and MiG-29K naval fighters landed on the deck of the cruiser for the first time. The tests have practically confirmed the possibility of landing on the flight deck and taking off from the Project 1143.5 aircraft with a conventional aerodynamic configuration.
During state tests in September 1990, by a decision of the Council of Ministers, it received a new name " Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Kuznetsov". The heavy aircraft carrier is the largest ship in the domestic shipbuilding industry. The flight deck area is 14,700 sq. m. The main features of the ship's architecture are due to the use of a short take-off and take-off from a springboard, as well as landing on air finishers of aircraft with a conventional aerodynamic configuration. The presence of developed sponsons and the displacement of the superstructure made it possible to significantly increase the width of the flight deck, which created favorable conditions for increasing the safety of takeoff and landing operations.
Main tasks aircraft carrier- provide support to submarines carrying ballistic missiles, surface ships and missile carrier naval aviation fleet. In other words, the Project 1143.5 heavy aircraft carrier is designed to provide combat stability to naval formations of the Navy in the operationally important areas of oceanic and naval theaters of operations.
There are at least two reasons why a warship with all the signs was classified as heavy. aircraft carrier... The first is purely formal: in accordance with the 1936 convention in the city of Montreux, aircraft carriers were prohibited from passing through the Bosporus and Dardanelles. Thus, the one built in Nikolaev could no longer get out of the Black Sea. The second reason was purely ideological. At one time, Soviet propaganda branded the aircraft carrier as a weapon of imperialist aggression. Against this background, the deployment of the construction of aircraft carriers created a very unpleasant situation for the Central Committee of the CPSU on the ideological front.
The creation of an aircraft carrier was also constrained by numerous subjective ranks. Some very influential persons in the Ministry of Defense and other departments believed that vertical take-off and landing aircraft should be based on it. In the opinion of others, ejection launch aircraft were more acceptable, and still others suggested using a springboard for aircraft takeoff. This and much more led to the fact that the 1160 nuclear aircraft carrier project created by the Nevsky PKB in the early 70s, which was, in essence, an analogue of the American strike class Nimitz and had a displacement of about 100,000 tons, was transformed into the 1153 nuclear aircraft carrier project with a displacement of up to 70,000 tons, and was laid and built was heavy aircraft carrier project 1143.5 with a displacement of 58,500 tons with a conventional power plant.
Project 1143.5 is formally a variant of Project 1143, according to which the first Soviet type " Kiev". At the same time, the changes made to the basic design were of a fundamental nature: aircraft became the main weapon of the ship, and almost all of its upper deck, with the exception of the section occupied by the superstructure, is used as a flight deck. with these characteristics are classified as aircraft carriers.
The project of the ship 1143.5 was developed by the Nevsky Design Bureau in the city of Leningrad. The construction was carried out by the modular large-block method using advanced metal structures and synthetic materials. The peculiarity of the hull in comparison with those built earlier aircraft-carrying cruisers is a significantly improved underwater and surface structural protection, which has been tested in full-scale compartments. The total flight deck area is 14,700 sq. m, its total length is 304.5 m, and the length of its section, located at an angle of 5.5 ° to the center plane of the ship, is 220 m. A springboard with an angle of descent of 15 ° is mounted in the bow of the flight deck, and an aerofinisher is located at the stern. The deck is equipped with 10 landing pads for helicopters and 3 starting positions for aircraft, from two aircraft take off with a takeoff run of 105 m, and from one - 195 m. compensates for the absence of catapults on the ship, which provide, for example, on American aircraft carriers the launch of up to four aircraft per minute. To protect the aircraft carrier from overheating, water-cooled deflectors are installed in the launch area, and the launch is carried out using special devices that hold the aircraft in the launch position until it develops full thrust.
Based on operating experience aircraft carrier cruisers in northern conditions, the flight deck is equipped with a heating system to prevent condensation in the underdecks.
The hangar arranged under the deck has dimensions of 7.2X26X153 m. In total, 50-52 aircraft and helicopters can be accommodated on the deck and in the hangar. To supply aircraft from the hangar to the flight deck, there are two onboard lifts with a lifting capacity of 40 tons each. The platform size of each lift allows for the simultaneous supply of two helicopters or one aircraft with a tractor.
Although projects 1160 and 1153 were supposed to be equipped with a main nuclear power plant, the aircraft carrier of project 1143.5 built instead of them has a boiler and turbine power plant, made according to the same design scheme as on heavy aircraft carrier cruisers projects 1143-1143.4. This installation includes 8 boilers KVG-4 and 4 main turbo-gear units TV-124 with a total capacity of 200,000 hp. on four shafts. The highest speed is 29 knots. The cruising range at 29 knots is 3,850 miles, at 18 knots - 8,000 miles, and at 10 knots - 12,00 miles. Autonomy for boiler fuel reserves - 3100 tons, provisions - 45 days.
The power plant includes 9 turbine generators with a capacity of 1500 kW and 6 diesel generators of the same capacity. The total power is 22,500 kW, which is an order of magnitude higher than the power of the electrical installation of any American aircraft carrier with a typical power plant, but almost three times less than the power of a nuclear-powered Nimitz-class aircraft carrier.
