Hyuga

The Hyūga-class helicopter destroyer (ひゅうが型護衛艦, Hyūga-gata-goei-kan) is a class of helicopter carrier built for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF). Two — Hyūga and Ise — were built; upon completion the class were the largest ships built for the Japanese navy since the Second World War. Hyūga was described in a PBS documentary as the "first Japanese aircraft carrier built since WWII". The Hyūgas were followed by the larger Izumo class, the first being commissioned in March 2015. The Izumos replaced the Shirane-class helicopter destroyers; the Hyūgas were originally meant to replace the Shiranes. The specifications of the Hyūga class are comparable to light aircraft carriers, such as the Italian Giuseppe Garibaldi and Spanish Príncipe de Asturias.