Chikuma-class cruiser
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The three Chikuma-class cruisers (筑摩型防護巡洋艦, Chikuma-gata bōgojun'yōkan) were protected cruisers operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy. They participated in numerous actions during World War I.
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Chikuma during commissioning, 1912 | |
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Name | Chikuma class |
Operators | Imperial Japanese Navy |
Preceded by | Yodo class |
Succeeded by | Tenryū class |
In commission | 1912–1940 |
Completed | 3 |
Retired | 3 |
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Type | Protected cruiser |
Displacement | 5,000 long tons (5,080 t) |
Length | 134.1 m (440 ft 0 in) |
Beam | 14.2 m (46 ft 7 in) |
Draught | 5.1 m (16 ft 9 in) |
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Speed | 26 knots (30 mph; 48 km/h) |
Range | 10,000 nmi (19,000 km) at 10 kn (12 mph; 19 km/h) |
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The Chikuma class was the final class of protected cruiser in the Imperial Japanese Navy, and was followed by the Tenryū class of light cruisers.