Osoikaze-class frigate

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