Naval Treaties in the Shadowed Memoria Timeline

Shadow Memoria Washington Naval Treaty:

-Construction pause shortened by 25%, 25% more ships allowed to be completed for each nation to allow for more extensive filling of tonnage limitations.

-British Empire and United States Capital Ship Tonnage Limit: 656,000 long tons

-Japanese Capital Ship Tonnage Limit: 394,000 long tons

-French and Italian Capital Ship Tonnage Limit: 230,000 long tons

-British and American Aircraft Carrier Tonnage Limit: 170,000 long tons

-Japanese Aircraft Carrier Tonnage Limit: 102,000 long tons

-French and Italian Aircraft Carrier Tonnage Limit: 60,000 long tons

-Capital Ships (BB and CC) limited to 44,000 long tons standard displacement, guns no larger than 16" bore diameter

-Aircraft Carriers limited to 34,000 long tons standard displacement and no more than 10 heavy guns of no more than 8" caliber. Each signatory allowed to use 3 existing capital ship hulls for aircraft carriers, with a maximum displacement of 42,000 tons.

-Cruisers limited to 12,500 tons maximum displacement, 8" guns.

Shadow Memoria First London Naval Treaty:

-Submarine limitations as per OTL LNT

-Cruiser definitions as per OTL.

-Heavy cruiser limits:
--UK: 18, 184,000 tons total
--USA: 22, 225,000 tons total
--Japan: 15, 135,000 tons total

-Light cruiser limits:
--UK: 240,250 tons total
--USA: 179,375 tons total
--Japan: 125,650 tons total

Shadow Memoria Second London Naval Treaty:

-Capital Ship Tonnage Limits as per SM!WNT. Armament restricted to 15" guns, escalator clause integrated into Article 25.

-Submarine limitations as per OTL LNT2

-Light cruisers restricted to 10,000 tons standard displacement, 15.5 centimeter guns or smaller.

-Aircraft carriers restricted to 28,750 tons standard displacement.

-Article 25 authorizes departure from treaty limitations in the event another nation authorized, constructed, or acquired a ship restricted under the treaty that exceeded it's limits, if such a departure was required for national security. This clause effectively enables the treaty to be declared null and void if national security demands it.

-All other functions of the Second London Naval Treaty as per OTL.