Japanese cruiser Tone (1907)

	Tone in 1910
History
Empire of Japan
Name	Tone
Ordered	1904 Fiscal Year
Builder	Sasebo Naval Arsenal
Laid down	17 November 1905
Launched	24 October 1907
Completed	5 May 1910
Stricken	1 April 1931
Fate	Expended as target, 30 April 1933
General characteristics
Type	Protected cruiser
Displacement	4,113 long tons (4,179 t) normal; 4,900 long tons (4,979 t) maximum;
Length	113.8 m (373 ft 4 in) w/l
Beam	14.4 m (47 ft 3 in)
Draught	5.1 m (16 ft 9 in)
Propulsion	2-shaft reciprocating VTE engines; 16 boilers; 15,500 hp (11,600 kW); 900 tons coal, 124 tons oil;
Speed	23 knots (26 mph; 43 km/h)
Range	7,340 nmi (13,590 km) at 10 kn (12 mph; 19 km/h)
Complement	370
Armament	2 × 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 tubes;
Armour	Deck: 67 mm (2.6 in); Conning tower: 100 mm (3.9 in);

Tone (利根, Innate Aptitude) was a protected cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy. The ship was named after the Tone River in Tokyo.

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