Ōkami-class destroyer

TNS Ōkami (DDV-125) in 2017
Class overview
Builders:	Yotota Shipbuilding Co.
Operators:	UST Navy Kaiserliche-Marine
Succeeded by:	Sūkikyō-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 IV-class guided missile destroyer, is a class guided missile destroyers constructed for the United States of the Tao Navy and the Kaiserliche-Marine. The class serves as a pillar of the modern USTN 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.

Kongō-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
DDV-125	Ōkami	2 February 2003	9 June 2004	27 November 2005	Aoba
DDV-126	Dingo	9 April 2003	23 August 2004	3 January 2006	Neshito
DDV-127	Kurupe	16 June 2003	30 October 2004	2 March 2006	Dajime
DDV-128	D ana	13 August 2003	16 December 2004	12 May 2006	Dajime
Kaiserliche-Marine