Coss Posted December 22, 2022 Report Share Posted December 22, 2022 As a naive soul, in military matters, I would have thought that Russia had more than one aircraft carrier... Russia’s sole aircraft carrier catches fire A fire broke out onboard Russia’s sole aircraft carrier on Thursday (local time), Russian state media reported. The Admiral Kuznetsov, a flagship of the Russian Navy, suffered a “minor” fire while undergoing repair work at a shipyard in the Arctic port of Murmansk, according to reports by the Russian state Tass and RIA Novosti news agencies. Both cited Aleksey Rakhmanov, head of the state-owned United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) which is overseeing a major refit of the carrier, as saying that the blaze was quickly extinguished and caused no casualties. Delays and accidents have marred the Admiral Kuznetsov’s ongoing overhaul, which began in 2017 and was initially set to conclude last year. At least one person was killed and 12 others were injured after a fire broke out in December 2019. The previous year, a crane crashed onto its deck after a floating dock holding it began to sink, causing unspecified damage. Rakhmanov told Russian media in June that he expected the Admiral Kuznetsov to return to service in early 2024, almost three years behind schedule. https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/europe/300772365/russias-sole-aircraft-carrier-catches-fire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mekong Posted December 23, 2022 Report Share Posted December 23, 2022 Surprisingly, to me at least, there are only 26 Aircraft Carriers in service globally, USA has 11 of those, and UK with 2 is I. Second place with 4 other nations including China Carriers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coss Posted December 23, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2022 Italy? 2? FFS As for NZ, our whole country is the aircraft carrier for our plane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My Penis is hungry Posted December 23, 2022 Report Share Posted December 23, 2022 They aren't particularly effective, and need massive amounts of defence. They tend to be offensive units rather than defence units. I think Thailand has one, 555 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mekong Posted December 24, 2022 Report Share Posted December 24, 2022 2 hours ago, My Penis is hungry said: They tend to be offensive units rather than defence units. And the USA has more than 5 times more than any other nation, draw your own conclusions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mekong Posted December 24, 2022 Report Share Posted December 24, 2022 6 hours ago, Coss said: Italy? 2? FFS Italian Carriers are banned from UK waters, there is a major concern over the safety of the rowers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My Penis is hungry Posted December 24, 2022 Report Share Posted December 24, 2022 Oz has 1/2 a carrier, its one of the helicopter thingies with slanting decks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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