Osoikaze-class frigate

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Osoikaze-class frigate.jpg
Mizūmikaze in 2019
Class overview
Builders: Tao United Shipbuilding Corporation
Operators:  UST Navy
Preceded by: Hageshīkaze-class
Built: 2012-present
In commission: 2015-present
Planned: 12
Building: 8
Completed: 4
Active: 4
General characteristics
Type: Frigate
Displacement:
  • 3,000 tons (normal)
  • 3,900 tons (full load)
Length: 134 m (440 ft)
Beam: 16 m (52 ft)
Draught: 5 m (16 ft)
Propulsion: 4 x Yotota Heavy Industries diesel engines
Speed: 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph)
Range: 8,025 nmi (14,862 km; 9,235 mi)
Armament:
  • 1 × 4 inch (102mm/K13) naval gun
  • 4 x Sūkikyō CIWS
  • 2 × Missile canister up to 4 Type 10 (ship to ship missile)
  • 2 × triple 325mm torpedo tubes
  • 1 x 8-cell VLS (anti air, and submarine)

The Osoikaze-class frigate is a class of frigates constructed for the United States of the Tao Navy. The Osoikaze class is currently the newest class of frigates to be introduced into the USTN, and is the first ship class since 1985 to not be apart of the next-gen fleet plan.

Development

The Osoikaze-class frigates were planned and developed as a supplement and possible replacement to the Hageshīkaze-class frigates. Initially planned as a class of 12, there have been talks of increasing the number of total ships to 16 or possibly 20.

The vessels are powered by four Yotota Heavy Industries diesel engines (estimated to produce around 7,600bhp each) which propel the ship to speeds upwards of 27 knots.

Ships in the class

Pennant no. Name Laid down Launched Commissioned Homeport
FFV-109 Osoikaze 13 March 2012 11 August 2013 27 February 2015 Aoba
FFV-110 Mizūmikaze 6 July 2013 22 December 2014 3 May 2016 Firentsu
FFV-111 Haretakaze 13 August 2014 26 January 2016 27 June 2017 Aoba
FFV-112 Engankaze 11 September 2015 9 February 2017 17 July 2018 Firentsu
FFV-113 Harukaze 2 October 2018 Scheduled for March 2020 Scheduled for August 2021
FFV-114 Komakaikaze 27 April 2018 Scheduled for September 2019 Scheduled for November 2020
FFV-115 Moerukaze 25 March 2019 Scheduled for August 2020 Scheduled for January 2022
FFV-116 Kōrikaze Scheduled for 9 May 2019 Scheduled for October 2020 Scheduled for March 2022
FFV-117 Shimakaze Scheduled for 2 August 2019 Scheduled for January 2021 Scheduled for June 2022
FFV-118 Asakaze Scheduled for 8 December 2019 Scheduled for May 2021 Scheduled for October 2022
FFV-119 Hatakaze Scheduled for Q1 2020
FFV-120 Minekaze Scheduled for Q2 2020