TREATY--NAVAL ARMAMENT LIMITATION. APRIL 22,1930. 2877 ARTICLE 14. Les batiments combattants de 10. Botte militaire des 1!:tats-Unis, de 10. Communaute de Nations Briti:l.nnique et du Japon, autres que les bati..~ents de ligne, les porte-aeronefs et les batiments exempts de limitation aux termes de I' Article 8, seront limites, pendant 10. duree du present Traite, comme il est prevu dans 10. preseIlte Partie III, et, pour les ba.timent3 speciaux, comme il est prevu it. l'Article 12. AR1'ICLE 15. Aux fins de 10. present·e Partie III, 10. definition des classes des croiseurs et des destroyers sera 10. suivante: Croiseurs. Batiments de guerre de sur- face, autres que les batiments de ligne ou ISs porte-aeronefs, dont Ie deplacement type depasse 1.850 tonnes (1.880 tonnes metriques), ou dont l'artillerie depasse Ie calibre de 130 nulli- metres (5,1 pouces). La classe des croiseurs se divise en deux sous-classes, A savoir: (a) croiseurs portant un CAnon dont 10 calibre depasse 155 milli- metres (6,1 pouces); (b) croiseurs portant un canon dont Ie calibre ne depasse pas 155 mil1jmetres (6,1. pouces). Destroyers. BAtiments de guerre de sur- face dont Ie deplaceml'mt type ne depasse pas 1.850 tonnes (1.880 tonnes metriques) et dont Ie cali- bre de I'artillerie ne depasse pas 130 mjllimetres (5,1 pouces). ARTICLE 16. 1. Dans les classes des croi- seUl'S, des destroyers et des sous- marins, Ie tonnage acheve qui ne doit pas ~tre depasse A 10. ARTICLE 14. The naval combatant vessels of tha United States, the British Commonwealth· of Nations and Japan, other than capital 3hips, 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 III, and, in the case of special vessels, as provided in Article 12. ARTICLE 15. For the purpose of this Part III 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 standa:!'d displace- ment 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, ft.S follows: (a) cruisers carrying a gun above 6. I -inch (155 nun.) calibre; (b) cruisers carrying a gun not above 6.1 -inch (:55 mm.) calibre. Destroyers. Surface vessels of war the standard displacement of which does not exceed 1,850 tons (1,880 metric tons), and witb. a gun not above 5. I -inch (130 mm.) calibre. ARTICLE 16. Lin:;tations impoeed. Ante. p. 2866. Ante, p. 2ae9. Definitions. Cruisers. Destroyers. 1Th 1tdto . Total cruiser, etc., . e compee nnage In tonnage allowed. the cruiser, destroyer and sub- marine categories which is not to be exceeded on the 31st
