Niitaka-class cruiser

Niitaka in 1922
Class overview
Name	Niitaka class
Builders	Yokosuka Naval Arsenal (Niitaka) Kure Naval Arsenal (Tsushima)
Operators	Imperial Japanese Navy
Built	1901–1904
In commission	1904–1936
Completed	2
Lost	1
General characteristics
Type	Protected 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)
Propulsion	2-shaft VTE reciprocating engines; 16 boilers; 9,500 hp (7,100 kW)
Speed	20 knots (23 mph; 37 km/h)
Complement	287–320
Armament	6 × QF 6 inch /40 naval guns 10 × QF 12 pounder 12 cwt naval gun 4 × QF 3 pounder Hotchkiss guns
Armor	Deck: 76 mm (3 in) Conning tower: 100 mm (4 in)

The two Niitaka-class cruisers (新高型防護巡洋艦, Niitaka-gata bōgojun'yōkan) were protected cruisers operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy. Both participated in numerous actions during the Russo-Japanese War and in World War I.