Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-01
onslaeed from Page Ono
3eeoe (O0.D60 metric tons} {; FOR Japan
~ 900 tons (S2, ,206 metric tons).
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= The replacement Of lircrait carriers
f>aIl be effected only as prescribed IN
Chaptcr II. Part 3. provided. however
q thet all aircraft carrier tonnag" u
e4istencc or building on November u
M 1921, shall be considered experimental
and may be replaced. within tho totaI
tonnage limit prescribed In Article VII
without regard, ia its age.
ARTICLE IN
s6 No aircraft carrier exceeding 2I.OtN
tons (27 .432 metric tons) standard dis :
placement shalt he acquired by. or con =
M structed by. for or within the juri>dic
ti0n of, any of the contracting Powers.
However, any oi the contracting
Powers may. provided that its totn
VA tonnage allowance of aircraft carriers
n II not thereby exceeded, build not
3 more than two aircraft carriers. rnch
~ OF q tonnage of not more tnnn "'.W'V
tons (33 ,02S metric tonsI STANDARD d:S.
Placement. and in order to erect
economy any of the contracting fow 1.
era may use for this purpose any two OF
their ships, whether constructed or ~
course of construction. which would
otherwise be scrappcd under the pro.
visions of Article n. The armament
IS Of any aircraft carriers exceeding - .oW
tons (27 .432 metric tons) standard dis
placement shall be in accordance WITH
Z, the requirements of Article y. except
that the total number of guns to be
carried IN case any of such guns be OF
f4 a calibcr exceeding six inches t1o2 mil /.
Hmeters). except unti-aircrait guns anu
guns not exceeding five inches 2d'
nillimetcrs,. shall not exceed eight.
ARTICLE Y
No aircraft carrier Of any of the con-
tracing Powers shall carry gun with
ca,iber in excess of eight inches l2O3
millimeters,. Without prejudice to the
provision of Article IN. il the nrma-
ment carried includes guns exceeding
six inches (1J2 milimctrrs) In caiber
the total number of guns carried. cN-
cept anti-a ir"rat guns and guns not
exceeding five inches 126.I millimc-
ters), shall not exceed ten. If alter
natively the armament contains no guns
exceeding six inches (lJ2 millmetcrS)
in calibcr the number OF guns is not
limited. In either case the number of
anti-aircraft guns and Of guns not cS-
ceeding five inches 126.I millimeters)
Is not limited.
ARTICLE NJ
No vessel of war exceeding 10000
tons 90. 100 metric tons) standard dis
placement other than II capital ship or
aircraft carrier. shall be acquired by.
or constructed by. for. or within the
jurisdiction of, any Of the contracting
as fighting ships nor taken in time Of
peace under government control for
fighting purposes which are employed
on fleet duties or as troop transports
or in some other way for the purpose
Of assisting in the prosecution of hos
tilities otherwise than as fighting ships,
shall not be within the limitations Of
this article.
ARTICLE MI
Ma No vessel OF war of any of the con.
in tacting Powers. hereafter laid down,
{ is. he. Inan Il capital ship. shall carry a
,tooroin with caliber in excess of eight
''Vsfuches (2O3 milimetcrs).
e.. ARTICLE NIII
, -, Except as provided in Article IN,
'ho ship designated in the present
oneeaty to be scrapped may be recon-
-.crted into vessel of war.
Iu ARTICLE XIV
% No preparations shall be made in
merchant ships in time Of peace for the
,, installation of warlike armaments for
the purpose of converting such ships
into vessels Of war. other than the
necessary stiffcning of decks for the
mounting of guns not exceeding six inch
(lJ2 millimctcrs' calibcr,
ARTICLE Nv
~. No vessel of war constructed within
the jurisdiction of any Of the COLI
tracting Powers for Il non contracting
Power shall exceed the limitations a.
to displacement aud armament pre-
scribed by tho present treaty for YES
sells of similar typc which may be
constructed by or for any of the con.
(. tracing Powers; provided. however.
that the displacement for aircraft car
riers constructed for a nom -coutructinc
Power shall in M,
tons (2I, 49, metric tons' standard dis.
placement.
ARTICLE XVI
If the construction of any vessel of
war for a non contracting Power is un.
dertaken within the jurisdiction of any
: of the contracting Powers. such Power
shall promptly inform the other con-
tracing Powers of the date of the sign
Ing of the contract and the date on
which the keel Of the ship is laid; and
shall also communicate 70 them the par
ticulars relating to the ship prescribed
in Chanter II, Part 3, Section l (bl,
~ and %.
ARTICLE EVII
In the event of a contracting Power
being engaged in war. such Power shall
not use As vessel Of war any vessel
OF war which may be under construc-
tion within it's jurisdiction for any other
Power, or which NAV have been con-
structed within its jurisdiction for an
other Power and not delivered.
ARTICLE NVIIT
Each Of the contracting Powers ,ln-
dertakes not to dispose ny gift sale or
any mode Of transfer of any vessel rf
war in such n manner that such ve,.
- sci may become a vessel of war in the
navy of any foreign Power.
ARTICLE NIN
The United States, the British En-.
pire and Japan ugrec that the status
quo at the time of the signing Of the
present treaty. with regard to fortih-
cations and naval bases, shall be main
tanned In their respective territories and
possessions specified hereunder:
1) The insllIar possessions which the
United States now holds or may here.
after acquire in tho Pacific Ocean. cy.
cept ta) those adjacent to the coust Of
the United States, Alaska and tho Pan
ANA Canal Zone not including the
Aleutian Islands, and ,h) the Hawaiian
Islands:
t2) Hongkons and the inSular posses