Its main armament is its air group. Up to 52 aircraft can be based on the ship. The air group includes 24 Su-33 naval fighters, 16 Ka-27PL anti-submarine helicopters, 3 Ka-31 AWACS helicopters and 2 Ka-27PS search and rescue helicopters. Lighting equipment ensures flights in the dark.
A specific feature of the aircraft carrier's weapons system is the presence of powerful strike missile weapons in the form of the Granit anti-ship missile system. It includes 12 individual underdeck vertical launch units located in the bow of the flight deck.
The complex fires P-700 long-range anti-ship cruise missiles. The maximum firing range of the complex is 550 km, the mass of the missile warhead is 750 kg.
Defensive weapons aircraft carrier includes four anti-aircraft self-defense missile systems "Dagger", in vertical launch installations of which there are 192 9M332-2 anti-aircraft missiles. Six Kortik anti-aircraft missile and artillery systems and six 30-mm six-barreled AK-630M anti-aircraft artillery systems are also intended to combat air targets. The aircraft carrier's anti-torpedo protection is provided by two 10-round launchers of the RBU-12000 "Udav" anti-torpedo complex.
TASS that the Russian Defense Ministry and the United Shipbuilding Corporation have signed a contract for the repair of the aircraft-carrying cruiser Admiral Kuznetsov.
As the Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Yuri Borisov previously reported, the repair of the ship is expected to be completed in 2020, and its return to service is scheduled for 2021. Repairs will be carried out at the 35th shipyard in Murmansk (a branch of the Zvezdochka Shiprepair Center).
The editorial staff of TASS-DOSSIER has prepared a certificate about the aircraft carrier.
"Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Kuznetsov" is a heavy aircraft-carrying cruiser (TAKR). As of 2018 - the largest ship and the only aircraft carrier of the Russian Navy. It is part of the Northern Fleet, the flagship of the Russian Navy. On February 23, 2018, Russian President Vladimir Putin awarded the TAKR the Order of Ushakov (for merits in strengthening the country's defense capability, high levels of combat training, courage and heroism shown by personnel during combat missions).
History of the project
In the post-war period, the leadership of the USSR, the Ministry of Defense and the Navy did not have a single view of the need for aircraft carriers and possible ways their application. Some politicians, industrialists and military leaders (including Defense Minister Marshal Andrey Grechko and Shipbuilding Industry Minister Boris Butoma) advocated the construction of large nuclear aircraft carriers, similar to the American Nimitz type.
Opponents (among them - the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy Sergey Gorshkov and Dmitry Ustinov, who replaced Grechko as Minister of Defense in 1976) pointed to the high cost of the program for the construction of aircraft-carrying ships, the lack of a clear concept of their use and focused on the development of the submarine fleet, primarily nuclear submarines. As a result, until the 1980s, the Soviet Navy did not have aircraft carriers designed for aircraft with horizontal takeoff and landing.
For anti-submarine warfare, which was declared a priority of the surface forces of the USSR Navy, anti-submarine cruisers of projects 1123 and 1143 were built, on which helicopters were based, as well as vertical take-off and landing aircraft Yak-38. In terms of combat capabilities, these machines were inferior to conventional aircraft, which forced the leadership of the Navy in the early 1970s to return to plans to create a large aircraft carrier capable of providing for the conduct of aviation combat operations at a considerable distance from the naval bases.
It was proposed to build a nuclear aircraft carrier with a displacement of up to 80 thousand tons, with an aircraft fleet of up to 70 aircraft (Project 1160 "Eagle"). Subsequently, the project underwent numerous changes; in the late 1970s, work on it was discontinued. Instead, it was decided to build an aircraft carrier, taking as a basis the aircraft-carrying cruiser of Project 1143 and equipping it with equipment for take-off and landing of "conventional" aircraft. Also, the developers abandoned the use of a nuclear power plant.
Project 11435 was developed in the early 1980s at the Nevsky Design Bureau (Leningrad, now St. Petersburg) under the leadership of Chief Designer Vasily Anikiev. During the design process, the specialists refused to install catapults on the ship - instead, the aircraft carrier is equipped with a bow springboard, which limits the take-off weight of aircraft.
In addition, the aircraft-carrying ship was equipped with powerful strike weapons - P-700 Granit missiles. As a result, Project 11435 was classified by the Navy as a "heavy aircraft carrier" (TAKR; according to another version, this was done to circumvent the provisions of the Montreux Convention on the status of the Black Sea straits, which prohibited aircraft carriers from passing through them).
Initially, it was supposed to name the lead ship "Sovetsky Soyuz" (in the 1930s, the same name was supposed to be given to the first Soviet-built battleship, not completed in connection with the beginning of the Great Patriotic War). In 1982, the aircraft carrier was named Riga (traditionally Soviet aircraft-carrying ships were named after the capitals of the Union republics). At the end of 1982 it was renamed into "Leonid Brezhnev" (after the death of the General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Central Committee of the USSR). In 1987, at the beginning of perestroika and the condemnation of the "era of stagnation", the aircraft carrier changed its name to "Tbilisi". Since October 1990 - "Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Kuznetsov" - in honor of Nikolai Kuznetsov, who headed the Soviet Navy in 1939-1947 and 1951-1955.
