Lexington and Saratoga against treaty displacement limits

Did Lexington and Saratoga actually fit the Washington Naval Treaty carrier limits?

The speakers argue that they did not, comparing a stated 32,000-ton conversion allowance with ships of roughly 37,000 tons and treating the discrepancy as deliberate understatement.

Garius questions whether Lexington and Saratoga really fitted the treaty limits. Clarke gives a general carrier limit of 27,000 tons and a conversion allowance of 32,000 tons, against roughly 37,000 tons for the two ships. Both treat that discrepancy as deliberate understatement of their displacement. Their argument concerns the gap between declared treaty compliance and the size of the completed carriers.