Largest aircraft carrying cruiser

According to Official Guinness Records,

Aircraft carrying cruisers are the results of attempts to create ‘all round’ warships, capable of ship-to-ship combat as well as carrying aircraft. The largest of these is the Russian Navy’s Admiral Kuznetsov, commissioned in 1990. It measures 302.3 m long with a beam of 72.3 m and displacement of 58,600 tonnes with a maximum load. It has 12 Granit anti-ship missiles, 192 3K95 Kinzhal surface-to-air missiles, an anti-submarine rocket launcher, as well as defensive anti-air guns. It can carry 12 SU-33 ad 5 SU-25 fighters, along with 24 helicopters. Admiral Kuznetsov is the only ship in its class and Russia’s only aircraft carrier.

For a complete list of 1990 records, please visit 1990 Guinness Records in Russia.

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