Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-02-01

retain two ships OF the west. virginia
class now under construction and on
their completion dispose Of the North
Dakota and Delaware under the
scrapping rules, while Great Britain
ma construct two new capital ships
not to exceed 5000 o n standard
displacement each and on their COM
pletion dispose of the
King George V, Ajax and
Article three is the agreement of
the powers to abandon their respec-
tive capital ship building programs
and to build or acquire no new capital
ships except as replacement tonnage
ment. ships thus replaced to be dis
posed of as provided for in chapter
two. 3.
Article four is the naval ratio agree
ment stated in standard displacement
tonnage aggregates for capital ship
a sfollows: United States
.525, 900 tons; British cmpire-sa5,O0 900
tons: France It's, 900 tons: Italy 175:-
900 TONS; Japan $4,000 tons. which
aggregates the powers agree not to
exceed.
Article five fixes the 3 S 5000 ton cap
ital ship maximum displacement for
any ship which shall be acquired by
or constructed by, for or within the
jurisdiction of any Of the contracting
powers
Article six says no capital ship
shall carry a gun with a caliber in
excess to 16 inches"
~ Aircraft Carriers.
Article seven fixes the total tonnage
of aircraft carriers at: United States
1876, 900, British empire $4,000.
France 10000, Italy 10000, Japan
81, 000.
Article eight provides that replace
ment of aircraft carriers shall be
affected only as prescribed in chap
ter two, part three" but specifies that
all such tonnage built or building be-
| fore November ~, 1921, be regarded
as experimental and replaceable
! without regard to the g of the ships.
Article nine provides that no all
craft carrier exceeding 27.ooo tons
! shall be acquired by or constructed
by, for or>within the jurisdiction OF,
any of the contracting parties ex-
cept that each of the power may
| within the tonnage ratio limitations.
| construct not more han two carriers
of maximum of $4,000 tons each or
! may convert war craft otherwise to
be strapped to such carriers in order
to effect economy" Armament of car
riers exceeding $1,000. however, is
limited to a total of eight guns OF
1uOIc l1ldI1 S1A 1llSll N1AAOSA PSA AL
Gun Caliber.
Article ten provides that no carrier
shall carry a gun heavier than eight
inch caliber. It provides also without
prejudice to article nine with refer
ence to the limit of eight eight-inch
guns per ship for the $4,000 ton car
riers) for a permissab ole total of ten
guns If the armament carried includes
guns exceeding six inches in caliber'
II the armament contains no guns ex-
ceeding six inches the number Of guns
is not limited.
1t is provided also that the number
of anti-craft guns or Of guns not
ceeding five inch caliber is not limit
Article eleven provides that no war
ship exceeding ten thousand tons dis
placement other thai a capital shir
aircraft carrier. shall be built or &C.
quired or built within the jurisdiction
of h contracting powers.
Article twelve provides that no wal
vessel hereafter laid down other thar
a capital ship shall carry guns in ex'
cess of eight inch caliber.
Article thirteen provides that M
vessel designated to be scrapped may
be r~econvrrted to a war vessel.
Article fourteen provides that M
preparations shall be made in mer
chant ships in peace times tOr install
lations Of ornaments "for the purpose
Of converting such ships into war yes
sells other than the stifening of deck.
for the mounting of guns not exceed
ing six inch caliher."
Article fifteen provides that NJ yes
sci constructed within the jurisdic
ton of the contracting powers for an,
other power shall exceed size n AZ
niau1ent limitations Of the treaty ant
that in no case shall aircraft carriers
constructed for a non-contractins
power exceed $4,000 ons displace,
ment.
No Secrecy Allowed. +.
Article sixteen provides that whert
warship building is undertaken with
n in the Jurisdiction of a contracting
power for a non-contracting powei
full information as to such ships shall
be communicated to the other fou,
III contracting powers.
4 Article seventeen provides that ii
1.-The event OF a contracting power be-
Ing engaged In war. such power shall
4 not use. as a vessel OF var any veAse
Il Of warswhichtt may b suuder construc
ton within its jurisdiction for an,
other9power, or which nay have bee,
constructed within its jurisdiction 10
another power and o delivered"
q Article eighteen provides that n