Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-12-20
SHIP SCRAPPING
DATA ARE GIVEN
HOUSE BY DENNY
Secretary of Navy Tells
What Various Powers.
Have Done Under WASH
ington Conference Pact

Washington, Dec. 1o,-Respond-
ing to a house resolution, Secretary
Dcnby transmitted to congress to-
day the information In the hands
Of the navy department on the
status of warships scrapped under
the terms of the Washington arms
conference naval treaty, or other
wise disposed Of by the signatories
since the adjournment Of the con-
ference.
The report showed that neither
the United States nor Japan plan
to complete the scrapping Of any
existing capital ships, at least pend
ing PRONUNCIATION OF the treaty, al
though both nations have stopped
work on large building programs
OF capital ships. Great Britain, on
the other hand, was shown to have
disposed of, or TO be disposing Of,
q very considerable number Of
older capital ships
What L. 5. Has Done
The United States, according TO
the report, in addition to suspend
ing work on vessels under Construc-
ton under the treaty, has decOm-
missioned all completed ships af-
fected except the batJleshlp Con-
necticut, which soon will be placed
out of commission and has sold the
Maine and the Missouri, which are
actually being broken up,
Great Britain, Mr.. DENLY said,
had at the time his information
was gathered, which was not indi-
Gated broken up three capital
ships; sold to be broken up, seven;
sold but not dismantled, one; COM
pleted mutilatlons on two and was
engaged In mutilating six others,
The Australian government, he
added, had decided to scrap the
battle cruiser Australia.
Through her ministry of marine,
the secretary coDtinued, Japan had
stated that while work preliminary
to scrapping Will be done, the hulls
will not be broken up or sunk
until the treaty has been ratified
by all the powers"
Certain preliminary work, in
yolying removal Of guns, turrcts,
armor and engine was being done,
he said, on seven capital ships;
three others had been placed in the
fourth reserve and work bad been
suspended on six, Work on two
others was proceeding with the ev-
ident intention Of completing them
as aircraft carriers, permitted undet
the naval treaty.
Neither France nor Italy was re-
quired to scrap any completed yes-
sells by the treaty. Ono OF the
ships France was permitted to re-
tain, Mr.. DENLY said, had been
wrecked and that nation proposed
to complete, as an aircraft carrier.
one of the five battleships it .had
under construction at the begin
ming Of the war.
Italy Annuls Contracts
Italy, Mr.. DENLY said, had dis
posed Of one battle ship under con-
struction and had aunulled con-
tracts for three others. In addi-
ton, the Leonardo da Ninci, a bat
tie ship permitted under the treaty.
had been wrecked and would not
be reconstructed.
Discussing ships not affected by
the treaty, Mr.. DENLY said the
United States had disposed Of 25
submarines, one destroyer, two
monitors and one dynamite gun
vessel. Great Britain. he added,
had lost three auXiliaries by sink
ing and had disposed of 3S lighter
vessels, including "A submarines.
One japanese battle ship, he con-
tinued, and 3S smaller vessels had
been removed from the effective
list, and one light cruiser had been
wrecked. France has disposed of
one battle ship, four cruisers and
nine torpedo boats.