Vinson-Trammell Act

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United States federal law naval appropriations law

The Vinson-Trammell Act was a 1934 U.S. law that authorized a major expansion and modernization of the Navy’s fleet within treaty limits, laying groundwork for American naval strength before World War II.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal law ⓘ naval appropriations law ⓘ
appliesTo	United States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ aircraft carriers ⓘ capital ships ⓘ cruisers ⓘ destroyers ⓘ submarines ⓘ
basedOn	London Naval Treaty NERFINISHED ⓘ Washington Naval Treaty NERFINISHED ⓘ
constrainedBy	interwar naval treaty tonnage limits ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
effect	authorized construction of new warships ⓘ authorized replacement of aging ships ⓘ contributed to modernization of the U.S. battle fleet ⓘ expanded U.S. naval tonnage toward treaty limits ⓘ laid groundwork for U.S. naval strength before World War II ⓘ
enactedIn	1934 ⓘ
field	defense policy ⓘ military procurement ⓘ naval policy ⓘ
followedBy	Second Vinson Act NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalSignificance	helped ensure U.S. Navy readiness for global conflict ⓘ key step in U.S. naval expansion prior to World War II ⓘ
introducedBy	Carl Vinson NERFINISHED ⓘ Park Trammell NERFINISHED ⓘ
jurisdiction	United States government ⓘ surface form: United States federal government
legislativeBody	United States Congress ⓘ
namedAfter	Carl Vinson NERFINISHED ⓘ Park Trammell NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	interwar U.S. naval rearmament ⓘ
purpose	to authorize expansion of the U.S. Navy within treaty limits ⓘ to modernize the U.S. Navy fleet ⓘ to replace obsolete naval vessels ⓘ
regulates	construction of naval vessels ⓘ replacement of naval vessels ⓘ
sector	military ⓘ shipbuilding industry ⓘ
timePeriod	interwar period ⓘ
topic	fleet modernization ⓘ naval arms limitation ⓘ pre–World War II U.S. defense policy ⓘ

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