Japanese cruiser Niitaka

	Niitaka in 1922
History
Empire of Japan
Name	Niitaka
Namesake	Mount Niitaka
Ordered	1897 Fiscal Year
Builder	Yokosuka Naval Arsenal, Japan
Laid down	7 January 1902
Launched	15 November 1902
Completed	27 January 1904
Stricken	1 April 1924
Fate	Wrecked 26 August 1922
General characteristics
Class and type	Niitaka-class cruiser
Displacement	3,366 long tons (3,420 t)
Length	102 m (334 ft 8 in) w/l
Beam	13.44 m (44 ft 1 in)
Draft	4.92 m (16 ft 2 in)
Installed power	9,500 ihp (7,100 kW)
Propulsion	2 × vertical triple expansion reciprocating engines; 16 × Niclausse boilers; 2 × screws; 600 tons coal;
Speed	20 kn (23 mph; 37 km/h)
Complement	287-320
Armament	6 × 15.2 cm (6 in)/40 naval guns; 10 × QF 12-pounder 12 cwt naval guns; 4 × QF 3-pounder Hotchkiss guns;
Armor	Deck: 76 mm (3 in); Conning tower: 100 mm (4 in);

Niitaka (新高) was the lead ship of the Niitaka-class protected cruisers of the Imperial Japanese Navy. She was the sister ship of the Tsushima. Niitaka was named after Mount Niitaka in Taiwan, at the time, the tallest mountain in the Japanese Empire.

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