Japanese cruiser Tone (1904)
- Japanese cruiser Tone (1904)
, the "Tone" had the raked funnels and clipper bow that would be a feature of future Japanese warships. It completion was delayed considerably due to budgetary restraints, and the Diet rejected the Imperial Japanese Navy's request for a sister ship.
The Tone was the last ship in the Imperial Japanese Navy to be powered by a reciprocating engine.
ervice Life
Soon after completion, from 1 April 1911 to 12 November 1911, the "Tone" was sent as part of the Japanese naval delegation to Great Britain, as part of the coronation celebration for King George V.
In World War I, the "Tone" was assigned to the Japanese 2nd Fleet, and accompanied Japanese forces during the Battle of Tsingtao against the Imperial German Navy. Afterwards, it was re-assigned to the Japanese 3rd Fleet, and was based out of Singapore, from whence it patrolled the sea lanes in the Indian Ocean and also occasionally in the Dutch East Indies, as part of Japan's contribution to the Allied war effort under the Anglo-Japanese Alliance.
Between 1924 and 1929, the "Tone" served as station ship on the Yangtze River around Shanghai, China. It was transferred to the reserves at Sasebo on 30 November 1929.
Stricken from the navy list on 1 April 1931, and renamed "Haikan No 2", the "Tone" was expended as an aircraft target off Amami Ōshima on 30 April 1933.
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References
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