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PART 111. The President of the United States of America, His Majesty the King of Great Britain, Ireland and the British Dominions beyond the Seas, Emperor of India, and His Majesty the Emperor of Japan, have agreed as between themselves to the provisions of this Part ill : Article 14. The naval combatant vessels of the United States, the British Commonwealth of Nations and Japan, other than capital ships, aircraft carriers and all vessels exempt from limitation under Article 8, shall be limited during the term of the present Treaty as provided in this Part 111, and, in the case of special vessels, as provided in Article 12. Article 15. For the purpose of this Part 111 the definition of the cruiser and destroyer categories shall be as follows : Cruisers. Surface vessels of war, other than capital ships or aircraft carriers, the standard displacement of which exceeds 1,850 tons (1,880 metric tons), or with a gun above 5-1-inch (130 mm.) calibre. The cruiser category is divided into two sub-categories, as follows : (a) cruisers carrying a gun above 6-1-inch (155 mm.) calibre ; (b) cruisers carrying a gun not above 6-1-inch (155 mm.) calibre. Destroyers. Surface vessels of war the standard displacement of which does not exceed 1,850 tons (1,880 metric tons), and with a gun not above 5-1-inch (130 mm.) calibre. Article 16. 1. The completed tonnage in the cruiser, destroyer and submarine categories which is not to be exceeded on the 31st December, 1936, is given in the following table :

2. Vessels which cause the total tonnage in any category to exceed the figures given in the foregoing table shall be disposed of gradually during the period ending on the 31st December, 19.36. 3. The maximum number of cruisers of sub-category (a) shall be as follows : for the United States, eighteen ; for the British Commonwealth of Nations, fifteen ; for Japan, twelve.

Categories. United States. j BritiBh of^~ Wealth I Japan. Cruisers : (a) with guns of more than ; 180,000 tons 146,800 tons 108,400 tons 6-1-inch (155 mm.) calibre (182,880 metric tons) 1 (149,149 metric tons) (110,134 metric tons) (b) with guns of 6-1-inch 143,500 tons 192,200 tons 100,450 tons (155 mm.) calibre or less (145,796 metric tons) (195,275 metric tons) (102,057 metric tons) Destroyers .. .. . 150,000 tons 150,000 tons 105,500 tons (152,400 metric tons) (152,400 metric tons) (107,188 metric tons) ' Submarines .. . . . . 52,700 tons 52,700 tons 52,700 tons (53,543 metric tons) (53,543 metric tons) (53,543 metric tons) i