 Chihaya in 1906 at Maizuru
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Empire of Japan | |
| Name | Chihaya |
| Ordered | 1896 Fiscal Year |
| Builder | Yokosuka Naval Arsenal |
| Laid down | 7 May 1898 |
| Launched | 26 May 1900 |
| Completed | 9 September 1901 |
| Stricken | 1 September 1929 |
| Fate | Scrapped 25 July 1939 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Unprotected cruiser |
| Displacement | 1,238 long tons (1,258 t) |
| Length | 83.19 m (272.9 ft) |
| Beam | 9.63 m (31.6 ft) |
| Draft | 3.35 m (11.0 ft) |
| Propulsion | 2-shaft reciprocating VTE, 6,000 ihp (4,500 kW), 6 boilers, 344 tons coal |
| Speed | 21 knots (24 mph; 39 km/h) |
| Complement | 125 |
| Armament |
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Chihaya (千早) was an unprotected cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy.[1] The name Chihaya comes from Chihaya Castle, near Osaka, the site of one of the battles of the Genkō War of 1333.
- ^ Jentsura, Hansgeorg (1976). Warships of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1869-1945. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-893-X. page 95