Tone was designed and built in Japan by the Sasebo Naval Arsenal, under the 1904 Emergency Fleet Replenishment Program to recover from losses to the Japanese navy in the Russo-Japanese War. As funding was limited, the Diet of Japan rejected budgeting for a sister ship or for subsequent construction of the same design.
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Plan and profile drawing of Tone
Although dimensionally similar to the British-built Yoshino, Tone had the raked funnels and clipper bow that would be a feature of future Japanese warships.[1]
Her powerplant consisted of two Mitsubishi vertical 4-cylinder triple-expansion steam engines with 16 Miyabara boilers, driving two screws. The boilers could run on a mixed-mode of coal sprayed with oil, and could drive the ship at a maximum speed of 23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph), with an endurance of 7,400 nautical miles (13,700 km; 8,500 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph). Tone was the last ship in the Imperial Japanese Navy to be powered by a reciprocating engine.[2]
Her main armament consisted of two Type 41 6-inch/45 caliber naval guns[3] behind gun shields, and secondary armament was twelve QF 4.7-inch guns and four QF 12-pounder 12 cwt naval guns. Tone also had three deck-mounted 457 mm (18 in) torpedo tubes.[2] However, the foremost of the 4.7-inch secondary guns were located in a cramped location with a very limited field of fire, and were soon removed and not replaced. After World War I, two 76 mm (3 in) anti-aircraft guns were added just aft of the first smokestack.
Tone utilized Krupp armor with a thickness of 38–76 mm (1.5–3.0 in) on the decks, and 102 mm (4.0 in) on the conning tower. The design did not incorporate any side armor.[2]
Soon after completion, from 1 April 1911 to 12 November 1911, Tone was sent as part of the official Japanese naval delegation to Great Britain, as part of the coronation celebration for King George V together with the cruiser Kurama.
Stricken from the navy list on 1 April 1931, and renamed Haikan No 2, the ship was expended as an aircraft target off Amami Ōshima on 30 April 1933.[6]
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^Jentsura, Warships of the Imperial Japanese Navy; page 103
^ abcChesneau, Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905, page 236
Chesneau, Roger (1979). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. Conway Maritime Press. ISBN0-85177-133-5.
David C. Evans; Mark R. Peattie (1997). Kaigun: Strategy, Tactics, and Technology in the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1887-1941. Naval Institute Press. ISBN978-0-87021-192-8.
Howarth, Stephen (1983). The Fighting Ships of the Rising Sun: The Drama of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1895-1945. Atheneum. ISBN0-689-11402-8.
Jentsura, Hansgeorg (1976). Warships of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1869-1945. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press. ISBN0-87021-893-X.
Roberts, John (ed). (1983). 'Warships of the world from 1860 to 1905 - Volume 2: United States, Japan and Russia. Bernard & Graefe Verlag, Koblenz. ISBN3-7637-5403-2.
Schencking, J. Charles (2005). Making Waves: Politics, Propaganda, And The Emergence Of The Imperial Japanese Navy, 1868-1922. Stanford University Press. ISBN0-8047-4977-9.
Tucker, Spencer C (2005). Encyclopedia of World War I: A Political, Social, And Military History. ABC-Clio Inc. ISBN1-85109-420-2.