Construction, testing
The ship was laid down at the Black Sea shipyard (the city of Nikolaev, now in the territory of Ukraine) on September 1, 1982 under the serial number 105. On February 22, 1983, re-laid down (as "Leonid Brezhnev"), launched on December 4, 1985. On June 8, 1989, mooring trials began. On October 21, 1989, the ship was launched into the Black Sea, where it conducted a cycle of aircraft flight design tests. To train pilots, simultaneously with the construction of the ship at the Saki-4 airfield (Novofyodorovka village, Crimea), a special training center NITKA was opened ("Aviation ground test training complex", now - the range of takeoff and landing systems "Nitka").
The first horizontal landing on a ship in the history of the Soviet Navy was made on November 1, 1989 by test pilot Hero of the Soviet Union Viktor Pugachev on a Su-27K aircraft. On December 25, 1990, the acceptance act was signed, and on January 20, 1991, the ship entered the Northern Fleet of the USSR Navy. However, he remained on the Black Sea, continuing the tests. The passage to Severomorsk was completed only at the end of 1991.
Service history
The operation of the ship was hampered by the lack of funding and the necessary coastal infrastructure. In particular, many problems arose with the main power plant, the boilers of which were constantly failing.
As of April 2018, the aircraft carrier made seven long-range cruises, of which six - to the Mediterranean Sea (1995-1996, 2007-2008, 2008-2009, 2011-2012, 2013-2014, from October 15, 2016 to February 8, 2017 ) and one to the North Atlantic (2004). In 2000, "Admiral Kuznetsov" was involved in rescue operations to provide assistance to the sunken submarine K-141 "Kursk".
Being on the seventh long-distance cruise, in November 2016 - January 2017, the cruiser took part in hostilities for the first time - the ship's carrier-based fighters attacked the infrastructure of the Islamic State and Jabhat al-Nusra terrorist organizations (banned in the Russian Federation) on territory of Syria. In total, during the cruise, carrier-based aviation pilots carried out 420 sorties, including 117 night sorties, and hit 1 thousand 252 terrorist targets.
The ship underwent repairs in 2001-2004, 2008, 2015.
Tactical and technical characteristics
- Waterline length - 270 m;
- maximum length (deck) - 306 m;
- waterline width - 33.4 m;
- maximum width - 72 m;
- height - 64.5 m;
- standard displacement - 46 thousand 540 tons;
- full displacement - 59 thousand 100 tons;
- full speed - 29 knots;
- cruising range at a speed of 29 knots - 3 thousand 850 miles, at a speed of 14 knots - 8 thousand 417 miles;
- sailing autonomy - up to 45 days;
- crew - 1 thousand 960 people, including 518 officers and 210 warrant officers.
The main power plant is a boiler-turbine one, it includes four steam turbines with a capacity of 50 thousand horsepower each. The ship has nine turbine generators and six diesel generators with a capacity of 1,500 kW each.
Armament
- 12 launchers of the P-700 "Granit" anti-ship missile system (range of supersonic missiles - about 550-600 km);
- 24 launchers of the "Dagger" anti-aircraft missile system (ammunition - 192 missiles);
- eight modules of the Kortik anti-aircraft missile and artillery complex (ammunition - 256 missiles, 48 thousand shells);
- six six-barreled 30 mm AK-630 artillery mounts (48 thousand rounds).
- "Udav-1" anti-torpedo missile defense system.
Air group
The aircraft carrier can carry 26 aircraft and 24 helicopters on the flight deck and in the under-deck hangar. The cruiser's air group originally consisted of Su-33 (Su-27K) carrier-based fighters, Su-25UTG carrier-based attack aircraft, Ka-252RLD (Ka-31), Ka-27 / 27PS and Ka-29 helicopters, since the late 1990s it included fighters Su-33 of the 279th shipborne fighter aviation regiment (base airfield - Severomorsk-3, Murmansk region), Ka-27 and Ka-29 helicopters of the 830th separate shipborne anti-submarine regiment (base - Severomorsk-1).
In the summer of 2016, tests of the updated air group began on the ship, which includes the new MiG-29K / KUB carrier-based fighters. In 2016-2017, the Ka-52K Katran shipborne attack helicopter was tested on board the Admiral Kuznetsov during its cruise to the shores of Syria.
Ship commanders
- 1987-1992 - Captain I Rank Viktor Yarygin;
- 1992-1995 - Rear Admiral Ivan Sanko;
- 1995-2000 - Rear Admiral Alexander Chelpanov;
- 2000-2003 - Captain I Rank Alexander Turilin;
- 2003-2008 - Captain I rank Alexander Shevchenko;
- 2008-2011 - Captain I Rank Vyacheslav Rodionov;
- 2011 to the present - 1st Rank Captain Sergei Artamonov.
