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III.



Vessels, other than capital ships, which have been retained for

target, experimental or training purposes, shall finally be scrapped

or converted to hulks.





IV.



Notwithstanding Part 3, Chapter H, Article I, a Contracting Power

may retain the following:
(a) One capital ship due to be disposed of, for experimental purposes
(b) One capital ship due to be disposed of, for training-purposes
(c) One aviation training ship
(d) Two cruisers, one of which may be of Sub-Category A, for training purposes
(e) One destroyer of Sub-Category B, for training purposes
(f) One submarine of Sub-Category B, for training purposes

Contracting Powers entitled to twelve or more capital ship hulls shall

shall be allowed to double the entitlements noted in Sections C through E

above. If further vessels of the above categories are retained in the

mentioned roles, they shall be charged towards the tonnage of the category

towards which they were previously charged.

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or sell them to someone who is interested in owning a slightly used "light" carrier. (Chile might have an interest, but I can think of a few other nations that might also want such a ship).

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Also, larger countries (such as the US) are entitled to two training carriers, as a I read it.

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As I read the treaty, that would be illegal, but I'm wondering if anyone would seriously object.

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Vessels retained for experimental purposes:

(a) A vessel to be disposed of by conversion to experimental purposes exclusively shall be dealt with in accordance with the provisions of Part 3, Chapter H, Article VI, Paragraph (a) above.

(b) Without prejudice to the general rules, and provided that due notice be given to the other Contracting Power, reasonable variation from the conditions prescribed in Part 3, Chapter H, Article VI, Paragraph (a) above, in so far as may be necessary for the purposes of a special experiment, may be permitted as a temporary measure.

Any Contracting Power taking advantage of this provision is required to furnish full details of any such variations and the period for which they will be required.

(c) Each Contracting Power is permitted to retain for experimental purposes exclusively at any one time:

(1) Not more than two vessels (cruisers or destroyers), but of these two vessels only one may exceed 3,000 tons (3,048 metric tons) standard displacement;

(2) One submarine.

(e) On retaining a vessel for experimental purposes the Contracting Party concerned undertakes not to recondition it for warlike service.