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For other ships with the same name see Japanese ship Tone Tone 利根 Innate Aptitude was a protected cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy The ship was named after the Tone River in Tokyo Tone in 1910HistoryEmpire of JapanNameToneOrdered1904 Fiscal YearBuilderSasebo Naval ArsenalLaid down17 November 1905Launched24 October 1907Completed5 May 1910Stricken1 April 1931FateExpended as target 30 April 1933General characteristicsTypeProtected cruiserDisplacement4 113 long tons 4 179 t normal 4 900 long tons 4 979 t maximumLength113 8 m 373 ft 4 in w lBeam14 4 m 47 ft 3 in Draught5 1 m 16 ft 9 in Propulsion2 shaft reciprocating VTE engines 16 boilers 15 500 hp 11 600 kW 900 tons coal 124 tons oilSpeed23 knots 26 mph 43 km h Range7 340 nmi 13 590 km at 10 kn 12 mph 19 km h Complement370Armament2 QF 6 inch naval guns 10 QF 4 7 inch Gun Mk I IVs 4 QF 12 pounder 12 cwt naval guns 3 457 mm 18 0 in torpedo tubesArmourDeck 67 mm 2 6 in Conning tower 100 mm 3 9 in Contents 1 Background 2 Design 3 Service record 4 Notes 5 References 6 External linksBackground editTone was designed and built in Japan by the Sasebo Naval Arsenal under the 1904 Emergency Fleet Replenishment Program to recover from losses to the Japanese navy in the Russo Japanese War As funding was limited the Diet of Japan rejected budgeting for a sister ship or for subsequent construction of the same design Design edit nbsp Plan and profile drawing of ToneAlthough dimensionally similar to the British built Yoshino Tone had the raked funnels and clipper bow that would be a feature of future Japanese warships 1 Her powerplant consisted of two Mitsubishi vertical 4 cylinder triple expansion steam engines with 16 Miyabara boilers driving two screws The boilers could run on a mixed mode of coal sprayed with oil and could drive the ship at a maximum speed of 23 knots 43 km h 26 mph with an endurance of 7 400 nautical miles 13 700 km 8 500 mi at 10 knots 19 km h 12 mph Tone was the last ship in the Imperial Japanese Navy to be powered by a reciprocating engine 2 Her main armament consisted of two Type 41 6 inch 45 caliber naval guns 3 behind gun shields and secondary armament was twelve QF 4 7 inch guns and four QF 12 pounder 12 cwt naval guns Tone also had three deck mounted 457 mm 18 in torpedo tubes 2 However the foremost of the 4 7 inch secondary guns were located in a cramped location with a very limited field of fire and were soon removed and not replaced After World War I two 76 mm 3 in anti aircraft guns were added just aft of the first smokestack Tone utilized Krupp armor with a thickness of 38 76 mm 1 5 3 0 in on the decks and 102 mm 4 0 in on the conning tower The design did not incorporate any side armor 2 Tone was laid down on 27 November 1905 at the Sasebo Naval Arsenal launched on 24 October 1907 and completed on 15 May 1910 4 Service record editSoon after completion from 1 April 1911 to 12 November 1911 Tone was sent as part of the official Japanese naval delegation to Great Britain as part of the coronation celebration for King George V together with the cruiser Kurama In World War I Tone was assigned to the Japanese 2nd Fleet and fought in the Battle of Tsingtao against the Imperial German Navy Afterwards she was reassigned to the Japanese Third Fleet and was based out of Singapore from whence she patrolled the sea lanes in the Indian Ocean and also occasionally in the Dutch East Indies against German commerce raiders and U boats as part of Japan s contribution to the Allied war effort under the Anglo Japanese Alliance 5 Between 1924 and 1929 Tone served as a station ship on the Yangtze River around Shanghai China She was transferred to the reserves at Sasebo Naval District on 30 November 1929 Stricken from the navy list on 1 April 1931 and renamed Haikan No 2 the ship was expended as an aircraft target off Amami Ōshima on 30 April 1933 6 Notes edit Jentsura Warships of the Imperial Japanese Navy page 103 a b c Chesneau Conway s All the World s Fighting Ships 1860 1905 page 236 Navweapons com Watts amp Gordon Imperial Japanese Navy p 125 Spencer Tucker Priscilla Mary Roberts World War I encyclopedia when ed ABC CLIO p 1661 ISBN 1 85109 420 2 Howarth The Fighting Ships of the Rising SunReferences editChesneau Roger 1979 Conway s All the World s Fighting Ships 1860 1905 Conway Maritime Press ISBN 0 85177 133 5 David C Evans Mark R Peattie 1997 Kaigun Strategy Tactics and Technology in the Imperial Japanese Navy 1887 1941 Naval Institute Press ISBN 978 0 87021 192 8 Howarth Stephen 1983 The Fighting Ships of the Rising Sun The Drama of the Imperial Japanese Navy 1895 1945 Atheneum ISBN 0 689 11402 8 Jentsura Hansgeorg 1976 Warships of the Imperial Japanese Navy 1869 1945 Annapolis MD Naval Institute Press ISBN 0 87021 893 X Roberts John ed 1983 Warships of the world from 1860 to 1905 Volume 2 United States Japan and Russia Bernard amp Graefe Verlag Koblenz ISBN 3 7637 5403 2 Schencking J Charles 2005 Making Waves Politics Propaganda And The Emergence Of The Imperial Japanese Navy 1868 1922 Stanford University Press ISBN 0 8047 4977 9 Tucker Spencer C 2005 Encyclopedia of World War I A Political Social And Military History ABC Clio Inc ISBN 1 85109 420 2 Watts Anthony Gordon Brian The Imperial Japanese Navy Macdonald ISBN 035603045 8 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tone ship 1910 DiGiulian Tony Japanese 15 2 cm 45 6 Type 41 NavWeaps com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Japanese cruiser Tone 1907 amp oldid 1136091243, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
