| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:ship gptkb:light_cruiser
 
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                                | gptkbp:aircraftCarried | 6 floatplanes 
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                                | gptkbp:armament | 12 × 610 mm torpedo tubes 8 × 203 mm guns
 8 × 127 mm AA guns
 12 × 25 mm AA guns
 
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                                | gptkbp:beam | 18 m 
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                                | gptkbp:builder | gptkb:Mitsubishi,_Nagasaki 
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                                | gptkbp:class | gptkb:light_cruiser 
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                                | gptkbp:commissioned | 20 May 1939 
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                                | gptkbp:countryOfOrigin | gptkb:Japan 
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                                | gptkbp:crewComplement | 874 
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                                | gptkbp:displacement | 11,213 tons (standard) 15,443 tons (full load)
 
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                                | gptkbp:draught | 6.35 m 
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                                | gptkbp:fate | sunk 
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                                | gptkbp:laidDown | 1 October 1935 
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                                | gptkbp:launched | 19 March 1938 
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                                | gptkbp:length | 201.6 m 
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                                | gptkbp:namedAfter | gptkb:Chikuma_River 
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                                | gptkbp:notableFor | all main guns forward of superstructure reconnaissance floatplane operations
 
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                                | gptkbp:operator | gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Navy 
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                                | gptkbp:participatedIn | gptkb:Battle_of_the_Eastern_Solomons gptkb:Battle_off_Samar
 gptkb:Attack_on_Pearl_Harbor
 gptkb:Battle_of_Santa_Cruz_Islands
 gptkb:Battle_of_Midway
 gptkb:Battle_of_the_Philippine_Sea
 
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                                | gptkbp:propulsion | 4-shaft geared turbines 
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                                | gptkbp:sisterShip | Tone 
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                                | gptkbp:speed | 35.5 knots 
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                                | gptkbp:sunkBy | 25 October 1944 off Samar, Philippines
 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:Kure_Naval_Arsenal 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsLayer | 6 
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                                | https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | Heavy cruiser Chikuma 
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