title: Japanese ship Kitakami
text: # Japanese ship Kitakami
  
  Two warships of Japan have been named Kitakami:
  
  * Japanese cruiser Kitakami, a Kuma-class cruiser launched in 1920 and scrapped in 1946
  * JDS Kitakami, an Isuzu-class destroyer escort launched in 1963 and stricken in 1993
  