THE QUEST FOR AN ITALIAN AIRCRAFT CARRIER 1922-1939

摘要

At the international conference for the limitation of naval armaments held in Washington in 1921-22, the discussions among the five major naval powers (United States, Britain, Japan, Italy and France) on aircraft carriers ended with an agreement which satisfied all national delegations. According to the Washington Treaty, the US and UK were permitted a total standard tonnage of 135,000 tons; Japan was allocated 81,000 tons, while Italy and France were each allotted 60,000 tons. The standard displacement of an individual carrier was limited to 27,000 tons and guns could not be larger than 8in (203mm); as for the number and capabilities of embarked aircraft, no limits were imposed.