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Encyclopedia: Washington Naval Treaty

The Washington Naval Treaty, also known as the Five-Power Treaty, limited the naval armaments of its five signatories: the United States, the British Empire, the Empire of Japan, the French Third Republic, and Italy. The treaty was agreed at the Washington Naval Conference, which was held in Washington, D.C. from November 1921 to February 1922, and was signed by representatives of the treaty nations on 6 February 1922.

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How to say "Washington Naval Treaty" in other languages:

	(Chinese)	华盛顿海军条约
	(Japanese)	ワシントン海軍軍縮条約
	(Spanish)	Tratado Naval de Washington
	(French)	Traité de Washington de 1922
	(Italian)	Trattato navale di Washington

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Pensacola class cruiser

The Pensacola class of United States Navy cruisers were the first "treaty cruisers", designed under the limitations set by the Washington Naval Treaty. Their main armament consisted of 10 8-inch (203 mm) guns, in two twin turrets on the main deck, and two triple turrets two decks above, a somewhat...

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Capital ship

. The definition of "capital ship" was formalized in the limitation treaties of the 1920s and 30s; see Washington Naval Treaty, London Naval Treaty, and Second London Naval Treaty. Before the advent of... thinking about strategy, for instance to compare relative naval strengths in a theater of...

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Connecticut class battleship

the fleet until they were discarded following the Washington Naval Treaty in 1921. Connecticut...

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HMAS Australia

December 1921 and, in accordance with the terms of the Washington Naval Treaty, was sunk with her main...

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Heavy cruiser

A heavy cruiser is a type of large warship which originated during World War I when countries again started to build two distinct sizes of cruiser. The first heavy cruisers were the British Hawkins class. The Washington Naval Treaty of 1921 restricted heavy cruisers to 10,000 tons and 8" guns. In...

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London Naval Treaty

military shipbuilding. It was an extension of the conditions agreed in the Washington Naval Treaty and is officially termed the Treaty for the Limitation and Reduction of Naval Armament . It was a revival... The London Naval Treaty was an agreement between the United Kingdom, Japan, France, Italy and the...

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Second London Naval Treaty

capital ships to 35000 tons and 14-inch guns. See also: Washington Naval Treaty, Anglo-German Naval... in the Second London Naval Treaty which was signed on March 25, 1936. The signatories were the... a signatory of the First London Naval Treaty, had withdrawn from the conference on January 15...

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HMS Ark Royal (91)

the limits of the Washington Naval Treaty, and was built by Cammell Laird at Birkenhead, England... the port of Genoa in early February, during a British Naval raid deep into Italian-controlled waters...

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Lexington class battle cruiser

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Nelson class battleship

Washington Naval Treaty in 1922. Because of the limitations of the treaty the structure of the ships... vessels afloat. However, development was abruptly halted by the signature of the Washington Naval....) When the Washington Treaty lapsed in 1936 the Royal Navy abandoned the "all-forward" arrangement and...

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