The enlarged carrier is compared with Kiev's approximately 42,000 to 45,000-ton full-load displacement, but would omit Kiev's large forward anti-ship missile battery. Its proposed dimensions are 255 metres long, a 44-metre beam and a 9.8-metre draught. The machinery list contains six Rolls-Royce Olympus TM3B gas turbines and 12 Paxman diesel generators. The propulsion proposal produces 150,000 shaft horsepower across three shafts for a maximum speed of 32 knots. Increased fuel storage is intended to permit 8,000 nautical miles at 18 knots. These are proposed specifications for the counterfactual ship.
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The maximum Invincible hull and propulsion arrangement
The hypothetical enlargement approaches Kiev in scale, with additional gas turbines and fuel capacity supporting a larger carrier.