Hyō-class cruiser

TNS Pansa ((CCV-112))
Class overview
Builders:	Yotota Shipbuilding Co.
Operators:	UST Navy Imperial Taoist Navy
Preceded by:	Rion-class cruiser
Built:	2003–present
In commission:	2005–present
Planned:	8
Completed:	8
Active:	8
General characteristics
Type:	Guided missile cruiser
Displacement:	7,700 tons normal 10,000 tons full load
Length:	165 m (541 ft)
Beam:	21 m (69 ft)
Draft:	6.2 m (20 ft)
Propulsion:	4 x Yotota Heavy Industries gas turbines
Speed:	32 knots (59 km/h; 37 mph)
Complement:	300 enlisted and officers
Armament:	1 × 5 inch (127mm/Y24) naval gun 2 × Missile canister up to 8 Type 99 (ship to ship missile) 2 x Sūkikyō CIWS 2 × triple 325mm torpedo tubes 1 x 96-cell VLS (anti ship, air, and submarine)
Aircraft carried:	Up to 1 helicopter

The Hyō-class guided missile cruiser is a class of guided missile cruisers constructed for the United States of the Tao Navy (USTN), and operated by the Imperial Taoist Navy (ITN). The Hyō class is a much larger and improved version of the ITN's Okami class destroyer.

Development

In a 1999 report, the Chancellory of Defense announced that it was going to include another 2 guided missile destroyers in addition to the original 4 Okami, with the possibility of creating a new class. In 2002, this number was increased to 8, and the new class was confirmed to be a cruiser rather than a destroyer.

The Hyō class is fundamentally an improved and scaled-up version of the Okami-class destroyers. The class features large accommodation and the ships are capable of flexible operation. One of the most obvious changes is an additional hangar to carry up to one helicopter.

In 2017, the UST formally began the construction of two new Hyō ships. The two new vessels are expected to be commissioned in 2020 and 2021, and supposedly have upgrades compared to the base class.

Compared to most of their counterparts, the Hyō classes have 96 vertical launch silos (VLS) compared to the usual 64, can defend against a broad spectrum of threats to a task force in addition to themselves, and are built to accommodate future upgrades.

Ships in the class

Pennant no.	Name	Laid down	Launched	Commissioned	Homeport
CCV-101	Hyō	2 February 2003	9 June 2004	27 November 2005	Aoba
CCV-102	Pansa	9 April 2003	23 August 2004	3 January 2006	Neshito
CCV-103	Tora	16 June 2003	30 October 2004	2 March 2006	Dajime
CCV-104	Jaga	13 August 2003	16 December 2004	12 May 2006	Dajime
CCV-105	Chita	20 March 2005	6 July 2006	15 December 2007	Firentsu
CCV-106	Kuga	21 March 2005	11 July 2006	4 December 2007	Neshito
CCV-107	Oserotto	27 November 2006	2 February 2008	8 July 2009	Aoba
CCV-108	Yamaneko	3 December 2006	28 Feruary 2008	17 July 2009	Firentsu
CCV-109	TBA
CCV-110	TBA