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Article 9. The rules as to replacement contained in Annex I to this Part TT are applicable to vessels of war not exceeding 10,000 tons (10,160 metric tons) standard displacement, with the exception of aircraft carriers, whose replacement is governed by the provisions of the Washington Treaty. Article 10. Within one month after the date of laying down and the date of completion respectively of each vessel of war, other than capital ships, aircraft carriers and the vessels exempt from limitation under Article 8, laid down or completed by or for them after the coming into force of the present Treaty, the High Contracting Parties shall communicate to each of the other High Contracting Parties the information detailed below : (a) the date of laying the keel and nie following particulars : classification of the vessel; standard displacement in tons and metric tons ; principal dimensions, namely : length at water-line, extreme beam at or below water-line ; mean draft at standard displacement ; calibre of the largest gun. (b) the date of completion together with the foregoing particulars relating to the vessel at that date. The information to be given in the case of capital ships and aircraft carriers is governed by the Washington Treaty. Article 11. Subject to the provisions of Article 2 of the present Treaty, the rules for disposal contained in Annex II to this Part II shall be applied to all vessels of war to be disposed of under the said Treaty, and to aircraft carriers as defined in Article 3. Article 12. 1. Subject to any supplementary agreements which may modify, as between the High Contracting Parties concerned, the lists in Annex 111 to this Part 11, the special vessels shown therein may be retained and their tonnage shall not be included in the tonnage subject to limitation. 2. Any other vessel constructed, adapted or acquired to serve the purposes for which these special vessels are retained shall be charged against the tonnage of the appropriate combatant category, according to the characteristics of the vessel, unless such vessel conforms to the characteristics of vessels exempt from limitation under Article 8. 3. Japan may, however, replace the minelayers " Aso " and " Tokiwa " by two new minelayers before the 31st December, 1936. The standard displacement of each of the new vessels shall not exceed 5,000 tons (5,080 metric tons) ; their speed shall not exceed twenty knots, and their other characteristics shall conform to the provisions of paragraph (b) of Article 8. The new vessels shall be regarded as special vessels and their tonnage shall not be chargeable to the tonnage of any combatant category. The " Aso " and " Tokiwa " shall be disposed of in accordance with Section I or II of Annex II to this Part 11, on completion of the replacement vessels. 4. The " Asama," " Yakumo," " Izumo," " Iwate," and " Kasuga " shall be disposed of in accordance with Section I or II of Annex II to this Part II when the first three vessels of the " Kuma " class have been replaced by new vessels. These three vessels of the " Kuma " class shall be reduced to the condition prescribed in Section V, subparagraph (b) 2 of Annex II to this Part 11, and are to be used for training ships, and their tonnage shall not thereafter be included in the tonnage subject to limitation. Article 13. Existing ships of various types, which, prior to the Ist April, 1930, have been used as stationary training establishments or hulks, may be retained in a nonseagoing condition.