Japanese cruiser Suma

Suma (須磨) was a protected cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy, designed and built by the Yokosuka Naval Arsenal in Japan. She was the lead ship in the Suma-class cruiser, and her sister ship was Akashi. The name Suma comes from a geographic location near Kobe, in Hyōgo Prefecture.

For other ships with the same name, see Japanese ship Suma.

Suma in 1894
History
Empire of Japan
NameSuma
NamesakeSuma-ku, Kobe
Ordered1891 Fiscal Year
BuilderYokosuka Naval Arsenal
Laid down6 August 1892
Launched9 March 1895
Completed12 December 1896
Stricken4 April 1923
FateScrapped 1928
General characteristics
Class and typeSuma-class cruiser
Displacement2,657 long tons (2,700 t)
Length93.5 m (306 ft 9 in) w/l
Beam12.3 m (40 ft 4 in)
Draught4.6 m (15 ft 1 in)
Propulsion2-shaft VTE reciprocating engines; 8 boilers; 6,250 hp (4,660 kW); 554 tons coal
Speed20 knots (23 mph; 37 km/h)
Range11,000 nmi (20,000 km) at 10 kn (19 km/h)
Complement256
Armament
  • 2 × QF 6 inch /40 naval guns
  • 6 × QF 4.7 inch Gun Mk I–IV
  • 12 × QF 3 pounder Hotchkiss guns
  • 4 × Maxim guns
  • 2 × 356 mm (14 in) torpedo tubes
Armour
  • Deck: 50 mm (2 in) (slope), 25 mm (1 in) (flat)
  • Gun shield: 115 mm (4.5 in) (front)
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