The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-01

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Article two then provides that
on the coming into force Of the
treaty, all other capital ships
built or building by the five pow
ers shall be disposed Of as pres
cfibed in chspter two, the refer.
ence being To- the extensive "rules
LOT serapptng vessels Of war car.
Fied IN the 2art two mentioned.
Article one then provides that
in addition 10 the specified capital
ships the United States may com.
,plete aud retain two ships Of tho
West Virginia class now under con
atructton' and on9thefr completion
dispose OF the North Dakota aud
Delaware under the scrapping
rules, while Great Britain may, in
accordance with the replacement
table, carried in chapter two con-
struct two new capital ships not
to exceed 81. 900 tons standard dis.
placement each and on their com:
pletion dispose OF the T%hunderer,
King George ', Ajax and Centur-
ion, under the scrapping rules.
Article three Is the agreement
OF the powers To abandon their
respective capital ship building
programsr and to build or acquire
no new capital ships except as re-
placement tonnage and under the
replacement agreement, ships thus
replaced to be disposed OF as pro.
yided for In chapter two.
Article four in the naval ration
agreement stated IN standard dis.
placement tonnage aggregates for
capital ship replacement as fol.
United States $4,000 tons, Brit
ish Empire $4,000 tons; France
176,0o0 tons; Italy 175,000 tons;
Japan 315, 900 tons, which aggre.
gates the powers agree not to ex.
coed.
Article five give the $4,000 ton
capacity maximum displacement
for any ship which shall be &C.
CURED by, or constructed by, for, or
within the jurisdiction Of, any Of
the contracting powers.n
Article six says no. capital ship
shall carry q gun with a calibre In
excess OF Is inches"
Article seven fixes the total ton.
mage Of aircraft carriers at:
United States, $4,000 British
Empire, $4,000: France, 60,000:'
Italy, 10000; Japan, $1,000.
Article eight provides that re.
placement Of aircraft carriers shall
be affected only as prescribed IN
chapter two. part three" but speci.
Ties that all such tonnage built or
building before January 81, 1921,
be regarded as experimental and
replacable without regard to the
age OF the ships.
Article nine provides that no air.
craft carrier exceeding $1,000 tons
shall be acquired by. or construct.
ed by, for, or within the Jurisdiction
of, any Of the contracting powers
except that each of the powers
may, within the tonnage ratio. linn
ttations, construct not more than,
two carriers Of a maximum OF 33,.
600 tons each or may convert war
craft otherwise to be scrapped into
such carriers "in order to effect
economy"
Armament Of carriers exceeding
$1,000 tons; however, is limited to
a total of eight guns Of not mora
than six inch calibre per ship.
Article ten provides that no car
irter shall carry a gun heavier than
eight inch callbre. It provides also,
without prejudice to article nine
with reference to the limit OF eigh.
eight inch guns per ship for the SO;
600 ton carriers) for a total OF ten
eight inch guns per ship. or II no
guns exceeding six inch calibre, for
no Limitation on the number Of guns
per ship.
Article ten provides also for a
permissible total OF ten guns IL the
armament carried includes guns ex.
ceeding six inches In calibre, IL the
armament contains no guns exceed.
ing six inches the number of guns
Is not limited. 1t is provided also
that the number Of anti-aircraft
guns or OF guns not exceeding five
inch caiibre "is not limited"
Article eleven provides that no
warshtp exceeding ten thousand
tons displacement, other than a
capital ship aircraft carrier, shall
be built or acquired or built with.
in the jurisdiction Of the contract.
ing powers A provision that ives.
sells not specifically built as fight.
ing ships nor taken in time Of peace
under government control for fight.
ing purposes" but which are EN-.
lployed In time OF war to aid in hos
tilities otherwise than as fighting
ships" shall not be within the ten
Thousand ton limitation.
Article twelve provides that no
war vessel hereafter laid down 9th.
or than a capital ship shall carry
guns in excess Of eight inch cali.
Article thirteen provides that no
vessel designated to be scrapped
may be re-converted into a. war
vessel.
Article fourteen provides that no.
preparations shall be made in mer.
chant ships for peace times for in.
stallations OF ornaments "for the
purpose OF converting such ships
into war vessels, other than the stif.
fleming Of decks for the mounting 81
guns mot exceeding six inch cali.
bre."
Article fifteen provides that no
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