Why the United States favored a 35,000-ton limit

Did the United States push a 35,000-ton treaty limit because it had no larger battleship in service?

That helped shape the American position, but most navies also lacked an in-service battleship above the proposed limit.

A 35,000-ton ceiling suited the existing American battle line, and the United States tried to push the Washington negotiations in that direction. Most other navies also lacked a larger ship in service. Only one nation had an operational ship substantially above that size, while other large designs were still building. The American position therefore fitted a situation shared by much of the world's fleet.