Russian aircraft carrier (ex-Riga 1985-1990) Varyag 1990-1998 and Chinese (ex-Varyag 1998-2007, Shi Lang 2007/pennant 83 ?) Liaoning 2011-

Her building as the Russian Varyag was ordered in 1983, laid down as Riga at Shipyard 444 (nowadays Mykolaiv South), Mikolaiv. Ukraine on 6 December 1985, launched on 4 December 1988, renamed Varyag towards the end of 1990, building stopped although she was except for the electronics nearly completed in 1992, became Ukrainian property and laid up and finally sold to China in 1998 In China by the Dalian Shipbuilding Industry completed in 201, sea trials between 10 August 2011 and August 2012 and commissioned on 25 September 2010/

Designed by the Nevske Planning and Design Bureau. General technical details as part of the Admiral Kuznetsov-class. Displacement 43.000 (light)-53.000 (standard)-65.700 (maximum) tons and as dimensions 270 (waterline)-30,4 (over all) x 35 (waterline)-75 (over all) x 8,97 metres or 890-999-115-246 x 29.4 feet. The speed was to be 32 knots and a range of 3.850 nautical miles at maximum speed. To be fitted out with 4-50.000 hp turbines, 9-2.011hp turboe generators, 8 boilers, 4 shafts and 4 fixed pitch screws. Able to stau for 45 days at sea without victual ling. Her crew was to number 1.960 men included 626 men for the aircrafts. Her armament was to consist of 2-1.030 CIWS and 4-HHQ-10 cell missile systems and took with her 24 Sheyang J-15, 6 Changkai Z-18, 4 Ka-31 and 2 Harbin Z-9, totally aircraft and helicopters.