An item referred to the American naval budget reporting that the USA had less 1st class battleships as was allowed under the limitations of the Naval Treaty of Washington (1) , but considered destroyers and submarines was the USA ahead of the other naval powers. The following figures were supplied by the Reuter press of the rations between the British, American and Japanese navies, namely destroyers 5-7-2, submarines 5-7-6 and 1st class battleships 5-4-3-.
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1. Washington Naval Conference between November 1921-February 1922 signed by USA, England, Japan, Italy and France to limit the building of battleships, battle cruisers and aircraft carriers and to limit the possession of such capital ships by stopping completion of breaking up already existing.
