Tone-Class Protected Cruisers (1910 - not the WWII heavy cruiser)
Last Protected Cruiser - Tone (1910) was Japan's last protected cruiser design. 1 ship commissioned 1910. Single ship class (unique). Medium-sized (4,100 tons), coal-fired, 23 knots. Two 8-inch guns + ten 4.7-inch. WWI Pacific service. Scrapped 1931 after 21 years service. Represented end of protected cruiser era - Japan transitioning to modern light cruisers (Tenryu onwards, 1919). Name later reused for famous WWII Tone-class heavy cruiser (1938). Note: Not same as WWII Tone.
Specifications
- Displacement (std)
- 11213 t
- Displacement (full)
- 4590 t
- Length
- 620.4 ft
- Beam
- 63.6 ft
- Crew
- 430
- Ships built
- 1
- Commissioned
- 1910
- Decommissioned
- 1931 (scrapped)
Performance
- Top speed
- 35 kn
- Range
- 4500 nm at 14 knots
Armament
- Main guns
- 2× 203mm (8-inch) - single mounts
- Secondary guns
- 10× 120mm (4.7-inch) - single mounts
- Torpedoes
- 3× 450mm (18-inch) submerged
Armor & Systems
- Belt
- 2 inches (51mm) on slopes
- Deck
- 2 inches (51mm)
In-Game
- Tier
- T1
- Game power
- 13.44
- Research cost
- 296
- Credit cost
- 9,408
Notable
- Last Japanese protected cruiser design
- Single ship class (unique)
- WWI Pacific service
- Scrapped 1931 (21 years service)
- Name later reused for famous WWII heavy cruiser
- Represented end of protected cruiser era