User blog comment:WolfKingDemon/Proposition: Global treaty/@comment-24463976-20140729185443/@comment-10905876-20140729215642

Actually the Iowa did exceed the Washington treaty limits. However, by the time Iowa was built, the Washington treat and the following London treaty had expired. These treaties also do not apply to the Bismarck, as Germany was not included in either treaty. The signatories of the Washington Treaty were; the United Kingdom, the United States, the Empire of Japan, France, and Italy.