TONE CLASS HEAVY CRUISER
(TOE-NAH)
| NAME | BUILDER | LAUNCHED | COMPLETED | LENGTH (feet/inch) |
BEAM (feet/inch) |
DRAFT (feet/inch) |
|
TONE CHIKUMA |
Mitsubishi, Nagasaki |
21 November 1937 19 March 1938 |
20 November 1938 20 May 1939 |
649 07 wl 620 05 pp |
60 08 | 21 03 |
| DISPLACEMENT | ARMAMENT | COMPLEMENT | SHAFT HORSEPOWER |
SPEED (knots) |
FUEL (tons) |
RANGE (NM) |
| 15200 F 13320 N 11215 S |
8 x 203mm (8in) 50 cal 8 x 127mm (5in) DP 57 x 25mm AA 4 x 3 610mm TT 5 aircraft 2 catapults |
850 | 152000 | 35.2 | 2950 oil |
9000 @ 18 knots |
| NOTES | ||||||
|
TONE was practically unscathed during the Battle Off Samar and was subsequently sunk on 24 July 1945 by aircraft of TF 38 in shallow water near Kure Naval Base. CHIKUMA was heavily damaged on 25 October 1944 during the Battle Off Samar by aircraft of TU 77.4.3 and 77.4.2. Scuttled same day by HIJMS NOWAKI. |
||||||