Tone
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Tone is a prominent warship of the Imperial Japanese Navy, best known as the lead vessel of the Tone-class heavy cruisers that saw extensive action during World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tone canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
heavy cruiser
ⓘ
warship ⓘ |
| aircraftCarried | floatplanes ⓘ |
| aircraftFacilities | stern flight deck and catapults ⓘ |
| armamentAA | 25 mm anti-aircraft guns ⓘ |
| armamentMain | 8 × 203 mm guns in four twin turrets ⓘ |
| armamentSecondary | 127 mm dual-purpose guns ⓘ |
| beam | approximately 18.5 m ⓘ |
| builder | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category | World War II cruiser of Japan ⓘ |
| causeOfSinking | air attack by U.S. carrier aircraft ⓘ |
| class | Tone-class heavy cruiser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1938-11-20 ⓘ |
| country |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
|
| designedRole |
carrier task force reconnaissance support
ⓘ
scout cruiser ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | approximately 15,200 tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | approximately 11,200 tons ⓘ |
| draft | approximately 6.9 m ⓘ |
| fate | sunk ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1934-12-01 ⓘ |
| launched | 1937-11-21 ⓘ |
| leadShipOf | Tone-class heavy cruiser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | approximately 201.7 m ⓘ |
| MidwayRole | launched reconnaissance aircraft that sighted elements of the U.S. fleet ⓘ |
| navalEnsign | Naval Ensign of the Empire of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
all main gun turrets mounted forward
ⓘ
large seaplane handling area aft ⓘ |
| operator | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Attack on Pearl Harbor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Leyte Gulf NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Midway NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Eastern Solomons NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Philippine Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian Ocean Raid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsion |
oil-fired boilers
ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ |
| range | 8000 nautical miles at 18 knots ⓘ |
| servicePeriod | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shaftCount | 4 ⓘ |
| shipyard | Mitsubishi Nagasaki Shipyard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sisterShip | Chikuma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sunkAt | Kure, Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sunkOn | 1945-07-24 ⓘ |
| topSpeed | 35 knots ⓘ |
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