Chikuma-class cruiser

Chikuma during commissioning, 1912
Class overview
Name	Chikuma class
Operators	Imperial Japanese Navy
Preceded by	Yodo class
Succeeded by	Tenryū class
In commission	1912–1940
Completed	3
Retired	3
General characteristics
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)
Propulsion	Two shaft steam turbine engines; 16 Kampon boilers; 22,500 hp (16,800 kW)
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 gun 4 × QF 12 pounder 12 cwt naval guns 2 × 7.7 mm Lewis Guns 3 × 457 mm (18.0 in) torpedo tubes
Armour	Deck: 22 mm (0.87 in) to 57 mm (2.2 in) Conning tower: 102 mm (4.0 in)[1]

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.

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.