Japanese cruiser Otowa

Otowa in 1905
History
Empire of Japan
Name	Otowa
Ordered	1897 Fiscal Year
Builder	Yokosuka Naval Arsenal, Japan
Laid down	3 January 1903
Launched	2 November 1903
Completed	6 September 1904
Stricken	1 December 1917
Fate	Ran aground 1 August 1917 Sank 10 August 1917
General characteristics
Type	Protected cruiser
Displacement	3,000 long tons (3,048 t)
Length	98 m (321 ft 6 in) w/l
Beam	12.62 m (41 ft 5 in)
Draft	4.8 m (15 ft 9 in)
Propulsion	2-shaft VTE reciprocating engines; 10 boilers; 10,000 hp (7,500 kW); 575 tons coal
Speed	21 knots (24 mph; 39 km/h)
Complement	280-312
Armament	2 × QF 6 inch /40 naval guns 6 × QF 4.7 inch Gun Mk I–IV guns 4 × QF 12 pounder 12 cwt naval guns
Armor	Deck: 75 mm (3 in) (slope); 50 mm (2 in) (flat) Gun shield: 37 mm (1 in) Conning tower: 100 mm (4 in)

Otowa (音羽) was a protected cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy, designed and built by the Yokosuka Naval Arsenal in Japan. The name Otowa comes from a mountain in Kyoto, located behind Kiyomizu-dera. The waters from a waterfall at this temple were traditionally held to be a cure for all illnesses.