Event Brief
Soviet starts nuclear supercarrier Ulyanovsk in 1988
Filed: Jul 28, 2026 at 12:00 PM ET
Summary: Workers laid down the Soviet nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Ulyanovsk at the Black Sea Shipyard in 1988, then construction stopped in 1991.
WHO: Workers at the Black Sea Shipyard in Nikolayev
WHAT: Laid down the Soviet nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Ulyanovsk
WHEN: Jul 28, 2026 at 11:13 AM ET
WHERE: Nikolayev, Ukraine
WHY: The ship was being built as the Soviet Union's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.
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