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 TREATY-XAYAL ARMAMENT LIMITATION. APRIL 22, 1930. 2871 ANNEXE II. Regles de d~dassement des Bdtiments de Guerre. Le present Traite prevoit pour Ie d6cl!l.sse'ment des bdtiments de guerre les nrocedes suivanta: - (i) destruction (par Bubmersion ou demolition); (ii) tr!\nsformation du Mtiment en ponton; (iii) transformation du Mtiment pour l'usage exclusif de ciblej (iv) consen'ation du bdtiment pour Ie faire servir exclusivement a d~s experiences; (v) conservation du biltiment pour Ie iaire servir exclusivement a l'instruction. Tout batiment de guerre a declasser, a.utre qu'un biltiment de ligne, peut etre soit detruit, so~t transforme en pont.on a Ill. volonte de Ill. Haute Partie Contractante interessee. Tout biltiment de guerre, autre qu'un biltiment de ligne, conserve comme cible, biltiment d'experience 0~ batiment d'instruction, doit finale- ment ctrc detruit ou transforme en ponton. Section I. - Bdtimems d detruire. (a) Un bAtiment a. detruire en raiscn de son remplacement devra etre mis hors d'etat de remplir un service de combat dans les six mois qui suivront Ill. date d'achevement du bti.timent de remplacement, ou du premier des bAti- ments de rempillcement, s'iI doit Hre remplace par plus d'un batiment. Si, cependant, l'achevement du nouveau ou des nouveaux bdtiments est rctarde, les operations necessaircs pour mettre Ie vieux bAtiment hors d'etat de remplir un service de combat devront nean- moins ~tre terminees dans les quatre ans et demi qui suivront Ill. date de Ill. mise sur cale du nouveau batiment ou du premier des nouveaux bAtimentsj mais, si Ie nouveau ou l'un des nouveaux bAtiments est un bAtiment de surface dont Ie deplacement type ne depasse pas 3.000 tonnes (3.048 tonnes metri- ques), ce delai sera reduit a trois a.ns et demi. (b) Un batiment a. detruire devra ~tre considere comme hors d'etat de rernplir un service de combat lorsqu'on aura enleve et mis a terre ou detruit a bord: (1) tous les canons et parties essen- tielles de canons, ies hunes de direction de tir et les parties tournantes des tourelles barbettes et fermoos; (2) toute la machinerie hydraulique ou electrique de manreuvre des tourel- les; . (3) tous les lllstruments et les tale- metres de direction de tir; (4) toutesles munitions, les explosifs, les mincs et les rails pour mines; (5) toutes lcs torpilles, les ctmes de charge, les tubes lance-torpilles et les circulaires de pointage; ANNEX II. Rules for disposal of Ve38els of War. The present Treaty provides for the disposal of vessels of war in the following ways: (i) by scrapping (sinking or break- ing up); eii) by converting the vessel. to a hulk; (iii) by converting the vessel to target use exclusively; (iv) by retaining the vessel exclu- sively for experimental pur- poses; (v) by retaiLing the vessel exclu- sively for training purposes. Any vessel of war to be disposed of, other than a capital ship, may either be scrapped or converted to a hulk at the option of the High Contracting Party concerned. Vessels, other than capital ships, which have been retained for target, experimental or training purposes, shall finally be scrapped or converted to hulks. Section I. -Vessels to be scrapped. (a) A vessel to be disposed of by scrapping, by reason of its replacement, must be rendered incapable of warlike service within six months of the date of the completion of its successor, or of the first of its successors if there are more than one. If, however, the com- pletion of the new vessel or vessels be delayed, the work of rendering the old vessel incapable of warlike service shall, nevertheless, be completed within four and a half years from the date of lay- ing the keel of the new vessel, or of the first of the new vessels; but should the new vessel, or any of the new vessels, be a surface vessel not exceeding 3,000 tons (3,048 metric tons) standard dis- placement, this period is reduced to three and a half years. (b) A vessel to be scrapped shaH be considered incapable of warlike s~rvice when there shall have been r~moved and landed or else destroyed in the ship: (1) all guns and essential parts of guns, fire control tops and revolving parts of all barbettes and turrets; (2) all hydraulic or electric machin- ery for operating turrets; (3) all fire control instruments and rangefinders; (4) all ammunition, explosives, mines and mine rails; (5) all torpedoes, war heads, torpedo tubes and training racks; ANNEX II. Rules for disposal 01 Vessels or War. Vessels to bE scrapped.