Kashima
| Country | Japan |
| Ship Class | Katori-class Light Cruiser |
| Launched | 25 Sep 1939 |
| Decommissioned | 1 Jan 1947 |
| Displacement | 6,280 tons standard |
| Length | 425 feet |
| Beam | 52 feet |
| Draft | 18 feet |
| Speed | 18 knots |
Contributor: C. Peter Chen
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Kashima Operational Timeline
| 25 Sep 1939 | Captain Shutoku Miyazato was made the chief equipping officer of both Katori and Kashima. |
| 1 Nov 1939 | Captain Hisashi Ichioka was made the chief equipping officer of Katori and Kashima, relieving Shutoku Miyazato. |
| 28 Jul 1940 | Katori and Kashima began the last Japanese Navy midshipmen cruise before the Pacific War. They would make port calls at Etajima and Mutsu in Japan, and Dalian and Shanghai in China. |
| 1 Jan 1947 | Kashima was decommissioned from service. |
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