Yodo-class cruiser
 The two Yodo-class dispatch ship (淀型通報艦 Yodo-gata tsūhōkan) were a class of small high-speed dispatch ships built for the Imperial Japanese Navy. Although classified officially rated as a tsūhōkan meaning dispatch boat or aviso the class were essentially small protected cruisers. The Yodo class was followed by the larger more conventional Chikuma class.