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VMS ''Ulyanovsk'' ({{wp|Russian language|Russian}}: {{lang|ru|Улья́новск}}) is an {{wp|aircraft carrier}} (designated officially as an {{wp|aircraft cruiser}}) serving the [[Soviet Naval Forces (TheodoresTomfooleries)|Soviet Navy]]. She is the {{wp|lead ship}} of [[Ulyanovsk-class aircraft carrier|her class]]. Originally to be titled ''Kremlin'', she was ordered in June 1986 and built by the Black Sea Shipyard from 1988-1995. Her homeport is {{wp|Mykolaiv|Nikolayev}}, in [[Ukrainian SSR (TheodoresTomfooleries)|Ukraine]].  
'''''Ulyanovsk''''' ({{lang-ru|Улья́новск}}, {{IPA-ru|ʊˈlʲjanəfsk}} is an {{wp|aircraft carrier}} (classified as a heavy {{wp|aircraft cruiser}} by the Soviet navy). It is the {{wp|flagship}} of the [[Soviet Navy (TheodoresTomfooleries)|Soviet Navy]] and the [[Black Sea Fleet (TheodoresTomfooleries)|Black Sea Fleet]]. She was built by the {{wp|Black Sea Shipyard}} in {{wp|Nikolayev}} from 1988 until its completion in 1996. She was initially titled '''''Kremlin''''' before being renamed after the Soviet city of {{wp|Ulyanovsk}}, named after Soviet leader and communist {{wp|Vladimir Lenin}} (Vladimir ''Ulyanov'')
 
She was ordered by the Soviet Navy in 1986 and was built to be the lead ship of the ''Ulyanovsk''-class. Her sister ship, the [[VMS Kasatonov|VMS ''Kasatonov'']], was completed in 2004. She is unofficially considered the flagship of the Soviet Navy, at least in the Black Sea. Her class was a successor to the {{wp|Kuznetsov-class aircraft carrier|''Kuznetsov''-class}} {{wp|aircraft carrier}}, and was intended to give the Soviet navy the ability to project {{wp|naval aviation}} capabilities over {{wp|Blue water navy|blue waters}}.
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[[Category:Aircraft carriers of the Soviet Navy]]

Latest revision as of 20:55, 8 August 2024

Ul'janovsk.jpg
Ulyanovsk at sea
Class overview
Name: Ulyanovsk-class aircraft carrier
Builders: Black Sea Shipyard
Operators: Naval Ensign of the Soviet Union (1950–1991).svg Soviet Navy
Preceded by: Kuznetsov class
Built: 1988-1995
In service: 1996-present
Completed: 2
Active: 2
General characteristics
Type: Aircraft carrier
Displacement:

65,800 tons standard

75,000 tons full load
Length: 321.2 m (1,054 ft) overall
Beam:
  • 83.9 m (275 ft) overall
  • 40 m (130 ft) at waterline
Draught: 10.6 m (35 ft)
Propulsion:
Speed: 30 knots (56 km/h)
Range: Unlimited distance; 20-25 years
Complement: 3,400 total
Armament:
Aircraft carried:
History
Soviet Union
Name: Ulyanovsk (Улья́новск)
Namesake: Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov
Ordered: 11 June 1986
Laid down: 25 November 1988
Launched: 19 December 1995
Commissioned: 23 March 1996

Ulyanovsk (Russian: Улья́новск, Russian pronunciation: [ʊˈlʲjanəfsk] is an aircraft carrier (classified as a heavy aircraft cruiser by the Soviet navy). It is the flagship of the Soviet Navy and the Black Sea Fleet. She was built by the Black Sea Shipyard in Nikolayev from 1988 until its completion in 1996. She was initially titled Kremlin before being renamed after the Soviet city of Ulyanovsk, named after Soviet leader and communist Vladimir Lenin (Vladimir Ulyanov)

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