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Could full-load claims conceal an overweight treaty cruiser?

The question connects treaty compliance with the distinction between nominal and loaded displacement.

Imperial Japanese NavyItalian NavyNaval DiplomacyShip DisplacementWashington Naval Treaty
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Question

Did treaty powers explain overweight cruisers as carrying a full combat load?

Short answer

Japan and Italy are cited as examples, without a specific case supplied in this passage.

Notes

Japan and Italy are cited as powers that explained an overweight ship's observed displacement as its full combat load. No named ship or documentary example is supplied in this passage. The claim illustrates the difficulty raised by the question: comparing treaty limits with an observed loaded ship requires knowing which loads are included.