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  Chitose 1907

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
千歳 [Chitose]			Union Iron Wks, San Francisco, USA	16.5.1897	23.1.1898	1.3.1899	stricken 7.1928
笠置 [Kasagi]			Cramp, Philadelphia, USA	3.1897	20.1.1898	12.1898	wrecked 13.8.1916

Technical data

Displacement normal, t	Chitose: 4760 Kasagi: 4900
Displacement full, t	Chitose: 5598 Kasagi: 6066
Length, m	Chitose: 114.9 pp 120.4 oa Kasagi: 114.1 pp 121.5 oa
Breadth, m	Chitose: 15.0 Kasagi: 14.9
Draught, m	Chitose: 5.37 Kasagi: 5.41
No of shafts	2
Machinery	2 VTE, 12 cylindrical boilers
Power, h. p.	15000
Max speed, kts	22.5
Fuel, t	coal 1000
Endurance, nm(kts)	Kasagi: 4200(11.5) Chitose: 4500(11)
Armour, mm	Harvey nickel steel - main gun shields: 114 (faces), 64 (sides), secondary gun shields: 64, deck: 45, slopes: 114, CT: 114
Armament	2 x 1 - 203/45 Armstrong S, 10 x 1 - 120/40 Armstrong T, 12 x 1 - 76/40 Armstrong N, 6 x 1 - 47/30 21/2pdr Hotchkiss Mk I, 5 - 350 TT (1 bow, 4 beam)
Complement	Chitose: 434 Kasagi: 405

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Project history

These two cruisers were almost identical externally to the Takasago, but were slightly longer and had greater displacement. Armament was identical to the Takasago, except that the bow TT was omitted, and disposed in a similar fashion. Internally the ships differed, watertight compartments being increased to 130 in the Chitose and 142 in Kasagi, compared to the 109 in the Takasago. However, the number of watertight compartments in the double bottom were reduced to 16 in the Chitose and 15 in the Kasagi. The machinery also differed from the Takasago's, twelve single-ended cylindrical boilers being mounted and the engines having slightly larger cylinders, although the stroke remained the same.

Ship protection

45mm deck had 114mm slopes, machinery was protected by 76mm glacis. Main guns were protected by 114-64mm shields, secondary guns had 64mm protection. CT had 114mm sides.

Modernizations

1910, Kasagi; 1912, Chitose: boilers were replaced by 8 Miyabara

1924, Chitose: - 2 x 1 - 76/40; + 1 x 1 - 76/40 3-shiki

Naval service In days of the First World War Kasagi served as TS; in 1916 she was wrecked in Tsugaru Strait. Chitose was disarmed in 1922 and ranked as coast defence ship in 19

In days of the First World War Kasagi served as TS; in 1916 she was wrecked in Tsugaru Strait. Chitose was disarmed in 1922 and ranked as coast defence ship in 1922 - 1926, in 1928 converted to target. She was sunk on manoeuvres in Bungo Channel 19.7.1931. Kasagi was badly damaged at battle of Tsushima by gunfire of Russian cruiser Svetlana, later repaired. She served as TS from 1910 till 1916 and wrecked 20.7.1916 in Tsugaru Straits during an attempt to assist a merchant vessel in distress, wreck was abandoned as CTL 13.8.1916.