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2878 TREATY-NAVAL ARMAMENT LIMITATION. APRIL 22,1930. Table. Reduction of excess tonnage. Subcruisers. Destroyers. Aircraft decks. date du 31 decembre 1936 est enonce au tableau ci-apres: Classes. Croiseurs: (a) 6 artillerie d'un calibre d4\passant 165 mm. (11,1 r:uces). (6) 6 anil erie d'un calibre de 155 mm. (11,1 pouees) ou au-dolSSOus. Destroyers _______________________________________ Soua-marins ______________________________________ I Categories. United States. Cruisers: (a) with guns of more than 180,000 tons December, 1936, is given in the following table: i:tata-unls. Communaut6 de Nation8 lapon. Britannique. 180.000 t. 146.800 t. 108.400 t. (1&.880 ~.m.) 143.500 t. (149.H9 t.m.) 192.200 t. (l1UM t.m .) 10M50 t. (145.796 t.m .) (195.275 t.m.) (102.067 t.m.) 150.000 t. 150.000 t. 105.500 t. (152.400 t.m .) (152.400 t.m.) (107.188 t.m.) 52.700 t. 5UOOt. 52.700t. (53.M3 t.m .) (53.543 t.m.) (53.M3 t.m.) I British Commonwealth lapan. of Nations. 146,800 tons 108,400 tona 6.l ·inch (155 mm.) calibre. (182,880 metric tons) (149,g9 metric tons) (110,134 metric tonal (b) with guns of 6.1 -fnch 143,500 tons 192,200 tons 100, 450 tons (155 mm.) calibre or less. (145,796 metric tons) (195,276 metric tons) (102, 057 metric tons) Destroyers____________________ • 150,000 tons 150,000 tons 106,500 tons Submarines. ____________ • ______ (152,400 metric tons) (152,400 metric tons) (107,188 metric tOl1l) 52,700 tons (53,543 metric tons) 2. Lea blitiments qui ont pour effet de fme depasser dans une classe quelconque Ie tonnage total indique sou tableau ci-dessus seront doolasses graduellement durant 10. periode prenant fin au 31 dooem- bre 1936. 3. La nombre maximum des croiseurs de la sous-classe (a) sera Ie suivant: pour lea ~tats­ Unis, dix-huit; pour 10. Commu- nauM de Nations Britannique, quinze; pour Ie Japon, douze. 4. Un pourcentage n'excedant pas seize pour cent du tonnage total alloue dans 10. classe des destroyers pourra etre utilise en blitiments depassant Ie deplace- ment type de 1.500 tonnes (1.524 tonnes metriques). Les destro- yers acheves ou en construction au 1er avril 1930 qui sont en excedent de 10. limite de ce pour- centage peuvent etre conserves, msis il ne pourra etre construit ou acquis d'autres destroyers d'un deplacement type depassant 1.500 tonnes (1.524 tonnes metriq ues) tant que 10. reduction a seize pour cent n'aura pas eM effectuee. 5. Un pourcentage n'excedant pas vingt-cin.q pour cent du ton- nage total alloue dans la classe des croiseurs pourra etre muni d'une plateforme ou d'un pont d'atterrissage pour aeronefs. 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 grad- ually 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 BritiBh Commonwealth of Nations, fif- teen; 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. De- stroyers completed or under con- struction on the 1st April, 1930, in excess of this percentage may be retained, but no other destroy- ers exceeding 1,500 tons (1,524 metric tons) standard displace- ment shall be constructed or acquired until a reduction to such sixteen per cent. has been effected. 5. Not more than twenty-five per cent. of the allowed total ton- nage in the cruiser category may be fitted with a landing-on plat- fonn or deck for aircraft.