Japanese cruiser Chitose

Japanese cruiser Chitose
History
Empire of Japan
NameChitose
Ordered1896 Fiscal Year
BuilderUnion Iron Works, United States
Laid down16 May 1897
Launched22 January 1898
Completed1 March 1899
CommissionedMarch 1899
Decommissioned1 April 1928
Stricken1 April 1928
FateSunk as target, 19 July 1931
General characteristics
Class & typeKasagi-class cruiser
Displacement4,836 t (4,760 long tons)
Length115.3 m (378 ft 3 in) w/l
Beam15 m (49 ft 3 in)
Draft5.4 m (17 ft 9 in)
Installed power11,600 kW (15,600 hp)
Propulsion
  • 2 × VTE; 12 × boilers
  • 2 × shafts
Speed22.5 kn (41.7 km/h; 25.9 mph)
Range4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement405
Armament
Armor
  • Deck: 112 mm (4.4 in) (slope), 62 mm (2.4 in) (flat)
  • Gun shield: 203 mm (8 in) (front), 62 mm (2.4 in) (sides)
  • Conning tower: 115 mm (4.5 in)

Chitose (千歳) was a Kasagi-class protected cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy. It was the sister ship to Kasagi.

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