Kiev-class aircraft carrier

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Soviet naval ship class aircraft carrier class warship class

The Kiev-class aircraft carrier was a series of Soviet hybrid warships that combined features of aircraft carriers and guided missile cruisers, designed primarily for anti-submarine warfare and fleet air defense during the Cold War.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Kiev class	3
Kiev-class aircraft carrier canonical	3
Kiev-class	2
Kiev-class aircraft carriers	2
Soviet Kiev-class aircraft carrier	1
Soviet aircraft carrier Kiev	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1947807 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Kiev-class aircraft carrier
Context triple: [Soviet Navy, notableShipClass, Kiev-class aircraft carrier]

A. Soviet cruiser Kalinin
Soviet cruiser Kalinin was a Kirov-class light cruiser of the Soviet Navy that served in the Pacific Fleet during World War II and the early Cold War.
B. Hancock-class frigate
The Hancock-class frigate was a class of late 18th-century sailing warships of the Continental Navy, designed as relatively large, fast, and heavily armed frigates for use during the American Revolutionary War.
C. Hiryū-class aircraft carrier
The Hiryū-class aircraft carrier was a class of Imperial Japanese Navy fleet carriers of World War II, exemplified by the carrier Hiryū, known for its role in early Pacific War operations including the Battle of Midway.
D. Drake-class cruiser
The Drake-class cruiser was a group of large armored cruisers built for the British Royal Navy in the early 20th century, designed for long-range patrol and protection of maritime trade routes.
E. Type 26 frigate
The Type 26 frigate is a class of advanced, multi-mission Royal Navy warships designed primarily for anti-submarine warfare and global combat operations.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Kiev-class aircraft carrier
Target entity description: The Kiev-class aircraft carrier was a series of Soviet hybrid warships that combined features of aircraft carriers and guided missile cruisers, designed primarily for anti-submarine warfare and fleet air defense during the Cold War.

A. Soviet cruiser Kalinin
Soviet cruiser Kalinin was a Kirov-class light cruiser of the Soviet Navy that served in the Pacific Fleet during World War II and the early Cold War.
B. Hancock-class frigate
The Hancock-class frigate was a class of late 18th-century sailing warships of the Continental Navy, designed as relatively large, fast, and heavily armed frigates for use during the American Revolutionary War.
C. Hiryū-class aircraft carrier
The Hiryū-class aircraft carrier was a class of Imperial Japanese Navy fleet carriers of World War II, exemplified by the carrier Hiryū, known for its role in early Pacific War operations including the Battle of Midway.
D. Drake-class cruiser
The Drake-class cruiser was a group of large armored cruisers built for the British Royal Navy in the early 20th century, designed for long-range patrol and protection of maritime trade routes.
E. Type 26 frigate
The Type 26 frigate is a class of advanced, multi-mission Royal Navy warships designed primarily for anti-submarine warfare and global combat operations.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Soviet naval ship class ⓘ aircraft carrier class ⓘ warship class ⓘ
aircraftOperationType	STOVL ⓘ helicopter operations ⓘ
builtAt	Black Sea Shipyard ⓘ
builtDuring	1970s ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Soviet Union ⓘ
designedDuring	1960s ⓘ
designedFor	anti-submarine warfare ⓘ fleet air defense ⓘ
displacement	approximately 43000 tons full load ⓘ
era	Cold War ⓘ
hasPart	anti-ship missile systems ⓘ anti-submarine rocket launchers ⓘ flight deck ⓘ guided missile launchers ⓘ hangar deck ⓘ helicopter facilities ⓘ island superstructure ⓘ naval guns ⓘ radar systems ⓘ ski-jump ramp ⓘ sonar systems ⓘ surface-to-air missile systems ⓘ torpedo tubes ⓘ
hasShip	Soviet aircraft carrier Baku ⓘ Soviet aircraft carrier Kiev ⓘ linked to: Kiev-class aircraft carrier Soviet aircraft carrier Minsk ⓘ Soviet aircraft carrier Novorossiysk ⓘ
maximumSpeed	about 32 knots ⓘ
navalDoctrineContext	Soviet blue-water navy expansion ⓘ
notableConversion	Chinese theme park ship Binhai Aircraft Carrier Theme Park ⓘ Chinese theme park ship Minsk World ⓘ
numberOfShipsBuilt	4 ⓘ
operator	Russian Navy ⓘ Soviet Navy ⓘ
primaryRole	anti-submarine warfare ⓘ
propulsion	conventional steam turbines ⓘ
secondaryRole	fleet air defense ⓘ
serviceEntryYear	1975 ⓘ
shipType	hybrid aircraft carrier and guided missile cruiser ⓘ
status	retired from front-line service ⓘ
successorClass	Admiral Kuznetsov-class aircraft carrier ⓘ
usedAircraft	Kamov Ka-25 ⓘ Kamov Ka-27 ⓘ linked to: Kamov Ka-28 helicopters Kamov Ka-29 ⓘ Kamov Ka-31 ⓘ linked to: Kamov Ka-31 helicopters Yakovlev Yak-38 ⓘ

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