Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-22

destruction q vessel may be Immediately
replaced.
Rules for disposal Of vessels Of war.
The present treaty provides for the
disposal Of vessels of war in the follow
ing ways:
~ BY scrapping (sinking or break
dD BY converting the vessel to a
hulk.
IID BY converting the vessel TO tar
get use exclusively.
0V) BY retaining the vessel exclu-
sively for experimental purposes.
(V) BY retaining the vessel exclu-
sively for training purposes. Any vessel
Of war to be disposed Of, other than a
capital ship may either be strapped or
converted to a hulk at the option of the
high contracting party concerned. YES
sels other than capital ships, which
have been retained for target usageS.
experimental or training purposes. shall
finally be strapped or converted to
hulks.
Section 1.
Vessels 10 BE Strapped.
ca A vessel to be disposed of by
scrapping, by reason of its replacement,
must be rendered incapable of warlike
service within six months of the day of
the completion of its successor. or of
the first of its successors II there are
more than one. If, however, the COM
pletion OF the new vessel or vessels be
delayed, the work OF rendering the old
vessel incapable of warlike serVce shall,
nevertheless. be completed within four
and-a-haf years from the date of lay
ing the keel Of the new vessel, or of the
first of the new vessels; but should the
new vessel, or any of the new vessels, be
surface vessel not exceeding 5000 tons
(3,04S metric tons). standard displace-
ment, this period Is reduced to three
and-a-half years
(B) A vessel to be strapped shall be
considered incapable Of warlike service
when there shall have been removed
and landed or else destroyed in the
ship:
G) All guns and essential part Of
guns. FIRE control tops and revolving
parts of all barbettes and turrets;
az All hydro-electric machinery for
operating turrets;
90 All fire control instruments and
range finders:
a. All ammunition, explosives, mines
and mine rails;
90 All torpedoes, warheads, torpedo
tubes and training racks;
90 All wireless telegraphy installa-
tons;
90 All main propelling machinery or
alternatively the armoured coming
tower and all side armour plate;
80 All aircraft cranes, derrickS, lifts
and launching apparatus. All landing
on or flying-off platforms or alterna-
lively all main propelling machinery;
(9) In addition, in the case of sub
marines, all main storage batteries, air
compressor plants and balor pumps
Co Scrapping shall be finally eff
fected in either of the following ways
within IL months of the day on which
the work Of rendering the vessel incap-
able of warlike service Is due for COM
pletion:
% Permanent sinking of the vessel;
Cd Breaking the vessel up: this shall
always include the destruction or re-
moval of all machinery, boilers and
armour, and all deck, side and bottom
plating.
SECTION II.
Vessels to Be Converted to Hulks.
A vessel TO be disposed of by CONVEX
sion to hulk shall be considered finally
disposed Of when the conditions pres
cribed in Section %, Paragraph (BL)
have been COMPLIED with, emitting sub
paragraphs 90, CD and 90, and when
the following have been effected:
% Mutilation beyond repair of all
polishing shafts, thrust blocks, turbine
gearing or main propelling motors, and
turbines or cylinders of main engines;
GU Removal of propeller boxes;
go Removal and breaking up of all
aircraft lifts, and the removal Of all
aircraft cranes, derricks and launching
apparatus.
The vessel must be put in the above
condition within the same limits OF
time as provided in Section Cd for rem
dering q vessel incapable Of warlike
service.
SECTION Gid.
Vessels to Be Converted to Target Use.
(A) A vessel to be disposed of by
conversion to target use exclusively shall
be considered incapable of warlike serv-
ice when there have been removed and
landed, or rendered unServiceable only,
the following:
Cd All guns:
(2) All FIRE control tops and instru-
ments and main fire control commune
cation wiring:
(3) All machinery for operating gun
mountings or turretS:
a. All ammunition, explosives, mines.
torpedoes and torpedo tubes;
90 All aviation facilities and Access
series.
Lie NCSSCI HluSJ DC put lIlJO Tie dDOVc
condition within the same limits of
time as provided in Section I for rem
dering Q vessel incapable of warlike
service.
OBJ In addition to the rights already
possessed by each high contracting
party under the Washington treaty,
each high contracting party Is per-
mitted to retain, for target use exclu-
sively, at any one time:
% Not more than three vessels
(cruisers or destroyers), but OF these
three vessels only one may exceed 5000
tons (S,04s metric tons) standard dis
placement.
(2) One submarine.
Co On retaining a vessel for target
use, the high contracting party under
takes not to recendition 1t for warlike
service.
SECTION w.
Vessels Retained for Experimental
Purposes.
(A) A vessel to be disposed of by
conversion to experimental purposes
exclusively. shall be dealt with in &C
cordance with the provisions of Section
II (A) this annex
(B) without prejudice to the general
rules, and provided that due notice be
given to the other high contracting
parties, reasonable variation from the
conditions prescribed in Section II (A)
this annex, in so far as may be neces-
sary for the purposes of q special
experiment, may be permitted as a
temporary measure.
Any high contracting party taking
advantage Of this provision is required
to furnish full details of any such
variations and the period for which
they will be required.
(C) Each high contracting party is
permitted to retain for experimental
purposes exclusively at any one time:
ID Not more than two vessels (cruis-
ers or destroyers), but of these two
vessels only one may exceed 5000 tons