BATTLESHIP TONNAGE
HCPE OF SUBSTANTIAL HEDUCTIONS DISSIPATED AGREEMENT ON SIZE OF CRUISERS Press Association —By Tairgraph—Copyright LONDON, February 23. The American refusal to reduce battleships below 35,000 tons assures the Four-Power Conference’s retention of the existing limit and dissipates the hope of substantial reductions in size and cost. The ‘ Daily Telegraph’s ’ naval correspondent attributes the decision solely to technical reasons. Nevertheless the conference is believed to have agreed to cruisers of a maximum of 8,000 tons, instead of 10,000, which may mean a saving of £300,000 on each new British heavy cruiser, which will also be restricted to 6in guns. The British Admiralty has always maintained that 10,000 tons is excessive for cruisers.
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Evening Star, Issue 22272, 25 February 1936, Page 9
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113BATTLESHIP TONNAGE Evening Star, Issue 22272, 25 February 1936, Page 9
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