The example allows Britain and the United States ten carriers of 27,000 tons each, giving a total of 270,000 tons per navy. Two 22,000-ton Ark Royals would use 44,000 tons of that allowance. That leaves room for the existing Courageous and Glorious conversions as well as additional construction. British carrier building could consequently start earlier or proceed on a larger scale. The American outcome is expressly left uncertain because it depends on how many Lexington hulls become carriers and how many are completed as capital ships.
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Higher carrier allowances and a second Ark Royal
The alternative treaty scheme tests how a larger total carrier allowance could affect British construction and American conversion choices.