) ▁▁ ▁( 1 9 7 8 – 1 9 9 1 ) ▁— ▁to ▁Russia ▁( 1 9 9 1 ) ▁▁ ▁( 1 9 8 2 – 1 9 9 1 ) ▁— ▁to ▁Russia ▁( 1 9 9 1 ) ▁ ▁Never ▁completed : ▁▁▁ ▁V ary ag ▁( not ▁commission ed ) ▁— ▁to ▁Ukraine ▁( 1 9 9 1 ); ▁re built , ▁tested ▁and ▁commission ed ▁by ▁the ▁Chinese ▁PL AN ▁as ▁L ia oning ▁ ▁U ly an ov sk ▁class ▁▁ ▁( not ▁commission ed ) ▁— ▁scra pped ▁( 1 9 9 1 ) ▁ ▁Spain ▁Active : ▁▁ ▁: ▁ 2 7 , 0 7 9 ▁t onne ▁S TO V L ▁car rier ▁in ▁active ▁service , ▁commission ed ▁ 3 0 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁Ret ired : ▁ ▁: ▁ 9 , 9 0 0 ▁ton , ▁as ▁se ap lane ▁car rier ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 1 , ▁de comm ission ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁ ▁: ▁ 1 1 , 7 0 0 ▁ton ▁ ▁light ▁car rier , ▁ex -, ▁hel ic op ters ▁only ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 7 – 1 9 7 6 , ▁struck ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁United ▁States , ▁eventually ▁scra pped ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁ ▁: ▁ 1 7 , 0 0 0 ▁ton ▁S TO V L ▁commission ed ▁ 3 0 ▁May