Would Catherine the Great suit Russia's Project 23000E carrier?

Would Catherine the Great be a suitable name for the Project 23000E Shtorm carrier?

Yes, but the panel doubts Russian decision-makers would choose it, and the carrier concept itself was never approved or advanced.

The panel accepts Catherine the Great as a suitable historical name for a major Russian carrier. It identifies Project 23000E Shtorm as a roughly 90,000- to 100,000-ton concept that was offered to India in 2016 but never approved or advanced. That distinction matters because a plausible name does not make the procurement program real. The exchange therefore separates naval naming traditions from the political prospects of an unbuilt design.