"Varangian"
According to a slightly modified project 11436 in 1985-1992, the heavy aircraft-carrying cruiser Varyag was built in Nikolaev. In 1993 it became the property of Ukraine, in 1998 it was sold to China. In 2012, it was adopted by the Navy of the People's Liberation Army of China. Received the name "Liaoning". It is currently the only operating Chinese aircraft carrier (the second is being prepared for testing).
"Admiral Kuznetsov" is a heavy aircraft-carrying cruiser (in fact, a full-fledged aircraft carrier), which is part of the Russian fleet. Founded in 1982 under the name "Riga", during construction it was renamed "Leonid Brezhnev", and when it was launched in 1987 it received the name "Tbilisi". At the final stage of testing in 1990, the "Admiral Kuznetsov" was named. The ship's displacement is 58.6 thousand tons. The crew is 1,960 people.
The aircraft carrier "Admiral Kuznetsov" at sea. 
Construction and operation
The design of the new aircraft-carrying cruiser of the Soviet fleet was carried out at the Nevsky Design Bureau under the direction of designer Sergeev. It differed from the four similar ships already built by that time (project "Kiev") by the presence of a take-off jump and an enlarged deck, and was supposed to become the first in a new class of aircraft-carrying cruisers.
The bookmark of the ship took place on September 1, 1982. It was built at the shipyards of the Black Sea shipbuilding plant in the city of Nikolaev, the Leningrad Proletarsky plant was engaged in the production of equipment for it.
The launching of the ship was carried out on December 4, 1985, after which the further installation of equipment and the installation of weapons were carried out afloat. By 1989, when the ship was 71% ready, its sea trials began, including aircraft landing and takeoff. In December 1991, the cruiser, having rounded Europe, made the transition from the Black Sea to the Vidyaevo base (Murmansk region) and joined the Northern Fleet of Russia.
Retrofitting of the ship and its tests continued. He received the first permanent carrier group (Su-33 fighters) in 1993. In December 1995, "Admiral Kuznetsov" made the first independent 90-day cruise to the Mediterranean Sea with 13 Su-33s and 11 helicopters on board.
Until 1998 it was under repair. In 2004 and 2007, as part of a group of ships, he made cruises to the Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea. In 2008 it underwent a new renovation and modernization. In 2014, the cruiser's air group received new MiG-29K aircraft. In October 2016 he was sent to the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Syria.
Aircraft carrier "Admiral Kuznetsov" before repair. 
Aircraft carrier "Admiral Kuznetsov" after repair. 
Design features
The hull of the TAVKR "Admiral Kuznetsov" consists of seven decks and includes a large number of bulkheads capable of withstanding the impact of 400 kg of ammunition (in TNT equivalent), which increases the survivability of the ship. It differs from most conventional aircraft carriers in the use of takeoff ramps, power plant and the presence of the Granit anti-aircraft missile systems.
The rejection of catapults and the use of takeoff from a springboard made it possible to save on weight and energy maintenance of the ship, while reducing the likelihood of the impossibility of using aircraft due to the failure of the equipment of the catapults. On the other hand, such a solution complicates the take-off and landing of aircraft - they are possible only from one side of the deck and in one direction.
The Admiral Kuznetsov's fuel oil power plant is distinguished by increased smoke generation during operation, but the use of fuel oil as fuel significantly reduces the cost of maintaining the ship and its repair. In addition, the fuel oil stored in the cruiser's double hull is part of the anti-torpedo protection.
On the bow of the ship there are Granit anti-ship missile launchers capable of hitting targets at a distance of up to 700 km. With their help, "Admiral Kuznetsov" can destroy enemy ships and fire at coastal targets without raising the aircraft of the wing. When firing "Granites" aircraft take-off from the deck is impossible.
MiG-29K takes off from the deck of the aircraft carrier "Admiral Kuznetsov". 
MiG-29K takes off from the deck of the aircraft carrier "Admiral Kuznetsov". 
Armament TAVKR "Admiral Kuznetsov"
The ship's main weapon is its air group. It includes 14 Su-33 and 10 MiG-29K fighters. In addition, there are 15 Ka-27 multipurpose helicopters and 2 Ka-31 reconnaissance helicopters (a radar patrol helicopter) on board.
12 complexes of anti-ship missiles "Granit" make up the strike weapons of the cruiser. To counter enemy aircraft, it is equipped with 24 launchers of the Dagger anti-aircraft missile system and 8 Kortik air defense missile systems.
The heavy aircraft-carrying cruiser "Admiral Kuznetsov" is a Project 1143.5 ship, the only one in the Russian Navy in its class, launched in 1987. In 1990, it was named after the Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union N.G. Kuznetsov.
