Career (Soviet Union) Name: Varyag Namesake: Varyag Builder: Nikolayev South Designer: Nevskoye Planning and Design Bureau Laid down: 6 December 1985 Launched: 4 December 1988 Completed: Construction stopped in 1992 when 60% complete Career (China) Acquired: Purchased from Ukraine[1] Varyag was to be an Admiral Kuznetsov class multirole aircraft carrier. She was known as Riga[2] when her keel was laid down at Nikolayev South (formerly Shipyard 444) in Nikolayev December 6, 1985.[3] Design of the carrier was undertaken by the Nevskoye Planning and Design Bureau.[4] She was launched December 4, 1988, but she was renamed Varyag (Varangian) in late 1990, after the famous Russian cruiser. Construction stopped by 1992 with the ship structurally complete but without electronics. Ownership was transferred to Ukraine as the Soviet Union broke up and the ship was laid up unmaintained, then stripped. In early 1998, she lacked engines, a rudder, and much of her operating systems. She was put up for auction. Currently the ship is being examined and repaired by China's People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) after purchasing it at auction for US$20 million.[5] It was widely reported that the ship would become a casino in the Chinese SAR of Macau. This has been proven incorrect as the ship is docked in Dalian and painted PLAN grey. News reports state that the ship is being refitted to be made operational.[1][6] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Post message: [email protected] Subscribe : [email protected] Unsubscribe : [email protected] List owner : [email protected] Homepage : http://proletar.8m.com/Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
