Yashino-class aircraft carrier

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TNS Yashino (ACV-101)
Class overview
Operators:  Imperial Taoist Navy
Built: 2011–present
In commission: 2020–present
Planned: 2
Building: 1
Completed: 1
Active: 1
General characteristics
Type: Aircraft carrier
Displacement: 100,000 tons full load
Length: 337 m (1,106 ft)
Beam:
  • 78 m (256 ft) (flight deck)
  • 41 m (135 ft) (waterline)
Height: 76 m (249 ft)
Draft: 12 m (39 ft)
Propulsion: Two C3Z nuclear reactor
Speed: 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Range: Unlimited
Complement: 4,300 officers and enlisted
Sensors and
processing systems:
  • ANCS (advanced naval command system)
  • NGMRCS-3 (next generation multi-role combat system)
  • YERS-12 air radar
  • YERS-72 surface radar
  • YERS-11 sonar
Armament:
  • 2 x TBJ-330 missile launcher
  • 2 x TBJ-409 missile launcher
  • 2 x Sūkikyō CIWS
Aircraft carried: 75+

The Yashino-class aircraft carrier is a class of aircraft carrier constructed for the Imperial Taoist Navy. The ships of this class are currently the largest surface combatants of the Imperial Taoist Navy (ITN), taking over the mantle previously held by the Hinoryū. The lead ship was officially unveiled at the Ein Shipbuilding Co. on 12 July 2016.