July 28th 1940, Kashima and Katori sailed a midshipman cruise from Etajima, visiting Ominato, Dalien, Port Arthur and ShanghaiNovember 10th 1943, Kashima is relieved from 4th fleet and flagship position is transferred to NagaraDuring large scale training in 1941, Hiei misidentified Taigei as Kashima for shooting practice18th Cruiser Division: (flagship) Kashima, Tenryuu, TatsutaCommanders of the 4th Fleet
- Katagiri Eikichi
- Takasu Shirou
- Inoue Narumi