Tenryū-class cruiser

	Tenryū in 1921
Class overview
Builders	Yokosuka Naval Arsenal; Sasebo Naval Arsenal;
Operators	Imperial Japanese Navy
Preceded by	Chikuma class
Succeeded by	Kuma class
Built	1917–1919
In commission	1919–1944
Planned	8
Completed	2
Cancelled	6
Lost	2
General characteristics
Type	Light cruiser
Displacement	3,948 long tons (4,011 t) standard; 4,350 long tons (4,420 t) full;
Length	142.9 m (468 ft 10 in) o/a
Beam	12.3 m (40 ft 4 in)
Draught	4 m (13 ft 1 in)
Installed power	110kW 110V electrical
Propulsion	3 shaft Brown Curtis geared turbine engines; 10 Kampon boilers; 51,000 shp (38,000 kW); 920 tons oil, 150 tons coal;
Speed	33 knots (38 mph; 61 km/h)
Range	5,000 nmi (9,300 km) @ 14 kn (16 mph; 26 km/h)
Complement	327
Armament	July 1937 to November 1940; 4 × 14 cm/50 3rd Year Type naval guns (4x1); 1 × 8 cm/40 3rd Year Type naval gun (1x1); 2 × Type 93 13 mm AA machine guns (2x1); 6 × 533 mm (21.0 in) Type 6 torpedo tubes (2x3);
Armour	Belt: 63 mm (2.5 in); Deck: 25 mm (1 in); Conning tower: 51 mm (2 in);

The two Tenryū-class cruisers (天龍型軽巡洋艦, Tenryū-gata keijun'yōkan) were the first light cruisers operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy. They participated in numerous actions during World War II.

The Tenryū class was followed by the larger and more versatile Kuma class.

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