Editing Kuznetsov-class aircraft carrier (section)

==Ships==

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! scope="col" | Name
! scope="col" | Class/{{wbr}}subclass
! scope="col" | Operator
! scope="col" | Namesake
! scope="col" | Builder
! scope="col" | Laid down
! scope="col" | Launched
! scope="col" | Commissioned
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! scope="row" | [[Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov|''Admiral Flota Sovetskogo Soyuza Kuznetsov'']]<br/>(ex-''Riga'', ex-''[[Leonid Brezhnev]]'', ex-''Tbilisi'')
| ''Kuznetsov''
| {{navy|Russia}}
| [[Nikolay Gerasimovich Kuznetsov]]
| [[Black Sea Shipyard|Soviet Shipyard No. 444]]
| 1 April 1982
| 6 December 1985
| 25 December 1990
| Undergoing refit<ref name="Admiral Kuznetsov refit">{{cite web |url=https://bmpd.livejournal.com/3279970.html |title="Адмирал Кузнецов" в ремонте |trans-title="Admiral Kuznetsov" under repair |website=bmpd.livejournal.com |language=ru |date=23 July 2018 |access-date=23 July 2018}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | {{ship|Chinese aircraft carrier|Liaoning||2}}<br/>(ex-''Riga'', ex-''Varyag'')
| Type 001
| {{navy|China}}
| [[Liaoning|Liaoning Province]]
| [[Black Sea Shipyard|Soviet Shipyard No. 444]]; <br />[[Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company|Dalian Shipyard]] (completion)
| 6 December 1985
| 4 December 1988; 2011 (formal)
| 25 September 2012
| Active
|-
! scope="row" | {{ship|Chinese aircraft carrier|Shandong||2}}
| Type 002
| {{navy|China}}
| [[Shandong|Shandong Province]]
| [[Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company|Dalian Shipyard]]
| March 2015
| 26 April 2017
| 17 December 2019
| Active 
|}

===''Admiral Kuznetsov''===
{{main|Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov}}

[[File:Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier.jpg|thumb|''Admiral Kuznetsov'' underway in 2012. The shadow of a Ka-27 is visible on the bow.]]

''Admiral Flota Sovetskogo Soyuza Kuznetsov'' was designed by the Neva Design Bureau, St. Petersburg, and built at the [[Black Sea Shipyard|Nikolayev South Shipyard]] (Chernomorskoye Shipyard) in the [[Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic|Ukrainian SSR]]. She was launched in 1985, commissioned in 1990, and became fully operational in 1995. The vessel was named ''Riga'', ''Leonid Brezhnev'', and ''Tbilisi'',<ref name="ReferenceA"/> before finally being named after Soviet admiral [[Nikolay Kuznetsov (officer)|Nikolay Kuznetsov]].

During the winter of 1995–1996, ''Admiral Kuznetsov'' deployed to the Mediterranean Sea to mark the 300th anniversary of the Russian Navy. In late 2000, ''Admiral Kuznetsov'' went to sea for recovery and salvage operations for the submarine {{ship|Russian submarine K-141|Kursk||2}}. In late 2007 and early 2008, ''Admiral Kuznetsov'' again deployed to the Mediterranean. Most recently, ''Admiral Kuznetsov'' was deployed to the Mediterranean in late 2016 and early 2017 to support [[Russian involvement in the Syrian Civil War|Russian operations in Syria]].

''Admiral Kuznetsov'' started an overhaul and modernization program in the first quarter of 2017 to extend its service life by 25 years,<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Soper|first=Karl|title=''Admiral Kuznetsov'' overhaul designed to maintain carrier capability while Russia considers future carrier options|journal=Jane's Navy International|volume=121|issue=6|date=1 August 2016}}</ref> but several setbacks have hampered this effort. Prior to a December 2022 fire the overhaul of the carrier was projected to last into 2024.<ref name=Cole2022>{{cite news|last=Cole|first=Brendan|title=Russia's Only Aircraft Carrier Catches Fire|newspaper=[[Newsweek]]|date=22 December 2022|url=https://www.newsweek.com/russia-kuznetsov-murkansk-fire-aircraft-carrier-1768956|access-date=11 January 2023}}</ref>

