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Chihaya in 1906 at Maizuru
History
Japanese cruiser ChihayaEmpire of Japan
NameChihaya
Ordered1896 Fiscal Year
BuilderYokosuka Naval Arsenal
Laid down7 May 1898
Launched26 May 1900
Completed9 September 1901
Stricken1 September 1929
FateScrapped 25 July 1939
General characteristics
TypeUnprotected cruiser
Displacement1,238 long tons (1,258 t)
Length83.19 m (272.9 ft)
Beam9.63 m (31.6 ft)
Draft3.35 m (11.0 ft)
Propulsion2-shaft reciprocating VTE, 6,000 ihp (4,500 kW), 6 boilers, 344 tons coal
Speed21 knots (24 mph; 39 km/h)
Complement125
Armament
  • 2 × QF 4.7 inch Gun Mk I–IVs
  • 4 × QF 3 pounder Hotchkiss guns
  • 2 × 18 in (460 mm) torpedo tubes

Chihaya (千早) was an unprotected cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy.[1] The name Chihaya comes from Chihaya Castle, near Osaka, the site of one of the battles of the Genkō War of 1333.

  1. ^ Jentsura, Hansgeorg (1976). Warships of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1869-1945. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-893-X. page 95

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