Soviet aircraft carrier Ulyanovsk

	US Department of Defense artwork of a Soviet nuclear-powered aircraft carrier similar to Ulyanovsk, under construction.
Class overview
Name	Ulyanovsk class
Builders	Chernomorsky Shipyard 444
Operators	Soviet Navy
Preceded by	Kuznetsov class
Succeeded by	Project 23000E
Planned	2
Cancelled	2
History
Soviet Union
Name	Ulyanovsk (Russian: Улья́новск)
Ordered	11 June 1986
Laid down	25 November 1988
Launched	1995 (planned)
Stricken	1 November 1991
Fate	Scrapped at 40% completion
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	4 × KN-3 nuclear reactors; 4 × steam turbines, four shafts, 280,000 shp (210,000 kW);
Speed	30 knots (56 km/h)
Range	Unlimited distance; 20–25 years
Endurance	Limited only by supplies
Complement	3,400 total
Armament	12 × P-700 Granit SSMs,; Buk SAMs,; 8 × CADS-N-1 CIWS,; 8 × AK-630 rotary anti-aircraft cannons;
Aircraft carried	68 aircraft total; 44 Sukhoi Su-33; and/or Mikoyan MiG-29K; 6 × Yak-44 radar picket aircraft; 16 Kamov Ka-27 ASW helicopters; 2 SAR helicopters;

Ulyanovsk (Russian: Улья́новск, IPA: [ʊˈlʲjanəfsk]), Soviet designation Project 1143.7, was a fixed-wing aircraft carrier laid down on 25 November 1988 as the first of a class of Soviet nuclear-powered supercarriers. It was intended for the first time to offer true blue water naval aviation capability for the Soviet Navy. The ship would have been equipped with steam catapults that could launch fully loaded aircraft, representing a major advance over the Kuznetsov class, which could only launch high-powered aircraft from their ski-jumps. However, construction of Ulyanovsk was stopped at about 40% after the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991.^{[citation needed]}

Design[]

Ulyanovsk was based upon the 1975 Project 1153 Orel, which did not get beyond blueprints. The initial commissioned name was to be Kremlin, but was later given the name Ulyanovsk^[2] after the Soviet town of Ulyanovsk, which was originally named Simbirsk but later renamed after Vladimir Lenin's original name because he was born there.

It would have been 85,000 tonnes in displacement (larger than the older Forrestal-class carriers but smaller than contemporary Nimitz class of the U.S. Navy). Ulyanovsk would have been able to launch the full range of fixed-wing carrier aircraft, as it was equipped with two catapults as well as a ski jump. The configuration would have been very similar to U.S. Navy carriers though with the typical Soviet practice of adding anti-ship missile (ASM) and surface-to-air missile (SAM) launchers. Its hull was laid down in 1988, but construction was cancelled at 40% complete in January 1991 and a planned second unit was never laid down.^[1] Scrapping began on 4 February 1992 and was completed by the end of October 1992.

Air group[]

The Ulyanovsk air group was to include 68 aircraft with the following planned composition:^[1]

44 fighter aircraft, combination of Sukhoi Su-33 (Su-27K) and Mikoyan MiG-29K fighters
6 Yakovlev Yak-44 RLD Airborne early warning aircraft
16 Kamov Ka-27 Anti-submarine warfare helicopters
2 Ka-27PS Air-sea rescue helicopters

The ship was equipped with two "Mayak" steam catapults made by the Proletarian factory, a ski-jump, and 4 arresting gear. For storing aircraft, it had a 175×32×7.9-m hangar deck with aircraft elevated to the flight deck by 3 elevators with carrying capacities of 50 tons (two on the starboard side and one on the port). The stern housed the "Luna" optical landing guidance system.

Yak-44 and Su-33 on the deck ATAKR Ulyanovsk

References[]

Citations

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Yu.V. Apalkov, "Korabli VMF SSSR", Galeya Print, Sankt-Peterburg 2003
^ Rochlin, G. I.; La Porte, T. R.; Roberts, K. H. (Autumn 1987). "The Self-Designing High-Reliability Organization: Aircraft Carrier Flight Operations at Sea". Naval War College Review. LI (3). Archived from the original on December 13, 2006.

Bibliography

Saunders (editor), Stephen (2006). Jane's Fighting Ships 2006-7. Coulsdon, Surrey: Janes Information Group. ISBN 978-0-7106-2753-7.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)

External links[]

Hazegray.org entry.
Project 1143.7 Orel Ul'yanovsk class, GlobalSecurity.org.
A Brief Look at Russian Aircraft Carrier Development, Robin J. Lee.

