Destroyers for Bases Agreement

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Destroyers_for_Bases_Agreement
GPTKB entity
Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:treaty
gptkbp:basesLocation gptkb:St._Lucia
gptkb:Bahamas
gptkb:Bermuda
gptkb:Caribbean
gptkb:Jamaica
gptkb:Newfoundland
gptkb:British_Guiana
gptkb:Antigua
gptkb:Trinidad
gptkbp:category gptkb:United_States–United_Kingdom_treaties
gptkb:1940_in_international_relations
gptkbp:context gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:effect helped Britain defend Atlantic shipping
increased US military presence in Atlantic
strengthened Anglo-American relations
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Lend-Lease_Act
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Destroyers for Bases Agreement
gptkbp:inExchangeFor 99-year leases on British bases
gptkbp:involvedTransferOf 50 US Navy destroyers
gptkbp:involvedTransferTo gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:locationSigned gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:negotiatedBy gptkb:Franklin_D._Roosevelt
gptkb:Winston_Churchill
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:US_Neutrality_Acts
gptkbp:purpose gptkb:political_party
naval support
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
September 2, 1940
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Town-class_destroyer
gptkb:Argentia_Naval_Base
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6