Kasagi-class cruiser

	Kasagi at Kobe, 1898
Class overview
Name	Kasagi class
Builders	William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia (Kasagi); Union Iron Works, San Francisco (Chitose);
Operators	Imperial Japanese Navy
In commission	1897–1927
Completed	2
Lost	1
Retired	1
General characteristics
Type	Protected cruiser
Displacement	4,979 long tons (5,059 t)
Length	114.1 m (374 ft 4 in) w/l
Beam	14.9 m (48 ft 11 in)
Draft	5.41 m (17 ft 9 in)
Installed power	11,600 kW (15,600 hp)
Propulsion	2 × VTE; 12 × boilers; 2 × shafts;
Speed	22.5 kn (41.7 km/h; 25.9 mph)
Range	4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement	405
Armament	2 × 20.3 cm/45 Type 41 naval guns; 10 × QF 4.7 inch Gun Mk I–IV guns; 12 × QF 12-pounder 12 cwt naval guns; 6 × QF 3-pounder Hotchkiss guns; 5 × 356 mm (14.0 in) torpedo tubes;
Armor	Deck: 112 mm (4.4 in) (slope), 62 mm (2.4 in) (flat); Gun shield: 203 mm (8.0 in) (front), 62 mm (2.4 in) (sides); Conning tower: 115 mm (4.5 in);

The Kasagi-class cruiser (笠置型巡洋艦, Kasagi-gata jun'yōkan) was a class of two protected cruisers of the Imperial Japanese Navy built in the United States at the end of the 19th century.

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