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Wednesday, 14 September 2016

France accepted maximum displacement of 35.000 tons for battleships according to the Dutch newspaper Bataviaasch nieuwsblad dated 4 March 1936

French Dunkerque of the Dunkerque-class

Roma of the Italian Littorio-class

An item dated London, England 3rd reported that the French delegation at the Naval Conference agreed in a maximum displacement of 35.000 tons for battleships and also the fact that Italy did not sign the naval treaty.(1)

Note
1. Italy was then building the 45.000+ ton Littorio-class battleships while France built the Dunkerque fast battleships/battle cruisers class of standard 26.500 tons.