Start. Background
| 1945 year | The USSR leadership agreed on a strategy for the further development of the country's Navy. The plans of the leadership of the Ministry of Defense did not include the construction of aircraft carriers. N.G. Kuznetsov (Commander-in-Chief of the Navy), who understood the importance and necessity of having aircraft carriers in the ranks - the weapon of the future, as he believed, was categorically opposed to this position. Thanks to the efforts of the admiral, these ships were included in the design plans. |
| 1953 year | Kuznetsov was able to achieve understanding and his efforts approved a plan for the development of a light aircraft carrier (codenamed "Project 85"). The main purpose of the aircraft carrier is to provide cover from enemy aircraft attacks on ships at sea. The project involved the construction of 8 light aircraft carriers. The first two were to be put into service by the end of 1960. |
| 1955 year | The Commander-in-Chief of the Navy N.G. Kuznetsov was dismissed. His place was taken by S.G. Gorshkov, who did not see the need for the development of aircraft carrying ships. After all, the country's leadership called the aircraft carriers "weapons of Western imperialism" |
| 60s of XX century | Project 1123 - trial use of anti-submarine cruisers for the aircraft carrier fleet. One cruiser could place up to 14 KA-25 helicopters on its deck. After conducting full-fledged tests of the project, it became clear that helicopters could not fully ensure the protection of ships in the event of an air attack. |
| Second half of the 60s of the XX century | A plan was agreed and approved, which was based on the design of new ships with the possibility of placing on board aircraft with the possibility of vertical take-off. As a result, ships appeared, developed according to project 1143 ("Kiev"), equipped with Yak-38 aircraft. But, unfortunately, the Yak-38 aircraft was not equipped with technical and flight characteristics, which made it possible to fully patrol the area around the ships and, if necessary, provide cover from enemy air attacks. As a result, three warships of the "Kiev" type, together with the TAKR (heavy aircraft carrier) of project 114342 "Baku", which, in fact, was an improved version of them, remained in the USSR armed forces as cruisers rather than aircraft carriers. |
| 1977 year | The beginning of the development of aircraft carrier ships of project 11435. One of the ships eventually received the name TAKR "Admiral Kuznetsov" |
History and military campaigns of TAKR
| January 20, 1991 | The aircraft cruiser Admiral Kuznetsov was assigned to serve in the Northern Fleet. On this day, the USSR naval flag was raised on board the ship |
| May 1991 | The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier "Admiral Kuznetsov" was assigned to the 30th surface ship division of the Black Sea Fleet |
| December 1991 | The cruiser "Kuznetsov" departed for the registration point in the village of Vidyaevo, Murmansk region. The route was produced from the Black Sea, circumnavigating Europe |
| 1993 year | It was marked by the admission of the SU-33 fighter jets to the aviation group |
| December 1994 - February 1995 | Carrying out renovation works main boilers of the aircraft carrier "Kuznetsov" |
| October 19, 1995 | While preparing for flights on board the Admiral Kuznetsov, an Mi-8 helicopter crashed. During the raid, due to strong winds, the aircraft was overturned. No damage to the ship was recorded |
| December 23, 1995 | At the head of a detachment of twelve ships TAKR (Heavy aircraft-carrying cruiser) "Admiral of the Soviet Union Fleet Kuznetsov" entered combat service in the Mediterranean Sea. On board the cruiser was an air group of 15 Su-33 aircraft, one Su-25UTG and 11 Ka-27 helicopters. During the cruise, the declared performance characteristics of the aircraft carrier "Admiral Kuznetsov" were checked. The Strait of Gibraltar was passed after 10 days of the march |
| January 7, 1996 | The cruiser TAVKR "Admiral Kuznetsov" anchored off the coast of Tunisia. During this stay - which lasted until January 17 - an exchange of visits was made with the US Navy, during which both Russian helicopters on an American aircraft carrier and American helicopters on the deck of "Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Kuznetsov" were landed. In addition, Russian pilots were transported on two-seat US aircraft. Among other foreign guests, on January 7, 1996, the commander of the US 6th Fleet, Admiral Donald Pilling, visited the cruiser. |
| August 2000 | The aircraft carrier "Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Kuznetsov" took an active part in major military exercises, subsequently joining the operation to rescue the crew of the sunken submarine K-141 "Kursk". As a result of this tragedy, the second military campaign in the Mediterranean Sea, which was supposed to take place at the end of 2000, was canceled. |
| 2001 to 2004 | The cruiser was under scheduled mid-life repairs. During which the performance characteristics of "Admiral Kuznetsov" were finalized |
| September 27, 2004 | As part of a group of 9 ships of the Northern Fleet, including the Pyotr Veliky heavy nuclear missile cruiser, the Marshal Ustinov missile cruiser, the Admiral Ushakov destroyer, the Severomorsk and Admiral Levchenko nuclear powered submarine, the K- 335 "Cheetah" and support vessels, carrier cruiser sailed into the North Atlantic. One of the main tasks of the exercises was to practice the interaction of ships when repelling attacks from a simulated enemy and to train ship pilots when flying from the deck. During this cruise, flight design tests of the Su-27KUB multipurpose carrier-based aircraft were also carried out. |
