Kiev-class aircraft carrier

Summary

Kiev-class aircraft carrier is a ship class^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of ship_class entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (840 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Kiev-class aircraft carrier's image is recorded as Minsk aircraft carrier.jpg^[3].
• Kiev-class aircraft carrier's instance of is recorded as ship class^[4].
• Kiev-class aircraft carrier's item operated is recorded as Yakovlev Yak-38^[5].
• Kiev-class aircraft carrier's item operated is recorded as Ka-25^[6].
• Kiev-class aircraft carrier's item operated is recorded as Kamov Ka-27^[7].
• Kiev-class aircraft carrier's operator is recorded as Soviet Navy^[8].
• Kiev-class aircraft carrier's operator is recorded as Russian Navy^[9].
• Gyrfalcon is named after Kiev-class aircraft carrier^[10].
• Kiev is named after Kiev-class aircraft carrier^[11].
• Kiev-class aircraft carrier's follows is recorded as Moskva-class helicopter carrier^[12].
• Kiev-class aircraft carrier's followed by is recorded as Kuznetsov-class aircraft carrier^[13].
• Kiev-class aircraft carrier's manufacturer is recorded as Black Sea Shipyard^[14].
• Kiev-class aircraft carrier's subclass of is recorded as aircraft cruiser^[15].
• Kiev-class aircraft carrier's Commons category is recorded as Kiev class aircraft carriers^[16].
• Kiev-class aircraft carrier's country of origin is recorded as Soviet Union^[17].
• Kiev-class aircraft carrier's powered by is recorded as TV-12^[18].
• Kiev-class aircraft carrier's powered by is recorded as turbo generator^[19].
• Kiev-class aircraft carrier's powered by is recorded as diesel generator^[20].
• Kiev-class aircraft carrier's armament is recorded as P-500 Bazalt^[21].
• Kiev-class aircraft carrier's armament is recorded as M-11 Shtorm^[22].
• Kiev-class aircraft carrier's armament is recorded as 9K33 Osa^[23].
• Kiev-class aircraft carrier's armament is recorded as AK-276 gun^[24].
• Kiev-class aircraft carrier's armament is recorded as AK-630^[25].
• Kiev-class aircraft carrier's armament is recorded as RPK-1 Vikhr^[26].
• Kiev-class aircraft carrier's NATO reporting name is recorded as Kiev-class^[27].

Body

Physical Characteristics

Kiev-class aircraft carrier's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+273.1'}^[28]. Its speed is recorded as {'unit': 'Q128822', 'amount': '+32.5'}^[29].

Designation and Status

Kiev-class aircraft carrier's instance of is recorded as ship class^[4].

History and Context

+1972-12-26T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Kiev-class aircraft carrier^[30]. Things named after include Gyrfalcon^[10], a taxon^[31] and Kiev^[11], an aircraft cruiser^[32].

Why It Matters

Kiev-class aircraft carrier ranks in the top 3% of ship_class entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (840 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]