London fleet agreement
The London Naval Treaty , in the original Treaty for the Limitation and Reduction of Naval Armament , is a treaty between Great Britain , the Japanese Empire , France , Italy and the United States . It was signed on April 22, 1930 and ratified by all parties on October 27, 1930 and handed over to the League of Nations . He regulated submarine warfare and limited shipbuilding .
Content of the contract
The aim of the treaty was to prevent a fleet upgrade, such as that which led to the First World War . The weight of the submarines was limited to 2,000 tons. Submarine cannon calibers were limited to 115 mm. The treaty clarified the difference between light cruisers and heavy cruisers for the first time and limited the latter. The ships were limited in terms of number and total tonnage. Great Britain was allowed to dispose of 15 heavy cruisers with a tonnage of 147,000 tons, the USA over 18 heavy cruisers with a tonnage of 180,000 and Japan over 12 heavy cruisers with a total tonnage of 100,450 tons. For light cruisers there were only total tonnage limits (Great Britain 192,000 t, USA 143,500 t, Japan 100,450 t). Destroyers were defined as ships with a tonnage of less than 1,850 tons and armaments with a caliber of less than 130 mm. America and Great Britain were allowed to have destroyers up to a total tonnage of 150,000 tons and Japan up to 105,500 tons. Article 22 stipulated that international law applies to submarines in the same way as to other warships . It was also regulated that merchant ships resisting resistance could be sunk regardless of the safety of crew and passengers.
Individual evidence
- ^ League of Nations Treaty Series . tape 112 , p. 66-69 .
- ↑ Milestones: 1921-1936 - Office of the Historian. Retrieved October 30, 2017 .
- ^ Treaties, States parties, and Commentaries - London Treaty on Limitation and Reduction of Naval Armaments, 1930. Retrieved October 30, 2017 (American English).