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PART 11. Article 6. 1. The rules for determining standard displacement prescribed in Chapter 11, Part 4 of the Washington Treaty shall apply to all surface vessels of war of each of the High Contracting Parties. 2. The standard displacement of a submarine is the surface displacement of the vessel complete (exclusive of the water in non-watertight structure) fully manned, engined, and equipped ready for sea, including all armament and ammunition, equipment, outfit, provisions for crew, miscellaneous stores, and implements of every description that are intended to be carried in war, but without fuel, lubricating oil, fresh water or ballast water of any kind on board. 3. Each naval combatant vessel slialljte rated at its displacement tonnage when in the standard condition. The word ' ton," except in the expression " metric tons," shall be understood to be the ton of 2,240 pounds (1,016 kilos.). Article 7. 1. No submarine the standard displacement of which exceeds 2,000 tons (2,032 me brie tons) or with a gun above 5-1-inch (130 mm.) calibre shall be acquired by or constructed by or for any of the High Contracting Parties. 2. Each of the High Contracting Parties may, however, retain, build or acquire a maximum number of three submarines of a standard displacement not exceeding 2,800 tons (2,845 metric tons) ; these submarines may carry guns not above 6-1-inch (155 mm.) calibre. Within this number, France may retain one unit, already launched, of 2,880 tons (2,926 metric tons), with guns the calibre of which is 8 inches (203 mm.) 3. The High Contracting Parties may retain the submarines which they possessed on the Ist April, 1930, having a standard displacement not in excess of 2,000 tons (2,032 metric tons) and armed with guns above 5-1-inch (130 mm.) calibre. 4. As from the coming into force of the present Treaty in respect of all the High Contracting Parties, no submarine the standard displacement of which exceeds 2,000 tons (2,032 metric tons) or with a gun above 5-1-inch (130 mm.) calibre shall be constructed within the jurisdiction of any of the High Contracting Parties, except as provided in paragraph 2 of this Article. Article 8. Subject to any special agreements which may submit them to limitation, the following vessels are exempt from limitation : (а) naval surface combatant vessels of 600 tons (610 metric tons) standard displacement and under ; (б) naval surface combatant vessels exceeding 600 tons (610 metric tons), but not exceeding 2,000 tons (2,032 metric tons) standard displacement, provided they have none of the following characteristics : (1) mount a gun above 6-1-inch (155 mm.) calibre ; (2) mount more than four guns above 3-inch (76 mm.) calibre ; (3) are designed or fitted to launch torpedoes ; (4) are designed for a speed greater than twenty knots. (c) naval surface vessels not specifically built as fighting ships which are employed on fleet duties or as troop transports or in some other way than as fighting ships, provided they have none of the following characteristics : (1) mount a gun above 6-1-inch (155 mm.) calibre ; (2) mount more than four guns above 3-inch (76 mm.) calibre ; (3) are designed or fitted to launch torpedoes ; (4) are designed for a speed greater than twenty knots ; (5) are protected by armour plate ; (6) are designed or fitted to launch mines ; (7) are fitted to receive aircraft on board from the air ; (8) mount more than one aircraft-launching apparatus on the centre line ; or two, one on each broadside ; (9) if fitted with any means of launching aircraft into the air, are designed or adapted to operate at sea more than three aircraft.