To: Stonewall Jackson
I don’t think the Russians operated carriers during the cold war. At least I don’t recall reading about any. Might have had one or two that they kept close to home or for training.
14 posted on
11/24/2011 12:48:18 PM PST by
jpsb
To: jpsb
They had four Kiev-class jumpjet carriers that started entering service starting in 1975. Two are museums in China, one was scrapped in South Korea, and the fourth has been sold to India, was converted into a conventional carrier, and is currently undergoing trials before entering service next year.
17 posted on
11/24/2011 1:00:58 PM PST by
Stonewall Jackson
(Democrats: "You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy.")
To: jpsb
>>>>>>>I dont think the Russians operated carriers during the cold war. At least I dont recall reading about any. Might have had one or two that they kept close to home or for training.>>>>>>>>>>
I think they built 6 or 7 carriers during the Cold War, all scrapped or sold in 1990s with the exception of this newest one comissioned right at the time of the Soviets collapse.
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