Ukrainian aircraft carriers - World War II.
1.1 Sviatoslav-Class aircraft carriers
Laid down: 1936. Launched: 1938. Commissioned: 1940.
Sviatoslav
Askold
Displacement: 19 500 / 24 840 t.
Dimensions: 227,8 (max), 218,8 (WL), 220,2 (FD) x 29,2, 32,0 (FD) x 7,9 m.
Machinery:
4 steam turbines, 10 boilers, 4 shafts, 120 000 shp = 32,5 kts.
Range: 12 600 m at 15 kts. Bunker 4200 t.
Armour:
Belts: 102 mm, traverse 127 mm.
Torpedo bulkheadheads: 38 mm.
Armoured decks: 51 mm.
Gun armour: 20/10 mm, barbette 20 mm.
2nd gun armour: 10 mm.
Conning towers: 152/102 mm.
Armament:
4x2 127/50 mm dual purpose gun. AA: 11x4 40/56 mm, 50х1 20/70 mm.
Aircraft carried:
1943:
16 fighters + 32 dive bombers + 16 torpedo bombers = 64.
1944:
32 fighters + 16 dive bombers + 16 torpedo bombers = 64.
8 additional fighters were carried in a disassembled state. 2 catapults.
Complement: 2 250 officers and sailors.