List of active Imperial Taoist Navy ships

Classifications

The USTN has specific requirements for each category of vessels, while they may make exceptions for various reasons. The majority of the vessels the UST both operates and has classified from other countries fallow these guidlines:

Aircraft carrier

While the UST's current naval doctrine does not include this category of ship in their fleet currently, it is still mentioned in their classifications, for identifying both hostile, and friendly ships of this type.

Aircraft Carriers are any vessel which has a larger maximum displacement than 16,000 tons, and is capable of carrying and launching airplanes as its primary offensive armament

Helicopter carrier

Any vessel which has a larger maximum displacement than 16,000 tons, and is capable of carrying and launching helicopters as its primary offensive armament.

Amphibious asssault Ships

Amphbious Assault Ships are classified, like helicopter carriers, as having helicopters being their main offensive armament, but are smaller, having a maximum displacement under 16,000 tons.

Cruisers

Cruisers are the largest non-carrier surface warfare vessel classified under the USTN naval doctrine. They're any non-carrier, warfare designed surface vessel with a maximum displacement of over 25,000 tons.

Destroyers

Destroyers are a mid-sized surface warfare vessel, just like the Cruisers, but smaller with a maximum displacement of over 7,500 tons.

Frigate

Frigrates are like small destroyers, being a small sized surface warfare vessel, with a maximum displacement of over 4,000 tons.

Corvettes

Corvettes are the smallest surface warfare capitol ship classified in the USTN, with a maximum displacement of over 1,000 tons.

Active ships

The USTN has a sizeable modern day navy, with a total of 132 ships.

22 Submarines
1 Training Submarine
6 Helicopter Carriers
2 Amphibious Assault Ships
8 Cruisers
28 Destroyers
18 corvettes
20 Mine Sweepers
4 Recon & Surveillance Ships
4 Training Ships
6 Supply Ships
1 Experimental Ships

Submarine fleet

Submarines - SSV

Class	Picture	Type	Ships	Displacement	Note
SSV 021-class		Nuclear attack submarine	SSV 21 SSV 22	7,000 submerged
SSV 011-class		Attack submarine	SSV 011 SSV 012 SSV 013 SSV 014 SSV 015 SSV 016 SSV 017 SSV 018 SSV 019 SSV 020	4,200 submerged
SSV 001-class		Attack submarine	SSV 001 SSV 002 SSV 003 SSV 004 SSV 005 SSV 006 SSV 007 SSV 008 SSV 009 SSV 010	4,000 submerged

Surface fleet

Helicopter carriers - HCV

Class	Picture	Type	Ships	Displacement	Note
Hinoryū-class		Helicopter carrier	Hinoryū Gōrudohō Chōrōryū Taihō	19,500 tons normal 27,000 tons full load
Shōkaku-class		Helicopter carrier	Shōkaku Katsuragi	13,950 tons normal 19,000 tons full load

Amphibious assault ships - AAV

Class	Picture	Type	Ships	Displacement	Note
Yūsha-class		Amphibious assault ship	Yūsha Yūkan'na	8,900 tons normal 14,000 tons full load	The UST has discussed the possibility of a heavy refit of the Yusha-class vessels.

Cruisers - CCV

Class	Picture	Type	Ships	Displacement	Note
Hyō-class		Guided missile cruiser	Hyō Pansā Tora Jagā Chītā Kūgā Oserotto Yamaneko	7,700 tons normal 10,000 tons full load

Destroyers - DDV

Class	Picture	Type	Ships	Displacement	Note
Ōkami-class		Guided missile destroyer	Ōkami Dingo Kurupe D ana	7,500 tons normal 9,500 tons full load
Kitsune-class		General-purpose destroyer	Kitsune Jakkaru Koyōte Inu	5,000 tons normal 6,800 tons full load
Ein-class		General-purpose destroyer	Ein Neshito Dikētā Kachi Shimanto Dajime Burazosu Kurisuti Miko Borudō	4,650 tons normal 6,300 tons full load
Suzume-class		General-purpose destroyer	Suzume Aokakesu Hachidori Hato Nomikomu Finchi Gachō Āku Basutā Yōchū	4,550 tons normal 6,200 tons full load

Frigates - FFV

Class	Picture	Type	Ships	Displacement	Note
Hageshīkaze-class		General-purpose frigate	Hageshīkaze Hakaikaze Keikaikaze Araikaze Tōketsukaze Denkikaze Attakaikaze Kuriakaze	2,950 tons normal 4,000 tons full load
Osoikaze-class		General-purpose frigate	Osoikaze Mizūmikaze Haretakaze Engankaze	3,000 tons normal 3,900 tons full load

Corvettes - CRV

Class	Picture	Type	Ships	Displacement	Note
Yamakumo-class		General-purpose corvette	Yamakumo Uramaki Nakamoto Miyakami Tatetoro Watasato Furusaki Nakamaki Kumayama Honkawa Kiyoraoi Shinwara Kuzuhoma Fujiwara	2,000 tons normal 2,550 tons full load
Kurinai-class		General-purpose corvette	Kurinai Tatenai Sougata Minakami	1,200 tons normal 1,500 tons full load

Mine countermeasure vessels - MCV

Class	Picture	Type	Ships	Displacement	Note
Taka-class		Minsweeper	Taka Kōron Goshikku Shikura Tako Suparōhōku	4,850 tons normal 5,500 tons full load
Ōkinaumi-class		Minsweeper	Ōkinaumi Chīsanaumi Tsumetaiumi Ōmakanaumi Aoiumi Haretaumi	500 tons normal 690 tons full load
Kumottaumi-class		Minsweeper	Kumottaumi	430 tons normal 570 tons full load
Tsumetaiumi-class		Minsweeper	Tsumetaiumi Midoriumi Tetsuumi Garasuumi Kurimuzonumi Ameumi Osoiumi	420 tons normal 570 tons full load

Training vessels - TRV

Class	Picture	Type	Ships	Displacement	Note
Firentsu-class		Training vessel	Firentsu Aoba Hantau Shintao	4,350 tons normal 5,500 tons full load	Converted Ein-class destroyer
SSVT 001-class		Training submarine	SSVT 001	3,600 submerged	Converted SSV 001-class submarine

Auxiliary fleet

Replenishment ships - RSV

Class	Picture	Type	Ships	Displacement	Note
FRS-class		Replenishment oiler	FRS-01 FRS-02	25,000 tons
ERS-class		Replenishment oiler	ERS-01 ERS-02	23,400 tons
DRS-class		Replenishment oiler	DRS-01 DRS-02	21,750 tons

Intelligence vessels - IGV

Class	Picture	Type	Ships	Displacement	Note
IGV C-class spy ship		Spy ship	IGV A-01 IGV A-02 IGV A-03 IGV A-04	6,000 tons

Miscellaneous

Class	Picture	Type	Ships	Displacement	Note
Sakura-class		Experiment ship	Sakura	4,250 tons