| Displacement | 1367 tons. |
| Material of hull | Wood. |
| Length | 211 ft. |
| Beam | 32 ft. |
| Draught (mean) | 16½ ft. |
| Armament | Eight 4¾-in. Krupp. |
| Two 3-pdr. Q.F. | |
| Horse-power | 1125. |
| Trial speed | 12 knots. |
| Screws | One. |
| Coal | 180 tons. |
| Complement | 230. |
The engines were constructed in Japan at the Yokosuka Dockyard, and are of the horizontal compound type. This was the first ship put together by them of which they constructed the engines also.
The following year they launched the Tenriu at Yokosuka. Details are:—
Tsukushi.Naniwa.Itsukushima.
[Official photo.
JAPANESE CRUISER TSUKUSHI AT SEA.
The ship is practically a sister to the Kaimon. The engines of both were made at Yokosuka, and are of the same type. Both ships have swan bows, one funnel, and are barque-rigged. The sterns are rather square.