Project 1153 OREL aircraft cruiser

Project 1153 Orel was Soviet Union's planned aircraft carrier class developed in the 1970s to give the Soviet Navy a true blue water aviation capability. The vessel would have about 72,000 tons displacement, a nuclear powered propulsion system and steam catapults for aircraft launch, similar to the earlier Kitty Hawk-class supercarriers of the U.S. Navy. Unlike them and the preceding Soviet aircraft cruisers, it was also designed with a large offensive capability; the ship mounts including 20 vertical launch tubes for anti-ship cruise missiles. The Soviets classified it as a "large cruiser with aircraft armament".

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aircraft cruiser, Black Sea Shipyard, Soviet Navy, 0 produced, 

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Type	Date	Description	Notes	Source	Subtype
class		Project 1153 OREL aircraft cruiser	aircraft cruiser,	Wikidata	vessel

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