History and Technology

Naval Limitation Treaties of the 1920s and 1930s

By Tony DiGiulian

South Dakota (BB-49) Class Battleship. Painting by Rose Stokes, 1922. As were many capital ships around the world, the South Dakota class of six battleships was cancelled as a result of the Washington Naval Limitation Treaty of 1922. U.S. Naval Historical Center photograph # NH 63502-KN.

The following are the text of the Naval Limitation Treaties and Agreements signed during the 1920s and 1930s.

Washington Naval Limitation Treaty of 1922

London Conference of 1930

Anglo/German Agreement of 1935

London Conference of 1936

Bibliography

Sunken Treaties: Naval Arms Control Between the Wars, Goldman, Emily O., Pennsylvania State University Press, 1994
Australasian Legal Information Institute

Page History

11 June 2006: Updated.