Pueblo chieftain., 1922-02-02

ships previously provided for and the
scrapping of the four ships they will
replace. Provision is made for France
to lay down new capital ship tonnage
| IN the years 1927, 1929, and 1881 as prC-
vided for in the replacement agreement
and with similar provision for Italy.
Part two sets out four rules for
scrapping vessels of war. Rule one
provides that such vessels must he SO
| treated that they cannot be put TO
! combatant use" Rule two provides
that this may be effected by sinking
| the ships. breaking them up. convert
Ing them into targets in which case
not more than J.e capital ship dl a
| time could be retained for target use
! subdivision would periait France
| and Italy during -s31 or thereafter each
, TO retain two sea gCinS vc,se.s FOR
gunnery and torpedo schoo! work, tho
French vessels to be of the Jean Bart
| class and the Italian to be Tie Dante
| Alighieri and a ship of ,the Guillio
| Cesaro class, the two governments
| agreeing to destroy coming towers OF
/ these vessels and not to use the said
! ships "a vessels of war"
| Rule three of part two provides that
vessels due for scrapping must be rem
| dered Immediately incapable of warlike
| service which shall be deemed to have
| been accompli snCd when here shall
have been rem I'D or destroyed with
tho ship, all guns, fire cor:so.s and
moving pats II barbeCtes and -u,i cts
and their operl ltins machinery, Al, fire
| control instruments, ammuniti;'r, tor
pedoes and 'he, radio inst ,,l,tirLs.
coming t5wers and all sld' i,rinor al
| Tentatively. main propelling machinery
and all aviation accessories.
Rule four provides that vessels to be
scrapped under rule three shall be
rendered incapable OF warlike service
within six months from the coming into
force of the treaty and the scrappins
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months Where ships are to be re-
placed. however, scrapping of the re-
, placed ship must begin not later than
the date of completion of its successor
and the vessel rendered incapable of
war service within six months ard
, finally scrapped within eighteen
| months, II completion of the replace
| ment ship is delayed. scrappinx OF the
replaced vessel must begin within
Tour years after the laying Of the keel
I or the new ship. the six months and
eighteen months period to apply in
that case also for completion OF the
work.
Part three OF chapter two is the re-
| Placement provision for capital shIps
ana aircraft carriers and contained IN
tro sections.
Section one provides for the general
rule that such ships may be replace d
twenty years from the date OF their
completion. keels of replacement ships
10 be laid not earlier than seventeen
years after such date Of competition,
ana 1t is further provided that with
the exception of the two British capi-
tai ships provided for and the replace.
ment building In specified years BY
france and Italy. no capital ship
tonnage shall be laid down until ten
years from November u. 1921. It Also
Is provided that the names, date Of
| authorization. date of keel laying. dis
| Placement ana principal dimensions Of
ships TO be replaced and similar infor-
nation as to ships planned to repla CO
tnem De communicated promptly to all
| contracting powers. In case OF acct
| dental loss or destruction of ships re-
placement construction may begin i'm
meoiately subject to the restrictions
or size, armament. etc. imposed bv the
| treaty.
The replacement rules provide for an
increase OF displacement OF retained
capital ships or carriers not to exceed
5000 tons per ship to cover additional
defense against air and submarine at
tacks such as bulge or blister or anti
airmattack deck protection. They also
forbid any alterations in armor or
armament except that France and
Italy within the 3,o0e ton additional
| displacement limit. MAJ increase their
armor and the caliber OF main batteries
of existing ships up to the maximum
OF sixteen inch weapons and that
Great Britain may complete armor
alterations on the Renown already
started but temporarily suspended.
Section two contains tho replace
ment charts on capital ships for each
nation. The American chart has a
provision permitting retention Of the
old battleships oregon and Illinois
| for non-combatant purposes" after
they have been rendered incapable Of
wsrlike service. Outside of the reten-
tion in 1923 OF two ships OF the West
virginia class to replace the Delaware
and North Dakota no capital ship re-
| placement building could be under
taken by the United States until 1921
when under the chart two keels would
hs laid followed by two in 1892, one in
1893, two in 1894, one in 1885, two In
1886. one in 1887. two in 1855 and two in
1888. All OF these ships would be COM
pleted in 1912. This replacement pro-
gram would call for the scrapping of
the Florida. Utah. and Wyoming in
1884, and carry on the repls cement and
scrappinE work up to 1912 when til.
two West Virginia class ships to be
added to the fleet this year would be
replaced at the end of twenty years
active service. The chart shows the
Jutland and three post.Jutland yes
sells. 1t would not reach the fun
strength of fifteen post-Jutland ships
until 1891 with the scrapp.ng of the
California and the Maryland.
/ The British chart provides for re-
tenuon of the Colossus and Collings-
wood for non combatsnt purposes and
for completion of the two New British
capital ships and scrapping Of four old
ships in 1925. leaving Great Britain
with seventeen pre-Jutland three post
Jutland ships. Tho order of replace
ment building would give Great Britain
her fun ultimate strength OF Is post
Jutland ships in 1871.
The French chart shows a provision
for five $1,000 ton ships to be laid down
between 1897 and 1888 all to be com
pleted by 1895. A note 10 attached
however, saying France reserves the
right of employing her capital ship
tonnage allotment as she considers
advisable subject only to q maximum
displacement OF $4,000 tons and the