Niitaka-class cruiser

	Niitaka in 1922
Class overview
Name	Niitaka class
Builders	Yokosuka Naval Arsenal (Niitaka); Kure Naval Arsenal (Tsushima);
Operators	Imperial Japanese Navy
Built	1901–1904
In commission	1904–1936
Completed	2
Lost	1
General characteristics
Type	Protected cruiser
Displacement	3,366 long tons (3,420 t)
Length	102 m (334 ft 8 in) w/l
Beam	13.44 m (44 ft 1 in)
Draft	4.92 m (16 ft 2 in)
Propulsion	2-shaft VTE reciprocating engines; 16 boilers; 9,500 hp (7,100 kW)
Speed	20 knots (23 mph; 37 km/h)
Complement	287–320
Armament	6 × QF 6 inch /40 naval guns; 10 × QF 12 pounder 12 cwt naval gun; 4 × QF 3 pounder Hotchkiss guns;
Armor	Deck: 76 mm (3 in); Conning tower: 100 mm (4 in);

The two Niitaka-class cruisers (新高型防護巡洋艦, Niitaka-gata bōgojun'yōkan) were protected cruisers operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy. Both participated in numerous actions during the Russo-Japanese War and in World War I.

Class overview
Niitaka in 1922
Name	Niitaka class
Builders	Yokosuka Naval Arsenal (Niitaka) Kure Naval Arsenal (Tsushima)
Operators	Imperial Japanese Navy
Built	1901–1904
In commission	1904–1936
Completed	2
Lost	1
General characteristics
Type	Protected cruiser
Displacement	3,366 long tons (3,420 t)
Length	102 m (334 ft 8 in) w/l
Beam	13.44 m (44 ft 1 in)
Draft	4.92 m (16 ft 2 in)
Propulsion	2-shaft VTE reciprocating engines; 16 boilers; 9,500 hp (7,100 kW)
Speed	20 knots (23 mph; 37 km/h)
Complement	287–320
Armament	6 × QF 6 inch /40 naval guns 10 × QF 12 pounder 12 cwt naval gun 4 × QF 3 pounder Hotchkiss guns
Armor	Deck: 76 mm (3 in) Conning tower: 100 mm (4 in)