Kashima
| Country | Japan |
| Ship Class | Katori-class Light Cruiser |
| Launched | 25 Sep 1939 |
| Decommissioned | 1 Jan 1947 |
| Displacement | 6280 tons standard |
| Length | 425 feet |
| Beam | 52 feet |
| Draft | 18 feet |
| Speed | 18 knots |
Contributor: C. Peter Chen
Tha Katori-class cruisers were laid down as training vessels, but the war necessitated them to enter action. The hodge-podge of 6- and 5-inch guns and a mixed powerplant of steam boilers and diesels were no match for American forces, and were all sank during the course of the war.
Kashima Operational Timeline
| 1 Jan 1947 | Kashima was decommissioned from service. |
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