| October 18, 2004 | During the cruise, an accident occurred with the Su-25UTG trainer. When landing, it was made, the trajectory was incorrectly calculated and there was a strong impact of the landing gear with the landing deck. As a result, one of the aircraft's landing gear broke down, the plane was able to catch the landing hook on the air arrestor cable and stopped the run. |
| September 5, 2005 | The cruiser-aircraft carrier "Nikolai Kuznetsov" during a cruise in the North Atlantic suffered two emergency landings of Su-33 fighters due to a break in the air arrestor cable. The first fighter fell into the ocean and sank at a depth of 1100 meters (the pilot - Lieutenant Colonel Yuri Korneev - managed to eject), the second plane stayed on the deck. It was planned to destroy the sunken aircraft with depth charges due to the presence of secret equipment (for example, the "friend or foe" identification system), but it turned out that due to the great depth this was impossible to do. The naval command expects that the sunken Su-33 will collapse on its own |
| From December 17, 2013 to May 17, 2014 | TAKR "Admiral Kuznetsov" made a new campaign for military service in the Mediterranean Sea with a call at the material and technical base of the Russian Navy in the port of Tartus (Syria). On the cruiser, Deputy Commander of the Northern Fleet Rear Admiral Viktor Sokolov raised his flag. While in the Mediterranean Sea, the Russian heavy aircraft-carrying cruiser Admiral Kuznetsov operated in conjunction with the flagship Peter the Great. During this cruise, the pilots of the 279th naval aviation regiment acquired significant practical experience in flying from the deck of an aircraft carrier in the open sea, having made more than 350 sorties with a total stay in the air of about 300 hours |
| November 15, 2016 | Air group TAKR "Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Kuznetsov" began combat missions against ISIS in the Syrian Republic |
| January 6, 2017 | It was officially decided to reduce the number of Russian armed forces on the territory of the Syrian Republic. This also meant the return home of the aircraft carrier "Admiral Kuznetsov". |
| 8 February 2017 | The Russian aircraft carrier "Admiral Kuznetsov" stopped at its registered registration - Severomorsk, having completed a long-range military campaign. This military campaign lasted about 4 months, covering about 18 thousand nautical miles. After graduating from the combat campaign, the heavy nuclear missile cruiser "Peter the Great" and the aircraft carrier "Admiral Kuznetsov" made a real sea salute from 15 artillery rounds |
According to the Ministry of Defense Russian Federation During combat service, the aviation group assigned to the cruiser "Admiral Kuznetsov" flew about 1200 sorties, of which more than 400 were for combat missions.
There were some difficulties with the delivery of combat supplies to the ship while on the high seas.
sorties were made by an aviation group assigned to the cruiser "Admiral Kuznetsov" during military service
The reason is that the complex supply ship "Berezina" was engaged in providing ammunition, but it was written off and there were no analogues in the Russian Navy. The supply task was assigned to the floating crane SPK-46150 - and the task was completed.
Design and construction
Design
The command of the Ministry of Defense approved a plan to start the construction of aircraft carrier ships that could accept aircraft both with vertical takeoff and landing, and with traditional ones.
In 1977 task to complete design work was given to the Nevsky Design Bureau.
1980 year. Completed work on the preparation of sketches for the future ship. To present the work to the management, 10 projects were completed, including those with a nuclear engine.
After going through all the stages, the project of the ship received the code "project 11435".
Project 11435 differed in many respects from the ships of the earlier projects, but the main differences include:
- The main missile system, according to the new project, was located inside the ship;
- The tower hull was built on the right side with a strong protrusion behind the ship's lines.
These design solutions made it possible to expand the deck area, thereby allowing aircraft to take off with the traditional takeoff method.
May 1982. Project 11435 was agreed and approved in the final version.
September 1982. Construction of the first aircraft carrier began at the Black Sea Shipyard No. 444 in the Ukrainian city of Nikolaev.
Build and test
September 1, 1982 On one of the slipways of the Black Sea shipyard, the laying of the future aircraft carrier "Admiral Kuznetsov", which at that time received the name "Riga", took place.
"Admiral Kuznetsov" was the fifth among the ships under construction.
It was during the construction of this ship that the new technology, the essence of which was that the ship's hulls were made of large sheet blocks weighing from 1200 to 1380 tons.
November 26, 1982 On this day, the ship was renamed, receiving the name "Leonid Brezhnev", as a tribute and respect after the death of the Secretary General.
December 4, 1985. On this day, the ship "Nikolai Kuznetsov", in a solemn atmosphere, was launched.
September 8, 1989... On the aircraft carrier, the crew began to be on duty around the clock, albeit in an incomplete composition.
October 21, 1989. The aircraft carrier "Tbilisi" (the name at the time), 85% ready, went out to sea to determine readiness for flight design tests: test flights of the ships assigned to the aircraft carrier were carried out, as well as testing of all cruiser systems.
November 1, 1989. On this day, the first landing of the aircraft on the deck of the cruiser took place. The SU-27K aircraft was piloted by the pilot V.G. Pugachev. Also on November 1, the first takeoff of the MiG-29K aircraft took place, the pilot was T.O. Aubakirov. In connection with the end of testing and control of the work of all systems of the ship in various conditions, he returned to the plant for completion.
