Article 15
For the purpose of this Part III the definition of the cruiser and destroyer categories shall be as follows:
Cruisers
Surface vessels of war, other than capital ships or aircraft carriers, the standard displacement of which exceeds 1,850 tons (1,880 metric tons), or with a gun above 5.1 inch (130 mm.) calibre.
The cruiser category is divided into two sub-categories, as follows:
(a) cruisers carrying a gun above 6.1-inch (155 mm.) calibre;
(b) cruisers carrying a gun not above 6.1-inch (155 mm.) calibre.
Destroyers
Surface vessels of war the standard displacement of which does not exceed 1,850 tons (1,880 metric tons), and with a gun not above 5.1-inch (130 mm.) calibre.
Article 16
1. The completed tonnage in the cruiser, destroyer and submarine categories which is not to be exceeded on the 31st December, 1936, is given in the following table:
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Categories
United States
Cruisers: (a) with guns of more 180,000 tons than 6.1-inch (155 (182,880 metric tons) mm.) calibre. (b) with guns of 6.1143,500 tons inch (155 mm.) (145,796 metric tons) calibre or less. Destroyers 150,000 tons (152,400 metric tons) Submarines 52,700 tons (53,543 metric tons)
British Commonwealth of Nations
Japan
146,800 tons 108,400 tons (149,149 metric tons) (110,134 metric tons; 192,200 tons 100,450 tons (195,275 metric tons) (102,057 metric tons) 150,000 tons 105,500 tons (152,400 metric tons) (107,188 metric tons) 52,700 tons 52,700 tons (53,543 metric tons) (53,543 metric tons)
2. Vessels which cause the total tonnage in any category to exceed the figures given in the foregoing table shall be disposed of gradually during the period ending on the 31st December, 1936.
3. The maximum number of cruisers of sub-category (a) shall be as follows: for the United States, eighteen; for the British Commonwealth of Nations, fifteen; for Japan, twelve.
4. In the destroyer category not more than sixteen per cent. of the allowed total tonnage shall be employed in vessels of over 1,500 tons (1,524 metric tons) standard displacement. Destroyers completed or under construction on the 1st April, 1930, in excess of this percentage may be retained, but no
