kæsˈɑːɡi wʌz ˈɔːɹdɚd æz pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɪks ɪmˈɜːdʒənsi flˈiːt ɹᵻplˈɛnɪʃmənt bˈʌdʒɪt, fˈʌndᵻd baɪ ðə wˈɔːɹ ˌɪndˈɛmnᵻɾi ɹᵻsˈiːvd fɹʌmðɪ ˈɛmpaɪɚɹ ʌv tʃˈaɪnə æz pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə sˈɛɾəlmənt ʌvðə tɹˈiːɾi ʌv ʃˈɪmənˌoʊski ˈɛndɪŋ ðə fˈɜːst sˈiːnoʊdʒˌæpənˈiːz wˈɔːɹ.
Kasagi was ordered as part of the 1896 Emergency Fleet Replenishment Budget, funded by the war indemnity received from the Empire of China as part of the settlement of the Treaty of Shimonoseki ending the First Sino-Japanese War.