{{Asof|2024|10}} the non-operational ''Admiral Kuznetsov'' is the Russian Navy's only carrier leaving the Russian Navy without an operational aircraft carrier. Reports that the ''Admiral Kuznetsov'''s crew of 1500 has been reassigned to the [[Russian Army]] for [[Russian invasion of Ukraine|combat duty in Ukraine]] have fueled speculation that there is no plan to make ''Admiral Kuznetsov'' seaworthy again.<ref name=forbes-2024-09-22>{{cite news|url= https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2024/09/22/the-kremlin-pulled-sailors-off-the-decrepit-aircraft-carrier-admiral-kuznetsov-and-sent-them-to-fight-and-die-in-ukraine/ |website= [[forbes.com]] |title= The Kremlin Pulled Sailors Off The Decrepit Aircraft Carrier 'Admiral Kuznetsov' And Sent Them To Fight, And Die, In Ukraine |first= David |last= Axe |author-link= David Axe |date= 2024-09-22 |access-date= 2024-10-24}}</ref>

===''Liaoning''===
{{main|Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning}}

[[File:Aircraft Carrier Liaoning CV-16.jpg|thumb|''Liaoning'' in [[Hong Kong]] in 2017]]

The second member of the ''Kuznetsov'' class took a much more roundabout route to active service. Known first as ''Riga'' and then ''Varyag'', she was laid down by the [[Black Sea Shipyard|Nikolayev South Shipyard]] in 1985 and launched in 1988. ''Varyag'' had not yet been commissioned when the Soviet Union dissolved in 1991, and the ship was left to deteriorate in the elements. In 1998, the unfinished hull was sold by Ukraine to what was apparently a Chinese travel agency for ostensible use as a floating hotel and casino.<ref>{{cite web |title=Giant vessel shuts the Bosphorus |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/1632156.stm |website=BBC News |date=1 November 2001 |access-date=24 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170224135701/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/1632156.stm |archive-date=24 February 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> After an eventful journey under tow, she arrived in China in February 2002 and was berthed at the [[Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company|Dalian naval shipyard]], where she was overhauled and completed as China's first aircraft carrier.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-14470882 |title=China's first aircraft carrier 'starts sea trials' |website=BBC News |date=10 August 2011 |access-date=22 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150110091110/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-14470882 |archive-date=10 January 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="english.peopledaily.com.cn">{{cite news |title=Liaoning Ship's first berthing at home port |url=http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90786/8148672.html |newspaper=[[People's Daily]] |date=1 March 2013 |access-date=22 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131013080839/http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90786/8148672.html |archive-date=13 October 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref>

In September 2012, the ship was commissioned in the [[People's Liberation Army Navy|Chinese navy]] as ''Liaoning''.<ref>{{cite web |website=SpaceWar.com |url=http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Chinas_Liaoning_carrier_enters_service_999.html |title=China's Liaoning carrier enters service |date=27 September 2012 |access-date=22 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222202100/http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Chinas_Liaoning_carrier_enters_service_999.html |archive-date=22 December 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> The ship was named after the [[Liaoning|province]] where the shipyard is located, and its Chinese ship class is '''Type 001'''. Today, she serves as the first aircraft carrier of the [[People's Liberation Army Navy|PLAN]], and its home port is [[Qingdao]].<ref name="english.peopledaily.com.cn"/>

===''Shandong''===
{{Main|Chinese aircraft carrier Shandong}}
[[File:停泊于大连港的001A.jpg|thumb|''Shandong'' after launching]]

The second Chinese aircraft carrier was constructed in China according to a modified design, known as Type 002. The ship was laid down in 2013 at the [[Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company|Dalian naval shipyard]] and was launched on 26 April 2017. Sea trials began on 13 May 2018,<ref>{{cite news |title=Work under way on China's second aircraft carrier at Dalian yard |url=https://www.foxnews.com/tech/chinas-first-domestically-made-aircraft-carrier-begins-sea-trials |work=[[Fox News]] |date=13 May 2018 |access-date=13 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180513170938/http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2018/05/13/chinas-first-domestically-made-aircraft-carrier-begins-sea-trials.html |archive-date=13 May 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> and the ship was commissioned as ''Shandong'' on 17 December 2019.<ref name="nytimes.com">{{cite news |last1=Myers |first1=Steven Lee |title=China Commissions 2nd Aircraft Carrier, Challenging U.S. Dominance |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/17/world/asia/china-aircraft-carrier.html |work=The New York Times |date=17 December 2019}}</ref>