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The Cruiser Act is a United States federal law passed by the U.S. Congress on February 13, 1929. It authorized the construction of 20 new United States Navy ships: 19 cruisers and 1 aircraft carrier. Two ''Portland''-class cruisers were laid down in 1930; original plans called for a class of six, but four were later altered into ''New Orleans''-class cruisers shortly after being laid down in 1930 & 1931. Three more ''New Orleans''-class were also laid down, in 1931, 1933 and 1934. The carrier was the USS ''Ranger'' (CV-4), laid down in 1931. * 1929: No ships were laid down * 1930: Two ''Portland''-class and a ''New Orleans''-class were laid down (CA-33, CA-34, and CA-35) * 1931: Four ''New Orleans''-class, and the ''Ranger'', were laid down (CA-32, CA-36, CA-37, CA-38, and CV-4) * 1932: No ships were laid down * 1933: One ''New Orleans''-class was laid down (CA-39) * 1934: One ''New Orleans''-class was laid down (CA-44) This gives a total of ten ships constructed under the Act, far short of the twenty authorized. Several factors could have affected construction; among them, the London Naval Conference in 1930. The most likely explanation for the delays, however, was the strict government economies related to the Great Depression; it is notable that in 1932-4, new construction almost stagnated. With the New Deal, and a willingness to spend money, this slowly turned around; the National Industrial Recovery Act of June 1933 was used to authorise the completion of various vessels, and following this the last two ''New Orleans''-class were laid down. In 1934, a new naval construction bill, the Vinson-Trammell Act was passed, providing a systematic program of ship replacement for the Navy throughout the decade and superseding the remnants of the Cruiser Act plans. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cruiser Act」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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