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Chikuma-class cruiser
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<p>The three <i>Chikuma</i>-class cruisers (筑摩型防護巡洋艦, <i>Chikuma-gata bōgojun'yōkan</i>) were <a href="/facts/Protected_cruiser/TUFsga4v">protected cruisers</a> operated by the <a href="/facts/Imperial_Japanese_Navy/smLn7IyT">Imperial Japanese Navy</a>. They participated in numerous actions during <a href="/facts/World_War_I/vITTUanQ">World War I</a>. </p><p>The <i>Chikuma</i> class was the final class of protected cruiser in the Imperial Japanese Navy, and was followed by the <a href="/facts/Tenry%C5%AB-class_cruiser/ewLx3Ir5"><i>Tenryū</i> class</a> of <a href="/facts/Light_cruiser/SMwX2q99">light cruisers</a>. </p>