 INS Vikramaditya leaves Sevmash shipyard for trials | |
| Career (India) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | INS Vikramaditya |
| Namesake: | Vikramāditya |
| Builder: | Black Sea Shipyard, Mykolayiv, Ukraine |
| Cost: | $ 2.35 Billion[1] |
| Laid down: | December 1978 |
| Launched: | April 17, 1982 |
| Commissioned: | October 2013 (expected) |
| Status: | Sea Trials |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Modified Kiev class |
| Type: | Aircraft carrier |
| Displacement: | 45,400 tons of loaded displacement[2][3] |
| Length: | 283 metres (928 ft) (overall) |
| Beam: | 51 metres (167 ft) |
| Draught: | 10.2 metres (33 ft) |
| Propulsion: | 4 shaft geared steam turbines, 140,000 hp |
| Speed: | 32 knots (59 km/h) |
| Range: | 4,000 nautical miles (7,400 km)[4] |
| Endurance: | 13,500 nautical miles (25,000 km) at 18 knots (33 km/h)[5] |
| Crew: | 1,400[6] |
| Armament: | 8 CADS-N-1 Kashtan CIWS guns |
| Aircraft carried: |
10 helicopters, possible mix of: |
Monday 19 August 2013
INS VIKRAMADITYA
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