Ships with larger than 6 inch guns were called heavy cruisers, again, Ships having guns 6 inch or smaller were called light cruisers regardless of displacement. The new categories "light" and "heavy" cruisers appeared. Greater fuel capacities and larger power plants was the ability to carry heavier armor and larger guns.
A consequence of the larger hull designs to accommodate The United States lead this effort because it wanted ships with the longĬruising range and high cruising speeds necessary to operate across the Pacific Ocean far from home waters. Immediately began planning larger cruisers to partially fill the role of battleships. However, there was no limit on smaller ships, including cruisers. It reduced fleet sizes and allowed new ships to be built only to replace older ships. The Washington Naval Arms Treaty of 1921 limited construction of battleships, battle cruisers and aircraft carriers, the expensive "capital" ships. Greatīritain was especially favorable to the idea since it had suffered greatly from the war and its economy was still weak. The governments realized the cost of a naval arms race and began discussing ways to avoid it. On paper huge and extremely expensive navies were designed. Those nations perceived a large American navy as a threat to their interests. American naval planners began drawing up plansįor a two ocean navy sufficient to match the combined strength of Britain and Japan. Their combined fleets were viewed as a threat to American interests throughout the world. Further, the English and Japanese were joined in an allianceįormed during the war. After World War One Great Britain, Japan and the United States had the largest navies on Earth.
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