Japanese cruiser Chishima
Chishima in 1890 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Empire of Japan | |
| Name | Chishima |
| Ordered | 1887 Fiscal Year |
| Builder | Ateliers et Chantiers de la Loire, France |
| Laid down | 29 January 1890 |
| Launched | 26 November 1890 |
| Completed | 1 April 1892 |
| Commissioned | 24 November 1892 |
| Fate | Lost in collision, 30 November 1892 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Unprotected cruiser |
| Displacement | 741 long tons (753 t) |
| Length | 71 m (232 ft 11 in) w/l |
| Beam | 7.7 m (25 ft 3 in) |
| Draught | 2.97 m (9 ft 9 in) |
| Propulsion | Triple expansion steam engine, 2 screws; 5,000 hp (3,700 kW) |
| Speed |
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| Complement | 90 |
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Chishima (千島, Chishima) was an unprotected cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy. The name Chishima (lit. "Thousand Islands") is the Japanese name for the Kurile Islands. Chishima was used by the Imperial Japanese Navy as an aviso (dispatch boat) for scouting, reconnaissance and delivery of high priority messages.