The Treaty Cruiser: A Struggle for Naval Ascendancy in Peacetime

Abstract

The birth of the Treaty cruiser at the Washington Naval Conference is explained, and the reaction to the qualitative limitations of the treaty by the five major naval powers is examined. A literature search was used to study the development of the Treaty cruiser from 1922 until World War II. The effect of the Geneva and London Naval Conferences on the Naval race in Treaty cruisers is investigated, and violations of the treaties by the contracting powers are discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 06, 1972
Accession Number
AD0764605

Entities

People

  • Morris J. Herbert

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Readers

  • European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP).
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.