London Naval Treaty

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international treaty interwar arms control agreement naval arms limitation treaty

The London Naval Treaty was a 1930 international agreement among major naval powers that extended and refined earlier arms limitation efforts by setting detailed limits on warship numbers, sizes, and armaments to prevent a renewed naval arms race.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
London Naval Treaty canonical	15
London Naval Treaty limitations	2
London Naval Treaty (1930)	1
Second London Naval Treaty	1
Treaty for the Limitation and Reduction of Naval Armament	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	international treaty ⓘ interwar arms control agreement ⓘ naval arms limitation treaty ⓘ
aimedAt	enhancing international security ⓘ reducing naval expenditures ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	London Naval Treaty ⓘ surface form: Treaty for the Limitation and Reduction of Naval Armament
cameIntoForceOn	1930-10-27 ⓘ
category	1930 treaties ⓘ Arms control treaties ⓘ Naval history of World War II background ⓘ
concludedIn	1930 ⓘ
containsProvisionOn	replacement of obsolete warships ⓘ submarine conduct toward merchant ships ⓘ
establishes	detailed categories of warships ⓘ
extends	Washington Naval Treaty limitations ⓘ
follows	Washington Naval Conference ⓘ surface form: Washington Naval Treaty
hasEffectOn	naval shipbuilding programs of signatories ⓘ
historicalContext	between World War I and World War II ⓘ interwar period ⓘ
imposes	gun caliber limits ⓘ numerical limits on warships ⓘ size limits on warships ⓘ
language	English ⓘ French ⓘ
negotiatedBy	Government of Japan ⓘ surface form: Empire of Japan government French Third Republic ⓘ surface form: French Third Republic government Government of the Kingdom of Italy ⓘ surface form: Kingdom of Italy government UK government ⓘ surface form: United Kingdom government United States government ⓘ
partOf	interwar naval arms limitation system ⓘ
primaryObjective	extend Washington Naval Treaty limitations ⓘ limit naval armaments ⓘ prevent naval arms race ⓘ
regulates	submarine warfare rules ⓘ warship armament ⓘ warship displacement ⓘ
relatedTo	Washington Naval Conference ⓘ
setsLimitOn	capital ship tonnage ⓘ cruiser tonnage ⓘ destroyer tonnage ⓘ submarine tonnage ⓘ
signatoryState	France ⓘ Italy ⓘ Japan ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
signedIn	London, England ⓘ surface form: London
signedOn	1930-04-22 ⓘ
successor	London Naval Conference (1935–1936) ⓘ surface form: Second London Naval Treaty
timeFrameCovered	1930-1936 ⓘ

Referenced by (20)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Arethusa class (1930s) → navalTreaty → London Naval Treaty ⓘ

Mogami class → designedToComplyWith → London Naval Treaty ⓘ

Five-Power Treaty → influenced → London Naval Treaty ⓘ

London Naval Conference (1930) → resultedIn → London Naval Treaty ⓘ

North Carolina-class battleship → designedUnder → London Naval Treaty ⓘ

Brooklyn-class cruiser → treatyContext → London Naval Treaty ⓘ

Imperial Japanese Navy shipbuilding program → affectedBy → London Naval Treaty ⓘ

Town-class cruiser (1930s) → designedToComplyWith → London Naval Treaty ⓘ

London Naval Treaty → alsoKnownAs → London Naval Treaty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Treaty for the Limitation and Reduction of Naval Armament

York class → designedUnderTreaty → London Naval Treaty ⓘ

subject surface form: York-class cruiser

Portland class → navalTreatyContext → London Naval Treaty ⓘ

Ryūjō-class aircraft carrier → designedToExploit → London Naval Treaty ⓘ

this entity surface form: London Naval Treaty limitations

Northampton-class cruiser → designedUnder → London Naval Treaty ⓘ

CA-29 → treatyContext → London Naval Treaty ⓘ

subject surface form: USS Chicago (CA-29)

New Orleans class → designedToComplyWith → London Naval Treaty ⓘ

County class → designedUnder → London Naval Treaty ⓘ

subject surface form: County-class cruiser

Mogami-class cruiser → treatyContext → London Naval Treaty ⓘ

Imperial Japanese Navy cruiser force → treatyContext → London Naval Treaty ⓘ

this entity surface form: London Naval Treaty limitations

London Naval Conference (1935–1936) → resultsIn → London Naval Treaty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Second London Naval Treaty

London Naval Conference (1935–1936) → precededBy → London Naval Treaty ⓘ

this entity surface form: London Naval Treaty (1930)