Japanese cruiser Hashidate

Hashidate in a 1904 postcard.
History
Empire of Japan
NameHashidate
Ordered1886 Fiscal Year
BuilderYokosuka Naval Arsenal
Laid down6 August 1888
Launched24 March 1891
Completed26 June 1894
Stricken1 April 1922
FateScrapped 1927
General characteristics
Class and typeMatsushima-class cruiser
Displacement4,278 long tons (4,347 t)
Length91.81 m (301 ft 3 in) w/l
Beam15.6 m (51 ft 2 in)
Draft6.05 m (19 ft 10 in)
Propulsion2-shaft reciprocating; 6 boilers; 5,400 hp (4,000 kW), 680 tons coal
Speed16.5 knots (19.0 mph; 30.6 km/h)
Complement360
Armament
Armor

Hashidate (橋立, Standing Bridge) was the third (and final vessel) in the Matsushima class of protected cruisers in the Imperial Japanese Navy. The ship was the only one of the class constructed in Japan. Like sister ships, (Matsushima and Itsukushima) her name comes from one of the traditional Three Views of Japan, in this case, the Ama-no-hashidate in northern Kyoto prefecture on the Sea of Japan.