It’s thanks to having one of those phonographic memories that just keeps going around and around. This is all pretty much out of the deep recesses of my sometimes dark mind and tonight I didn’t have to crack a book to write this. The treaty had several major provisions but today I only deal with the restrictions on Heavy Cruisers, the response of treaty nations to the limitations and the combat summary of each class. One of the most interesting types of ship to me was the Heavy Cruisers built under the restrictions of the Washington Naval Treaty. I think I actually began reading Naval history back in 2 nd or 3 rd grade, and it was not uncommon for me to spend hours at the public library going through reference stacks to read old issues of “Jane’s Fighting Ships” and the main collection to check out every book on Naval Warfare and warships that I could find. I had the privilege of serving aboard the USS HUE CITY CG-66 which is about the same size and displacement of the Chester Class With VLS launchers and Harpoon Missile tubes they pack a punch, but unlike the old cruisers, their offensive teeth are hidden. This is something that many ships in our modern era lack, despite the fact that their armament despite limited gun power is formidable. They were well proportioned, and graceful while still looking every part the warship. The cruisers of the inter-war period were some of the most ascetically pleasing warships to ever grace the high seas. Not only initial designs but the various modifications and modernizations of various ships or classes of ships went through during their service careers. I find the leaps in Naval design and architecture, weapons and fire control systems and the diversity of the types of ships built absolutely fascinating. My favorite period is really from the Spanish-American War through the mid 1970’s. Note: Since childhood I have loved naval history and the study of various types of warship design throughout history.
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