Ōkami-class destroyer

TNS Ōkami (DDV-101) in 2017
Class overview
Builders:	Yotota Shipbuilding Co.
Operators:	UST Navy Imperial Taoist Navy Kaiserliche-Marine
Succeeded by:	Koara-class (UST) Hurrikan IV-class (Englean Kaiserreich)
Built:	1990–
In commission:	1992–present
General characteristics
Type:	Guided missile destroyer
Displacement:	7,500 tons normal 9,500 tons full load
Length:	161 m (528 ft)
Beam:	21 m (69 ft)
Draft:	6.2 m (20 ft)
Propulsion:	4 x Yotota Heavy Industries gas turbines
Speed:	30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Complement:	300 enlisted and officers
Armament:	1 × 5 inch (127mm/Y22) naval gun 2 × Missile canister up to 8 Type 95 (ship to ship missile) 2 x Sūkikyō CIWS 2 × triple 325mm torpedo tubes 1 x 90-cell VLS (anti ship, air, and submarine)
Aircraft carried:	Up to 1 helicopter
Aviation facilities:	No hangar flight deck only

The Ōkami-class guided missile destroyer, known to the Engleans as the Hurrikan III-class guided missile destroyer, is a class of guided missile destroyers constructed for the United States of the Tao Navy and the Kaiserliche-Marine. The Ōkami class is currently operated by the Imperial Taoist Navy (ITN), and the Kaiserliche-Marine (KM). The class serves as a pillar of the modern ITN and KM fleets. Constructed mainly in the 1990s, these ships were largely considered to be revolutionary for their time, and many experts consider them comparable to many of the ships other nations are producing today.

Development

In 1983 the UST was preparing and planning the process of a major fleet overhaul. One of the largest projects which needed to be looked into was the next generation of destroyers. It is unknown exactly when the Engleans got involved, but during the process, large portions of the next-generation ship design program became a collaborative effort between the UST and the Englean Kaiserreich.

Ōkami-class destroyers are powered by four Yotota Heavy Industries gas turbines giving them a top speed of 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph).

Ships of the class

Pennant no.	Name	Laid down	Launched	Commissioned	Homeport
Imperial Taoist Navy
DDV-101	Ōkami	15 February 1990	28 June 1991	26 November 1992	Kachi
DDV-102	Dingo	24 June 1990	30 October 1991	29 March 1993	Kachi
DDV-103	Kurupe	18 January 1991	12 May 1992	12 October 1993	Firentsu
DDV-104	D ana	2 May 1991	17 September 1992	1 February 1993	Firentsu
Kaiserliche-Marine
Z-450	Hurrikan III	27 January 1991	30 May 1992	29 December 1993	Kreil
Z-451	Passat	10 June 1991	20 November 1992	30 May 1993	Kreil
Z-452	GZ-145	21 March 1993	30 August 1994	4 May 1995	Seestadt am Main
Z-453	Aberhavn	2 May 1995	20 October 1996	30 March 1997	Friedrichshafen
Z-454	Franz Passmann	19 January 1999	25 May 2000	28 November 2001	Friedrichshafen