 Chiyoda around 1900
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Empire of Japan | |
| Name | Chiyoda |
| Ordered | 1888 Fiscal Year |
| Builder | J & G Thomson (From 1899 John Brown & Company), United Kingdom |
| Laid down | 4 December 1888 |
| Launched | 3 June 1890 |
| Completed | 1 January 1891 |
| Decommissioned | 28 February 1927 |
| Fate | Expended as target 5 August 1927 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Cruiser |
| Displacement | 2,439 long tons (2,478 t) |
| Length | 94.49 m (310 ft 0 in) w/l |
| Beam | 12.81 m (42 ft 0 in) |
| Draught | 4.27 m (14 ft 0 in) |
| Propulsion | 2-shaft vertical triple expansion, 6 locomotive boilers, 5,678 hp (4,234 kW) |
| Speed | 19 knots (22 mph; 35 km/h) |
| Complement | 350 |
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Chiyoda (千代田) was a cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy, which served in the First Sino-Japanese War, Russo-Japanese War and World War I.