2874 TREATY-NAVAL ARMAMENT LIMITATION. APRIL 22, 1930. Retention for train- ing purposes. Allotments. nreuvre a ~te d~finitivement mise hors d"lsage, et It" transport d 'hydravions "Ark Royal", tant qu'ils 8Oront n6oos- saires pour servir ~ des experiences. La. conservation de ces deux bAtiments n'affecte pas la conservation des bAti- ments que permet Ie paragraphe (c) ci-dessus. (e) La. Haute Partie Contractante intercssee s'engage a. ne pas remettre en etat de remplir un service,de combat un bAtiment conserve pour ces usages. Section V. -Bdtiments Ii conserver paUl' l'instruclion. (a) En plus des droits qu'elle pos- sMe d~ja en vertu du Traite de Wash- ington, chacune des Hautes Parties Contractantes est autorisoo a. conserver, exclusivement pour l'instruction, les bAtiments suivants: li:tats-Unis: 1 Mtiment de ligne ("Arkansas" ou "Wyoming")' France: 2 bAtiments de surface, dont run pourra depasser Ie deplace- ment type de 3.000 tonnes (3.048 tonues metriques) ; Royaume-Uni: 1 bAtiment de ligne (II Iron Duke"); Italie: 2 bAtiments de surface, dont l'un pourra depasser Ie deplace- ment type de 3.000 tonnes (3.048 tonnes metriques); Japon: 1 bl1timent de ligne (" Hiyei "), 3 croiseUl'8 (type .. Kuma"). (b) Les bl1timents consen'es pour l'instruction en vertu des dispositions du paragraphe (a) devront subir Ie traitement suivant dans les six mois a. partir de la date a. laquelle ils doivent ~tre decle.sses: Scrapping Capital 1. Bdtimem8 de I.nne . Ship3.... Les mesures suivantes devront ~tre prises: (1) enl~vement des canons de l'ar- tillerie principale, des parties tour- nantes de toutes les tourelles barbettes et fermoos, et de 180. machlnerie qui Ies actionne, mais trois tourelles Rovec leur armement pourront ~tre conservoos sur . : :haque bAtiment; (2) enl~vement de toutes les muni- tions et explosifs depassant la quantite necessaire pour les ecoles a feu des canons conserves a. bord; (3) enl~vement du blockhaus et de la cuirasse de flanc entre lcs tourelles extr~me-avant et extr~me-arri~re; (4) eJ"lI~vement ou mise definitive hers d'usage de tous les tubes lance- torpilles; (5) enl~vement ou mise definitive hors d'usage a. bord du nombre de chaudi~res depassant celui qui est n6cessaire pour donner 180. vitesse maximum de dix-hu!t nreuda. Retention of other 2 Autre8 bdtimem8 de 8u.Jace C07&8erv~s surfac'l vessels by' lF ,~J' l France, Ital,. , and par a rance, lItahe et e Japan. lapan. Les mesures suivantes devront ~tre prises: have been mutilated. and the seaplane carrier II Ark Royal", until no longer required for experimental purposes. The retention of these two vessels is without prejudice to the retention of vessels permitted under (c) above. (e) On retaining a \'e~"€l for experi- mental purposes the High Contracting Party concerned undertakes not to recondition it for warlike service. Section V.- Vessels retained for train- ing purposes. (a) In addition to the rights already possessed by any High Contracting Party under the Washington Treaty, each High Contracting Party is per- mitted to retain for training purposes exclusively the following vessels: United States: 1 capital ship (" Ar- kansas" or " Wyoming ") ; France: 2 surface vessels, one of which may exceed 3,000 tons (3,048 metric tons) standard dis- placement; United Kingdom: 1 capital ship ("Iron Duke"); Italy: 2 surface vessels, one of which may exceed 3,000 tons (3,048 metric tons) standard displace- ment; Japan: 1 capital ship (" Hiyei "), 3 cruisers (" Kuma" class) . (b) Vessels retained for training pur- poses under the provisions of paragraph (a) shall, within six months of the date on which they are required to be dis- posed of, be dealt with as follows: 1. Capital Ships. The following is to be carried out: (1) removal of main armament guns, revolving parts of all barbett<!fl and tur- rets; machinery for operating turrets; but three turrets with their armament may be retained in each ship; (2) removal of all ammunition and explosives in ex~e88 of the quantity re- quired for target practice training for the guns remaining 011 board; (3) removal of conning tower and the side armour belt between the fore- most and aftermost barbettes; (4) removal or mutilation of all tor- pedo tubes; (5) removal or mutilation on board of all boilers in excess of the number required for a maximum speed of eighteen knots. 2. Other 8urface vessels retained 1nJ France, Italy and Japan. The following is to be carried out:
