Japanese Cruiser Tone

The Imperial Japanese Navy heavy cruiser Tone was launched on 21 November 1937 and completed on 20 November 1938. Designed as a scout cruiser, she carried six floatplanes in addition to her main armament of eight 20cm (8-inch) guns. To optimise aircraft capacity, all of the four main turrets were concentrated forward, while the rear of the ship held the floatplanes.

Tone participated in most of the major naval engagement of the Pacific War, finally being sunk at Kure on 24 July 1945 by aircraft from the US Navy light carrier USS Monterey (CVL-26).