| Displacement | 5000t normal, 5040t full load |
|---|---|
| Length | 134.1m pp, 144.8m oa |
| Width | 14.2m |
| Draught | 5.1m |
| Machinery | 2-shaft turbine, 16 boilers, 22,500shp |
| Fuel | coal 1128t, oil 300t (Chikuma only) |
| Speed | 26kt |
| Range | 10,000nm/10kt |
| Armour | belt 50-88mm, deck 37-57mm, CT 100mm |
| Armament | 8-15.2cm/45cal gun, 4-8cm/50cal gun, 2 MGs, 3-53cm TT |
| Complement | 414 |
| Name | Plan | Builder | Laid down | Launch | Complete | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chikuma | FY1907 | Sasebo NYd | 1909. 4. 1 | 1911. 4. 1 | 1912. 5.17 | C2 | 1931. 4. 1 disc |
| Yahagi | FY1907 | Mitsubishi, Nagasaki | 1910. 6.20 | 1911.10. 3 | 1912. 7.27 | C2 | 1940. 4. 1 disc |
| Hirado | FY1907 | Kawasaki, Kobe | 1910. 8.10 | 1911. 6.29 | 1912. 6.17 | C2 | 1940. 4. 1 disc |