Chinese theme park ship Minsk World

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Chinese theme park ship Minsk World was a decommissioned Soviet Kiev-class aircraft carrier transformed into a military-themed tourist attraction in Shenzhen, China.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf museum ship
theme park
acquiredBy South Korean company (for scrapping)
airGroupCapacity fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters
closed 2016
commissioned 1978
constructionStarted early 1970s
countryOfOrigin Soviet Union
decommissioned 1993
designedForAircraftType Yak-38 VTOL fighter
displacement approximately 43,000 tons (full load)
feature exhibitions of naval weapons
museum exhibits about Soviet and Chinese navies
onboard military shows
simulated battle performances
formerFunction aircraft carrier
flagship of Soviet Pacific Fleet (periodically)
formerName Minsk NERFINISHED
laterAcquiredBy Chinese company
laterNavy Russian Navy NERFINISHED
launched 1975
length approximately 273 meters
locatedIn China
Guangdong NERFINISHED
Shenzhen NERFINISHED
locatedInWaterBody Dapeng Bay NERFINISHED
navy Soviet Navy NERFINISHED
openedAsThemePark 2000
openedToPublic 2000
operator Chinese private company
partOf Kiev-class NERFINISHED
Minsk World theme park NERFINISHED
propulsion conventional steam turbines
shipClass Kiev-class aircraft carrier NERFINISHED
significance one of the earliest large military theme parks in China
sisterShip Admiral Gorshkov NERFINISHED
Kiev NERFINISHED
Novorossiysk NERFINISHED
soldForScrap 1995
status decommissioned warship repurposed as attraction
theme military
naval history
touristActivity guided tours of the ship
themed performances on deck
use entertainment
exhibition
tourism

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Kiev-class aircraft carrier notableConversion Chinese theme park ship Minsk World