August 1, 1990. The cruiser began state tests, which lasted about 5 months. As a result of state tests, the ship sailed more than 16 thousand nautical miles, the total number of aircraft takeoffs is about 450 times.
December 25, 1990. Announced the readiness of the aircraft carrier for combat duty as part of the naval forces and received the name "Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Kuznetsov" was transferred from the Ministry of Industry to the Ministry of Defense.
Drawing of aircraft carrier "Admiral Kuznetsov"
Design features
Frame
For strength with a large supply The ship's hull is made of solid welded steel sheets. The ship has 7 decks and 2 platforms. It is equipped with a second bottom along the entire perimeter of the case.
The room where the aircraft are kept is equipped with collapsible fireproof partitions. These partitions divide it into 4 compartments.
The premise (the so-called hangar) is equipped with a complex that allows, due to a chain transmission, to transport aircraft. Thanks to this design solution, it became possible to abandon the use of large traction tractors inside the ship.
When forming terms of reference to the "project 11435" the task was set to increase the area on the aircraft carrier for use by them for takeoffs and landings as the traditional way and with vertical takeoff.
As a result, the area was increased to 14.8 thousand m2, which is approximately 2.6 times more than that of the heavy aircraft-carrying cruisers of earlier projects. The dimensions of the space for storing aircraft was increased (153.2 × 26.4 × 7.1 m versus 130.4 × 22.7 × 6.7 m on the aircraft carrier Minsk).
To provide support during takeoff of carrier-based aircraft, a springboard with an ascent angle of approximately 14.3 degrees is installed in the traditional way.
Hull protection
The solution to protect the ship's hull from enemy attacks is unique for its time. The storage and use compartments and ammunition compartments are protected by box armor.
Protection of the ship from torpedoes of enemy ships consists of three longitudinal bulkheads, the middle one is equipped with several layers. The total width of the protection is 4.52 m.
Take-off and landing sites
To assist pilots in landing aircraft, the following have been developed and installed:
- complex of aerofinishers;
- a unique optical landing system "Luna".
Traditional take-off sites
The surface of the flight deck was treated with a special compound that does not allow aircraft to slip during takeoff and landing, and this coating is also heat-resistant, which allows it to withstand heating up to 500 degrees. This coating was named "Onega".
Pads for VTOL aircraft (vertical take-off and landing aircraft)
Separately, on the flight deck, there are 3 sites for vertical take-off and landing aircraft. The area of each site is about 100 m2 (10 × 10). The surface is covered with special AK-9FM tiles, which can withstand heating up to 745 degrees.
To ensure the protection of the operating personnel and technical staff from the strong exhaust of aircraft engines, deflectable deflectors are mounted on the deck. In addition, the launch positions are equipped with hydraulic stops (delays) that hold the aircraft in place before launch, and are sunk at the operator's command.
To ensure landing on the ship, the Svetlana-2 aerofinishers are installed: four metal cables stretched across the landing deck at intervals of 12 meters.
"Hope"
emergency lift system mounted on an aircraft cruiser
The cables are connected with hydraulic brake machines, which ensure a complete stop of the aircraft after 90 meters of run with an overload of no more than 4.5 g. The cable of the fourth aerofinisher (the fourth from the stern) is also connected with the lifting system of the Nadezhda emergency barrier.
In the stowed position, the cables are recessed in special recesses in the deck, and are lifted to the operating position with the help of hydraulics just before the aircraft lands.
Power plant and driving performance
The power plant "Admiral Kuznetsov" with minor changes is fully copied from earlier projects. The big changes include the complete replacement of boilers of early modifications with new ones with improved characteristics.
After modernization, a 4-shaft steam turbine power plant can develop a capacity of 200 thousand hp. (in previous projects up to - 180 thousand hp).
The turbines are powered by eight KVG-4 boilers with a steam capacity of up to 115 tons of steam per hour (versus 95 t / h for older boilers). Parameters of superheated steam in the manifold: pressure 66 kg / cm 2 and temperature 470 ° C. Propellers - 4 bronze low-noise propellers with 5 blades.
Crew
The ships developed according to the project 11435 according to the plan must be equipped with a composition :
- Total crew - 1980 people
Including:
- officers - 520;
- warrant officers - 322;
- sailors - 1138;
- Air group - 626 people.
As a result, 2606 people are supposed to be on the ship. And if the cruiser is the flagship during the cruise, then the ship will additionally accommodate 55 people (commanders and headquarters).
The crew's sleeping and resting areas are quite adequate and convenient for long sea trips.
Armament
Main strike complex
Anti-ship missile system (SCRC) "Granit" with 12 cruise missiles in the mines. Heavy missiles are capable of delivering a 750-kg warhead to a distance of 550 km.
P-700 "Granit" (3M45) - anti-ship missile system on the aircraft carrier "Admiral Kuznetsov" Anti-aircraft armament
- 4x2 anti-aircraft missile and artillery complex (ZRAK) "Kortik". Ammunition load of 256 missiles and 48,000 30-mm shells, range of destruction: 1500-8000 m missiles; cannons 500-4000 m;
- 24 modules of the "Dagger" air defense system, the ammunition of each module is 8 missiles in a drum, so that in total the ammunition load is 192 missiles. The range of destruction is 1500-12000 m;
- 6 turret six-barreled 30-mm mounts AK-630M (48,000 rounds).
