Japanese ship Chikuma

At least three warships of Japan have borne the name Chikuma after the Chikuma River in Nagano Prefecture:


 * JAPANESE CRUISER Chikuma, a Chikuma-class cruiser protected cruiser that was commissioned in 1912 and sunk as a target in 1935.
 * JAPANESE CRUISER Chikuma, a Tone-class cruiser heavy cruiser that was commissioned in 1939 and scuttled in 1944 after the Battle off Samar.
 * JS Chikuma, an Abukuma-class destroyer escort launched in 1992