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Naval Defence Act 1889 (Britain)
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Naval_Defence_Act_1889_(Britain)
GPTKB entity
Statements (24)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:Act_of_Parliament
gptkbp:authorizedConstruction
10 battleships
18 torpedo gunboats
42 cruisers
gptkbp:budgetAllocated
£21,500,000
gptkbp:country
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:dateEnacted
1889
gptkbp:enactedBy
gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:historicalSignificance
marked the beginning of a major naval arms race with Germany and other powers
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Naval Defence Act 1889 (Britain)
gptkbp:introduced
gptkb:George_Hamilton_(First_Lord_of_the_Admiralty)
gptkbp:longTitle
gptkb:An_Act_to_provide_for_the_increase_of_the_permanent_Naval_Force_of_the_United_Kingdom.
gptkbp:mainProvision
gptkb:Two-Power_Standard
construction of new warships
naval expansion
increase in naval budget
gptkbp:purpose
to establish a standard for the strength of the Royal Navy
gptkbp:relatedTo
gptkb:British_Empire
gptkb:Royal_Navy
naval arms race
gptkbp:requiredFleetSize
Royal Navy to be as strong as the next two largest navies combined
gptkbp:status
repealed
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Naval_arms_race_between_Britain_and_Germany
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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