| Displacement | 4217t normal |
|---|---|
| Length | 91.81m wl |
| Width | 15.6m |
| Draught | 6.05m |
| Machinery | 2-shaft recipro, 5400ihp |
| Fuel | coal 680t |
| Speed | 16.5kt |
| Armour | deck 50mm, turret 300mm, gun shield 100mm |
| Armament | 1-32cm gun, 11-12cm guns (Matsushima 12 guns), 5-6pdr QF guns (Matsushima 16 guns), 11-3pdr QF guns (Matsushima none), 6-1pdr QF guns (Matsushima only), 4-36cm TT |
| Complement | 360 |
| Name | Plan | Builder | Laid down | Launch | Complete | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hashidate | FY1886 | Yokosuka NYd | 1888. 8. 6 | 1891. 3.24 | 1894. 6.26 | 1898. 3.21 C2 1912. 8.28 CD2 1922. 4. 1 miscllaneous 1927 BU | |
| Itsukushima | FY1886 | Fr Forges et Ch | 1888. 1. 7 | 1889. 7.18 | 1891. 9. 3 | 1898. 3.21 C2 1912. 8.28 CD2 1919. 4. 1 miscellaneous (Itsukushima Maru) 1920. 7. 1 STB(Itsukushima) 1920. 9.15 miscellaneous 1926. 3.12 disc | |
| Matsushima | FY1886 | Fr Forges et Ch | 1888. 2.17 | 1890. 1.22 | 1892. 4. 5 | 1898. 3.21 C2 1908. 4.30 lost (explosion, Mako harbor) 1908. 7.31 disc |