Displacement 3420 tons.
Length 334½ ft.
Beam 44 ft.
Draught 16½ ft.
Guns Six 6-in.
Ten 12-pdrs.
Four 2½-pdrs.
Machinery Two sets triple expansion.
Screws Two.
Designed I.H.P. 9500.
Speed 20 knots.
Coal (maximum capacity) 600 tons.
A 2½-in. steel deck protects the vitals.
The ships embody no novelty, except in the selection of armament. The
Suma’s 4.7’s disappear, and 6-in. and 12-pounders take their place.
[Illustration: PLAN OF NIITAKA.]