Complex sentence: In weight, the ships were only 5,000 tons less than the London Treaty battleship standard displacement limit of 35,000 long tons (36,000 t), also longer than several treaty battleships such as the and "North Carolina" class.
Split into simpler sentences: In weight, the ships were only 5,000 tons less than the London Treaty battleship standard displacement limit of 35,000 long tons (36,000 t). They were also longer than several treaty battleships such as the and "North Carolina" class.