Japanese cruiser Chikuma (1911)

	Chikuma in 1912 during commissioning
History
Empire of Japan
Name	Chikuma
Namesake	Chikuma River
Ordered	1907 Fiscal Year
Builder	Sasebo Naval Arsenal
Laid down	1 April 1909
Launched	1 April 1911
Completed	17 May 1912
Stricken	1 April 1931
Fate	Sunk as a target ship, 1935
General characteristics
Class and type	Chikuma-class protected cruiser
Displacement	5,040 long tons (5,121 t)
Length	144.8 m (475 ft 1 in)
Beam	14.2 m (46 ft 7 in)
Draught	5.1 m (16 ft 9 in)
Propulsion	2 shaft Curtiss turbine engines; 16 Kampon boilers; 22,500 hp (16,800 kW); 1,128 tons coal, 300 tons oil;
Speed	26 knots (30 mph; 48 km/h)
Range	10,000 nmi (19,000 km) at 10 kn (12 mph; 19 km/h)
Armament	8 × Type 41 6 inch 45 caliber naval guns; 4 × QF 12 pounder 12 cwt naval guns; 2 × 7.7 mm Lewis Guns; 3 × 450 mm (18 in) torpedo tubes;
Armour	Belt: 50–89 mm (2.0–3.5 in); Deck: 37–57 mm (1.5–2.2 in); Conning tower: 100 mm (3.9 in);

Chikuma (筑摩) was the lead ship in the Chikuma class of protected cruisers of the Imperial Japanese Navy. Chikuma had two sister ships, Hirado and the Yahagi. Chikuma was named for the Chikuma River in Nagano prefecture.

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