title: Japanese ship Kashima
text: # Japanese ship Kashima
  
  Kashima is the name used by three Japanese ships:
  
  * Japanese battleship Kashima, a Katori-class pre-dreadnought battleship operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy from 1906 to 1924
  * Japanese cruiser Kashima, a Katori-class light cruiser operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy from 1940 until 1947
  * JDS Kashima (TV-3508), a training vessel operated by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force from 1995 to present
  