[ReferenceA-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Yu.V. Apalkov, "Korabli VMF SSSR", Galeya Print, Sankt-Peterburg 2003

[nwcr_flightops-2] Rochlin, G. I.; La Porte, T. R.; Roberts, K. H. (Autumn 1987). "The Self-Designing High-Reliability Organization: Aircraft Carrier Flight Operations at Sea". Naval War College Review. LI (3). Archived from the original on December 13, 2006.

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show v t Soviet and Russian ship classes after 1945
Aircraft carriers	Moskva OREL^X Kiev Kuznetsov Ulyanovsk^X Project 23000E^P ^P
Battlecruisers	Kronshtadt^X Stalingrad^X Kirov
Cruisers	Sverdlov Kynda Kresta I Kresta II Kara Slava ^P ^P ^P
Destroyers	Skoryy Neustrashimy Kotlin Kildin Krupny Kanin Kashin Sovremenny Udaloy Lider^P Project 21956^P
Frigates	Kola Riga Petya Mirka Koni Burevestnik Gepard Neustrashimyy Novik^{P X} Admiral Grigorovich Admiral Gorshkov
Corvettes	Poti Pauk Parchim Nanuchka Tarantul Bora Grisha Buyan Steregushchiy Gremyashchiy Karakurt Project 20386 ^P ^P
P / M / T boats	Kronshtadt Komar Osa Shershen Stenka Turya Project 1204 Zhuk Matka Muravey^BG Sarancha Svetlyak^BG Rubin^BG Project 22160 Project 23550 Project 03160 ^P Okean Project 22100 ^P P134 Pr 21980 Pr 12260 Yastreb Pr 14310 Mirazh Pr 12150 Mangusta Pr 02800 DShL
Minesweepers	MT T43 T58 Yurka Natya Gorya Sasha Vanya Zhenya Sonya Yevgenya Alexandrit
Amphibious ships	Ivan Rogov Alligator Ropucha Polnocny Dyugon Ondatra Serna LHD HC LAC ^{P x} Khalzan ^{P X} Project 11780^{P X} Ivan Gren ° Andreev ° Kajman Priboy ^P Lavina ^P Project 23900
Spy ships	Primor'ye Balzam Vishnya Yury Ivanov
Air-cushioned crafts	Gus Lebed Tsaplya Aist Zubr Czilim^BG
Patrol icebreakers	Ivan Susanin^BG Purga^BG Project 23550
Other vessels	SSV-33 Don Ugra Smolnyy Dunay Lun
X Cancelled BG Border Guard service P Project P X Project , Cancelled

show v t Ukrainian ship classes
Aircraft carriers	Kuznetsov^S Ulyanovsk^S,X
Cruisers	Slava^S
Frigates	Burevestnik^S
Corvettes	Grisha^S Volodymyr Velykyi
A / M / T boats Fast assault craft	Zhuk^S Muravey^BG,S ^S Centaur Gurza Gurza-M ^BG ^BG
Air-cushioned landing craft	Zubr^S
Other	Gofri^S
BG Sea Guard service P Project S built in the Soviet Union X cancelled

Soviet aircraft carrier Ulyanovsk

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Design[]

Air group[]

See also[]

References[]

External links[]

Class overview
US Department of Defense artwork of a Soviet nuclear-powered aircraft carrier similar to Ulyanovsk, under construction.
Name	Ulyanovsk class
Builders	Chernomorsky Shipyard 444
Operators	Soviet Navy
Preceded by	Kuznetsov class
Succeeded by	Project 23000E
Planned	2
Cancelled	2
History
Soviet Union
Name	Ulyanovsk (Russian: Улья́новск)
Ordered	11 June 1986
Laid down	25 November 1988
Launched	1995 (planned)
Stricken	1 November 1991
Fate	Scrapped at 40% completion
General characteristics
Type	Aircraft carrier
Displacement	65,800 tons standard 75,000 tons full load^[1]
Length	321.2 m (1,054 ft) overall^[1]
Beam	83.9 m (275 ft) overall^[1] 40 m (130 ft) at waterline^[1]
Draught	10.6 m (35 ft)^[1]
Propulsion	4 × KN-3 nuclear reactors 4 × steam turbines, four shafts, 280,000 shp (210,000 kW)
Speed	30 knots (56 km/h)
Range	Unlimited distance; 20–25 years
Endurance	Limited only by supplies
Complement	3,400 total^[1]
Armament	12 × P-700 Granit SSMs, Buk SAMs, 8 × CADS-N-1 CIWS, 8 × AK-630 rotary anti-aircraft cannons
Aircraft carried	68 aircraft total 44 Sukhoi Su-33 and/or Mikoyan MiG-29K 6 × Yak-44 radar picket aircraft 16 Kamov Ka-27 ASW helicopters 2 SAR helicopters^[1]