Anti-torpedo armament
- 2 RBU-12000 bombers of the Udav complex (60 rocket depth charges).
Aircraft armament
In accordance with the instructions of the Ministry of Defense, the aircraft carrier "Admiral Kuznetsov" was created, the characteristics of which ensured the deployment of carrier-based aircraft, consisting of:
- 26 aircraft Yak-141, MiG-29K and Su-27K (Su-33);
- 18 anti-submarine helicopters Ka-27 or transport-combat Ka-29;
- 4 Ka-27RLD (Ka-31) radar patrol helicopters;
- 2 search and rescue helicopters Ka-27PS.
In fact, due to a lack of funds, the aircraft-carrying cruiser "Admiral Kuznetsov", whose characteristics allow the deployment of a larger number of aircraft, carries a reduced air group:
- 14 Su-33 fighters;
- 2 training aircraft Su-25UTG;
- 2 MiG-29K fighters;
- 2 combat training MiG-29KUB;
- 15 Ka-27 and Ka-27PS helicopters;
- 2 helicopters Ka-31 radar patrol.
Communication, detection, auxiliary equipment
- navigation complex "Beysur";
- 1 Mars-Passat radar complex;
- 1 radar station MR-750 "Fregat-MA";
- 2 radar stations MR-360 "Podkat";
- 3 Vaygach radar stations;
- combat information and control system (BIUS) "Lesorub";
- communication complex "Buran-2";
- hydroacoustic complex "Polynom-T";
- hydroacoustic station "Zvezda-M1";
- electronic warfare complex "Constellation-BR".
The stern section of the flight deck of the "Admiral Kuznetsov" during the military campaign 1995-1996 Technical characteristics of the aircraft carrier "Admiral Kuznetsov"
Displacement, t:
Main dimensions, m:
Power, h.p. (kW):
Travel speed, knots:
Sailing range, miles:
Crew for the project, people:
Armament
| Aviation, LA | 50…52 |
| Su-33 and MiG-29K fighters or Su-25UTG attack aircraft | 26…28 |
| Helicopters RLD Ka-34 | 4 |
| Helicopters Ka-27 and Ka-29 (including Ka-27PS) | 18 (2) |
| Percussion | PKRP "Granit-NK" |
| Rockets P-700, pcs | 12 |
| Vertical launchers SM-233, pcs | 12 |
| Anti-aircraft missile | SAM "Dagger" |
| Vertical launchers SM-9, pcs | 24x8 |
| SAM 9M330-2, pcs | 192 |
| Anti-aircraft missile and artillery | ZRAK "Kortik" |
| Number of installations, pcs | 8 |
| SAM 9M311-1, pcs | 256 |
| 30-mm shells, pcs | 48000 |
| Artillery | ZAK AK-630M |
| Number of installations, pcs | 6 |
| Anti-submarine / anti-torpedo | RBU-12000 "Boa constrictor-1" |
Electronic weapons
| BIUS | "Lumberjack" |
| General detection radar | PLC "Mars-Passat", 4 HEADLIGHTS |
| NLC detection radar | 2хМР-360 "Tackle" |
| NTS detection radar | 3xMP-212 "Vaygach" |
| Gus | SJSC MGK-355 "Polynom-T", SAS MGK-365 Zvezda-M1, anti-sabotage SAS MG-717 "Amulet", SAS "Altyn", ZPS MG-35 "Shtil", SAS MG-355TA |
| Electronic warfare means | "Constellation-RB" |
| Complexes of fired jamming | 2x2 PU PK-2 (ZIF-121), 4x10 PU PK-10 "Brave" |
| Fire control radar | 2x "Coral-BN", 4 control radars of the SAM "Dagger" 3Р95, 4 control modules of the SAM "Kortik" 3Р86 |
| Navigation complex | "Beysur" |
| Radio navigation aids | "Resistor K-4", "Lawn" |
| Means of communication | complex "Buran-2", space communications complex "Kristall-BK" |
Commanders
From the moment of launching to the present time, the heavy aircraft carrier "Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Kuznetsov" was under the command of the following officers:
| The photo | Full name and military rank | Years in command of the ship |
 |
Captain 1st Rank Viktor Stepanovich Yarygin | 1987-1992 |
 |
Captain 1st Rank (Rear Admiral) Ivan Fedorovich Sanko | 1992-1995 |
 |
Rear Admiral Alexander Vladimirovich Chelpanov | 1995-2000 |
 |
Captain 1st Rank Alexander Vasilievich Turilin | 2000-2003 |
 |
Captain 1st Rank Alexander Petrovich Shevchenko | 2003-2008 |
 |
Captain 1st Rank Vyacheslav Nikolaevich Rodionov | 2008-2011 biennium |
 |
Captain 1st Rank Sergei Grigorievich Artamonov | Since 2011 |
Loading...
