Consequences
The cause of Tomozuru capsizing was a low metacentric height. The IJN established a committee and inspected the stability of all vessels. As a result of the inspection, the IJN discovered a lack of rolling performance, among others, in the following vessels:
- Aircraft carrier : Ryūjō
- Cruiser : Mogami class
- Destroyer : Fubuki, Akatsuki, Hatsuharu class
- Submarine tender : Taigei
- Minelayer : Yaeyama, Shirataka, Tsubame class, Itsukushima and Natsushima class
- Minesweeper : No.1 class and No.13 class
- Subchaser : No.1 class
The significance of this incident is that it severely challenged Japanese assumptions over the stability of their warships and prompted a major review of the design of all Japanese warships. Existing vessels had their superstructures reduced and ships planned and under construction were redesigned during 1934-35. In particular the Mogami-class cruisers were significantly altered.
Read more about this topic: Japanese Torpedo Boat Tomozuru, The Tomozuru Incident
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