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 TREATY-NAVAL ARMAMENT LIMITATION. APRIL 22,1930. 2869 ARTICLE 12. 1. Sous reRerve de tous accords supplements.ires qui pouITaient modifier entre les Hautes Parties Contractantes interessees les listes figurant a l'Annexe III a la pre- sente Partie II, les batiments specillux indiques a ladite An- nexe pOUITont etre conserves et leur tonnage ne sera pas compris dans Ie tonnage limitable. 2. Tout autre batiment con- struit, transforme ou acquis pour les fins en vue desquelles les bati- ments speciaux sont conserves sera impute sur Ie tonnage de Is. classe combattante appropriee, suivant les caracteristiques du blitiment, a moins que celui-ci ne soit conforme aux caracteristiques des blitiments non sujets a limi- tation en vertu de l'Article 8. 3. Le Japon peut toutefois remplacer les mouilleurs de mines " Aso" et "Tokiwa " par deux nouveaux mouilleurs de mines avant Ie 31 decembre 1936. Le deplacement type des nouveaux batiments n 'excedera pas 5.000 tonnes (5.080 tonnes metriques); leur vite~se ne sera pas superieure a vingt nreuds, et leurs autres caracteristiques sj:lront conformes a celles qui sont definies au para- graphe (6) de l'Article 8. Les nouveaux batiments seront con- sideres comme des blitiments spec~!tux et leur tonnage ne sera compr:s dans Ie tonnage d'aucune des categories combattantes. L' "Aso" et Ie "Tokiwa" seront declasses, conformement a la Sec- tionIoualaSectionIIde l'Annexe II ala presente Partie II, lors de l'achevement des bliti- ments de remplacement. 4. Les blitiments "A sam a.", "Yakumo", " Izumo", " I wate 17 et " Kasuga " seront declasses con- formement a la Section I ou ala Section II de I'Annexe II a la presente Partie II, quand les trois premiers batiments du type "Kuma" auront ete remplaces par des blitiments nouveaux. Ces trois batiments du type" Kuma" seront mis dans 1'6tat prescrit au sous-paragraphe (b) 2 de la Sec- tion V de l'Annexe II ala presente Partie II; ils seront employes ARTICLE 12. 1. Subject to any sl!pplemen- cl~J:i~al Yessels ex- tary agreements whICh may modify, as between the High Contracting Parties concerned, the lists in Annex III to this Post, p. 2575. Part II, the special vessels shown therein may be retained and their tonnage shall not be included in the tonnage subject to limitation. 2 Any other vessel con- Lnr)~igna.ted vessfis • • performmg like :;erVlce. structed, adapted or acqUITed to Retentio'l of, charge- serve the purposes for which TarmstroBot (talk) 17:51, 18 January 2013 (UTC).to combatant ton- these special vessels are retained shall be eharged against the ton- nage of the appropriate COIU- batant cate~ory, according to the characteristIcs of the vessel, un- Exception. less such vessel conforms to the characteristics of vessels exempt Ante p.281'>6. from limitation under Article 8. 3. Japan may, however, re- Replacement of two Place the minelayers "Aso" and minelayers allowed • Japan. "Tokiwa" by two new mine layers before the 31st December, 1936. The standard displace- Conditions. ment of each of the new vessels shall not exceed 5,000 tons (5,080 metric tons); their speed shall not exceed twenty knots, and their other characteristics shall con- Characteristics. form to the provisions of para- Antt, p. 2867. graph (b) of Article 8. The new vessels shall be regarded as CatejOory. flpecial vesEels and their tonnage shall not be chargeable to the tonnagt of any combatant cate- g0:ai The" Aso" and "Tokiwa" Disposition of dis- h.bd' df' d placed vessels. Sa e lspose 0 In accor ance Posl, p. 2871. with Section I or II of Annex II to this Part II, on completion of the replacement vessels. 4 The "Asama" "Yakumo" Replacement or des- •, , ignated vessels. "!zumo", "Iwate" and "Ka- suga" shall be disposed of in accordance with Section I or II P081, p. 2871. of Annex II to this Part II when the first three vessels of the "Kurna " class have been replaced c. rh b 1 Th hr onversJOn 0 tree, y new vessels. ese t ee tor training purposes. vessels of the" Kuma" class shall be reduced to the condition pre- scribed in Section V, sub-para- P081, p. 2874. graph (b) 2 of Annex II to this Part II, and are to be used for training ships, and their tonnage