Chitose class protected cruisers




Displacement4760t normal (Kasagi 4900t)
Length114.9m pp (Kasagi 114.1m), 120.4m oa (Kasagi 121.47m)
Width15.0m (Kasagi 14.9m)
Draught5.37m (Kasagi 5.41m)
Machinery2-shaft recipro, 12 boilers, 15,000ihp
Fuelcoal 1000t
Speed22.5kt
Armourdeck 115mm (slope), 62mm (flat), 20.3cm gunshield 115mm (front), 62mm (side),
12cm gunshield 62mm, CT 115mm
Armament2-20.3cm QF gun (1x2), 10-12cm QF gun (1x10), 12-12pdr QF gun, 6-47mm gun, 4-45cm TT
Complement434 (Kasagi 405)



Name Plan Builder Laid down Launch Complete
ChitoseFY1896US Union IronWorks1897. 5.161898. 1.231899. 3. 1C21921. 9. 1 CD2
1928. 4. 1 disc
1931. 7.19 scuttled
KasagiFY1896US Cramp1897. 31898. 1.201898.10.24C21916. 8.10 lost
(wrecked, Tsugaru strait)
1916.11. 5 disc



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