Japanese cruiser Chikuma

Japanese cruiser Chikuma

Two ships of the Imperial Japanese Navy have been named "Chikuma" after the Chikuma River in Nagano Prefecture:

* Japanese cruiser "Chikuma" (1911) - a "Chikuma"-class protected cruiser that commissioned in 1912 and was sunk as a target in 1935.
* Japanese cruiser "Chikuma" (1938) - a "Tone"-class heavy cruiser that commissioned in 1939 and was scuttled in 1944 after the Battle off Samar.


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