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Sorting Kuznetsov's sisters from related carriers

Liaoning is the former Varyag and a true Kuznetsov-class sister, while Shandong is a Chinese development rather than another transferred Soviet hull.

Question

If Admiral Kuznetsov shows how not to operate a carrier, what became of her sister ships?

Short answer

Varyag became China's Liaoning, Shandong is a related Chinese development, and the Indian carrier belongs to the Kiev lineage.

Notes

Liaoning is identified as the former Varyag and the surviving sister in Chinese service. Shandong is treated as a Chinese development or subclass of the design. The panel separates those carriers from India's former Soviet carrier, which came from the last of the Kievs. An initial recollection about a carrier intended as an amusement park is uncertain and does not establish another Kuznetsov sister.