Evening star., 1926-01-24


194,544 tonnage, and Italy. capital ships OF
1850 tonnage. Replacements in The course
Of time will bring the powers more nearly to
the actual ratio established In the treaty IN
the matter of caliber of guns the British ana
Japanese have the advantage to some degree
the United States, for II American cap
ital ships are armed with 134-inch guns or
heavier while are armed with Finch guns
20 British ships armed with 13.4-nth h funs
or heavier and 10 Japanese.
Under The Washington treaty. the ratio Of
aircraft carrier tonnage fixed follows:
United States. $4,000 tons: Great Britain, l3o,
900; Japan. $1,000; France, $4,000, and Italy
$4,000. Aircraft carriers are still In the eX-
perimental stage, and ALI those now built are
regarded as experimental except the British
carrier Furious, completed last year vessel
of ~ 600 tons. The United States today has
] carrier. II. 200 tons. and , building. the Lon
inStor and Saratoga. which were building as
battle cruisers when the Washington treaty
was negotiated. They will add $4,000 tons To
Americas aircraft tonnage. The British En-
plre today has aircraft carriers of 6l'29'
total tonnage. and building with total ton
mage Of 372oo tons: Japan has aro,at- car
rer of $500 tons. and building Of 53 500 total
tonnage: France is building | carrier, is
rather, converting battleship. Bearn. into
carrier of p 800 tonnage: Italy has no aircraf'
carriers nd is not AT present building any.
The actual ratio "f aircraft carriers hrilt
and building TODAY is United States. 2"l; But
ish Empire. 3S7: Japanese Empire. 30:
France. rs. and Italy. none.
Taking mp the unlimited craft. it is found
that the present strength of the powers in
modern cruisers is follows: United States.
10 of 10000 total tonnage. and building of
10000 total tonnage. making in all %, 900 tons:
the British Empire has IS of 1890 total ton
mage and l3 building of l25 100 total .onnage
e. of these O.ann cruisers for Australia.
making in all 204 Ia tons Japan has 1G of
S2.2lo total tonnage. and building Of 1926
total tonnage. making in all 156 POS tons:
France has 2 Of 1915 total tonnage aud =
building OF 53.6l9 total tonnage. making in all
1888: Italy has Of 3n7S4 total tonnage and
building Of 10000 total tonnage. making in
ali h0.1A tons
The actual ratio Of modern cruisers accord
ing 10 tonnage is as follows. United states
1.56. British Empire. ): Japan. -: rance
LIS: Italy. SO. which is very different from
The naval strength ratio established at Wash.
ington.
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In the matter of destroyers the United States
fares much better. although only 1O6 and
mine layers are kept in commission. The rest Of
me American destroyers are laid MP The Ameri-
can destroyerS were built for the most part
during the World War. The United States has
n" leaders but has PSI destroyers Of 334 6sS
total tonnage. and none building. tho Rritich
Empire has IS leaders Of 3 80 total tonnage
lS5 destroNers Of 209. .265 total tonnage and
1estroyers building of 200 total tonnage: Japan
has no leaders. but has 20 destrovers of II OK
total tonnage. and is building 20 dectrovers Of
@SS39 total tonnage: France has leader Of
2., 2.oS, tons. ~ destroyers Of 1s.s2s total ton
mage. and is building leaders of 14.154 total
tonnage. and IS destroyers of 26 034 total ton
mage Italy has leaders of 1852 total tonnage.
and % destroyers of 1882 total tonnage and
is building % destroyers of IS .s22 total tonnage
The actual ratio of modern type destrovers
according To tonnage is as follows I-nited
States. 6.ss British Empire 5: Japan o1S.
France, l25; Italy. 1.24.
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In the matter of fleet submarines the United
states has Of 1856 total tonnage and is
building T. the British Empire has of Is 46n
total tonnage, and is building 3 of 4440 total
tonnage two being for Australial: jap has
OF ZOO total tonnage. and building Is of
262Sn total tonnage: France has none but is
building OF 5000 total tonna ge: Italy has none
but is building OF $500 total tonnage.
The ratio of feet submarines according 10
tonnage is follows: United States 37o: Brit
ish Empire. s. Japan, sos: France 143 and
Italy. 1.24
Subma rines of the first line are as follows.
United States. so of total tonnage
Of 1882. building: British Empire
26 OF 1850 total tonnage. and building of
l7S0 total tonnage: Japan. II of 32 total
tonnage, and building of 1853 total tonnage.
France. Is Of 10 .993 total tonnage and Is build.
Ing of 1921 total tonnage: Italy 10 of 40,
total tonnage, and building of s34O total ton.
The first line submarine ratio according to
tonnage Is as follows United States ss4; Brit.
1sh Empire .: Japan, 720: France. SIS and
Italy 2.s1.
The airplanecarrying capacity OF the vari.
Gus Meets may be described follows United
States. 252: British Empire. 4eS: Japanese EN-.
pire. 230: France, Ill. and Italy. "a The ratio
is as follows: United States. 2.69 British F.n
pine. 5; Japan. PAS: France, 1.19 and ItaIv