Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-01
HALTLNC NAVAL COMPETITION FOR A PERIOD
TEXT OF FTVE-POWER TREAT
coming towers, and not to use the sat
ships as vessels Of war.

coming towers, and not to use the said
ships as vessels Of war.
III. (a) Subject to the special cx.
ceptions contained in Article IN. when
vessel Is due for scrapping, the first
stage Of scrnpping. which consists In
rendering n ship incapable Of further
warlikc service, shan DC Immediately
undertaken.
(b) A vcssc, shall be considered in /.
capable Of further warlikc service when
there shall have been removed and
G All guns and essential portions
of guns. fire control tops and revolving
parts of all barbettes and turrets;
(2) All machinery for working hy-
lraullc or electric mountings;
t3) All fire control instruments and
range. finders:
az All ammunition, explosives and
mines; ..
(5) All torpedocs, war .hcads and
torpedo tubes:
CO. All wireless tclcgraphy installa.
tions;
ca The coming tower and all side
nrmor, or altcrnativcly all main pro-
pclling machinery: and
(Sj All landing and flying off plat.
forms and all other aviation acccs.
sories.
Nv. The periods in which scrapping
Of vessels is to be effected are as fol-
lows:
(a) In the case of vessels to be
scrappcd under the first paragraph Of
Article II. the work If rendering the
vessels incapable Of further wa"likc
service, in accordance with paragraph
iii of this part. <shall be completed
within six months from the coming into
force of the present treaty, and the
scrnpping shall be finally effected within
eighteen months from such coming into
force.
(b) In the case Of vessels to b"
scrapr ! under the second and third
paragraphs of Article II, or under Ar
ticle III. the work of rendering the
vessel incapable of further warllkc scrv.
ice In accordance with paragraph III
of this part shall be commenced not
later than tho date of completion of its
successor. and shall be finished within
SIX months from the date of such COM
plctjon. The vessel shall be finally
s.ccraprcd. in accordance with paragraph
II OF this part. within eighteen months
from the 'lntc Of completion of it's s,lc-
ccSSor. If. however. the completion Of
the now vessel be delayed, then the work
OF rendering the old vessel incapable of
further warlikc service in accordance
with paragraph III of this part shall be
commenced within four years from tho
laying OF IN" keel Of the new vessel. and
snail be finished within six months from
the date on which such work was COM
m"nc"'l. and the old vessel shall be
hhally scrappcd in accordance with par.
agraph of this part within eighteen
idonths from the date when the work Of
rendering it incapable of further war.
ike service was commenced.
PART 8
Rerlncememt.-Thc replacement Of
capitai ships and aircraft carriers shall
tax" place according to the rules in
Section | and the tables in Section II
of tl!iS part.
SECTION I.-Rules for replacement
TAI Capital ships and aircraft car
rlrrrs twenty years after the date of
their completion may, except Us other.
wise provided in Article VIII and in
the tables in Section II OF this Part. be
replaced by new construction. bur
within the limits prescribed in Article
" and Article VII. The kccls of such
now construction may. except as other.
wise provided in Article VIII and in
the tables in Section II of this Part. be
laid down not earlier than seventeen
years from the date of completion of
the tonnage to be replaced. provided.
however. that no capital ship tonnage.
with the exception of the ships referred
to In the third paragraph of Article II,
and the replacement tonnage specifically
mentioned in Section ri of this Part.
shall be laid down ten years from No.
vember -. 1921.
ID, Each Of the Contracting Powers
shall communirat" promptly to each Of
tn" other Contracting Powers the fol-
lowing information:
I) The names Of tho capital ships
and aircraft carriers to be replaced by
new construction
OF replacement tonnage:
81 Tn" date Of laying the kccls of
Replacement tonnage;
t4 The standard displacement in
tons and metric tons Of each new ship
TO br laid down. and the principal
dimensions, namely. length Mt water
line, extreme beam at or below water
line. mean draft ut standard diSplacc-
ment:
I5D The date Of completion Of each
new ship and its standard displacement
in tons and metric tons. and the prin.
ripal dimensions. namely. length at
watcrlinc. extreme beam at or below
wnterin", mean draft at standard dis.
placement, at time Of completion.
(c) In case Of loss or accidental do
strIction of capital ships or aircraft
they mny Immediately be re-
plne"d by new construction subject ~
the tonnage limits prc rcScribcd in Articles
" aud VII and in conformity with the
other provisions of the present treaty.
the regular replacement program being
deemed TO be advanced to that extent.
Id No retained capital ships or air
craft carriers shall be reconstructed OK.
ccp, for the purpose of providing means
of defense against air and submarine
attack. and subject to the following
! ules: The contracting Powers mny.
for that PURPOSE. eauip existing ton
mage with bulge or blister or anti-air
attack deck protection, providing tho
Increase Of displacement thus cficrtrd
docs not exceed 5000 tons l304S metric
tons, displacement for each ship No
alterations in side armor. in calibcr.
rumbcr or general typo of mounting Of
mniu armament shall be permitted cx.
rrpt:
~ In tho case of France and Italy,
which countries within the limits al.
lowed for bulge mny increase their
urmor protection and the caliber Of the
guns now carried on their existing cap.
ital ships ~ as not to cN"esd sixteen
inches 4nG millimeters) aud
(oN the British Emplr" shall be- per.
mi,tcd to complete, in the case Of the
Rsnown. tho alterations to ar'nor that
have already been commenced but tenn.
porarily suspended.
on II
PIPING, OF CAPITAL SHIPS