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By the time of the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Soviet Navy there were nine aircraft carriers. Of all the ships in the ranks, only “Admiral Kuznetsov”, which is the only aircraft carrier of the Russian Navy. The rest of the court was cut into the metal or sold to other countries.
Rides and scrap
the Heavy aircraft-carrying cruiser “Kiev” stood in line in the winter of 1975. On the ship itself carried 12 Yak-38 and the same number of anti-submarine helicopters Ka-25 and Ka-27. The aircraft carrier served in the Mediterranean and in the Atlantic ocean, but in June 1993 he was removed from the fleet due to lack of funds for the repair of machinery and equipment. The unknown person bought “Kiev” for 1.6 million dollars and resold it to the Chinese government over 8.2 million.
in the Spring of 2000 the ship was towed into the port city Tianjin, where he did part of the theme Park Binhai. In 2011, the pride of the Soviet fleet has been transformed into a modern hotel and the cabins of the sailors was converted into 148 the living room.
In 1993, the service completed and the aircraft carrier “Minsk” for repairs which the government also had no money. Two years later the ship was sold and towed to South Korea, where it is resold to China. Since 2006, the Minsk is a theme Park Minsk World in Shenzhen.
In the Pacific, the service has carried a heavy aircraft carrier “Novorossiysk”, which in 1994 sold to South Korea for $ 4.3 million. Three years later the ship was cut into scrap metal in the city of Pohang. Before the collapse of the Union did not have time to pull water cruiser Ulyanovsk, which in the winter of 1992 was dismantled for the metal.
Continued service
Not all Soviet aircraft carriers were cut or used for tourist entertainment. A few vessels remain afloat, but now are in the military fleet of other States. So the formerlythe third aircraft carrier “Baku”, which in 1990 became the “Admiral Gorshkov” in 2000 sold in India. Under the contract, the ship was modernized and equipped with a Russian-made aircraft. In 2013, after testing, the aircraft carrier was handed over to the Indian Navy where it was renamed “Vikramaditya”.
By the time of the collapse of the Soviet Union at the shipyard of Nikolaev was built aircraft carrier “Varyag” ready by 62%. Under the agreement between Moscow and Kiev, he departed Ukraine. Due to lack of money, the Ukrainian side has suspended the construction, and in 1998 for $ 25 million, the ship was sold to China where it was planned to make it a floating casino. However, in 2011 “the Vikings” after 6 years of construction went to the Chinese Navy under the name “Liaoning”.
Alexander Brazhnik
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