Sukarno-class aircraft carrier

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QNI Sukarno in the Emmiria Sea in 2001
General characteristics
Type: Sukarno-class light aircraft carrier
Displacement: 11,486 tons full load
Length:
  • 182.65 m (599.2 ft) (overall)
  • 174.1 m (571 ft) (flight deck)
  • 164.1 metres (538 ft) (between perpendiculars)
Beam:
  • 22.5 m (74 ft) (waterline)
  • 30.5 m (100 ft) maximum
Draught: 6.12 m (20.1 ft)
Speed:
  • 25.5 knots (47.2 km/h; 29.3 mph) (maximum)
  • 17.2 knots (31.9 km/h; 19.8 mph) (cruising)
Range:
  • 10,000 nautical miles (19,000 km; 12,000 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
  • 7,150 nautical miles (13,240 km; 8,230 mi) at 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph)
Troops: Up to 675
Complement:
  • 62 officers
  • 393 sailors
  • 146 aircrew
Aircraft carried:
Aviation facilities:
  • 174.6-by-27.5-metre (573 by 90 ft) flight deck
  • 12° ski-jump
  • Hangar space for 10 aircraft

The Sukarno-class aircraft carrier is a light aircraft carrier used by the Qolaysian Navy and the Gladysynthian Navy. The three ships in its class, QNI Sukarno, QNI Sanaky, and GHS Marsden were built and supplied by UCSS Beleroskov in 1982, 1984, and 1991 respectively. The ships are the smallest functioning aircraft carriers in the world. The aircraft carrier was designed to operate an air group of fighter aircraft and helicopters, and is fitted with an aircraft ski-jump. Both of the Qolaysian ships have been deployed on several disaster relief operations, including in the aftermath of the 2021 Temebok earthquake and tsunami, and they've seen limited combat in the Togana War.