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1st Naval Armaments Supplement Programme

First of four Imperial Japanese Naval Expansion plans

IJN cruisers ''Mogami'', ''Mikuma'', ''Kumano'' all constructed under the "Circle One" plan

The 1st Naval Armaments Supplement Programme, otherwise known as the "Circle One" plan was the first of four expansion plans of the Imperial Japanese Navy between 1930 and the start of World War II.

Background

The London Naval Treaty placed severe restrictions on Japan's naval capabilities vis-a-vis the United States Navy and the British Royal Navy in terms of tonnage and numbers of capital warships. The response of the Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff was to initiate a construction program to build new warships to the allotted tonnage limits in each of the restricted categories, and to invest in types of warships and weaponry not specifically covered by the provisions of the treaty.

The "Circle One" plan was submitted by the Naval Ministry and approved by the Cabinet in November 1930, and officially ratified by the Diet of Japan in 1931. It called for the construction of 39 new combat vessels, centering on four of the new s, and expansion of the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service to 14 Naval Air Groups. Budget for the construction of the warships was on a six-year basis, and the budget for forming the air groups was on a three-year basis. Total funding allotted was 247,080,000 Yen for ship construction and 44,956,000 Yen for naval aviation expansion.

In terms of naval aviation development, the "Circle One" plan also concentrated on the development of new aircraft technologies, especially large seaplanes, land-based bombers, as well as carrier-based attack aircraft and floatplane attack aircraft that could be launched from battleships, cruisers or submarines. Attention was also given to training of pilots and air crews in dive bombing and torpedo tactics.

In a 1932 supplement to the Circle One plan, additional funding was added for the construction of three more vessels: the submarine tender Taigei, and two submarine chasers.

Table of vessels

Category	Class	Planned	Completed	Converted
Light cruiser		4	, {{ship	Japanese cruiser	Mikuma	2}}, , {{ship	Japanese cruiser	Kumano
Destroyer		12	, , , , ,	6 vessels were converted to Shiratsuyu class
		, , , , ,	6 vessels were converted from Hatsuharu class
Torpedo boat		4	, , {{ship	Japanese torpedo boat	Tomozuru	2}}, {{ship	Japanese torpedo boat	Hatsukari
Cruiser submarine	I-6	1	{{Jsub	I-6	2}}
Large sized submarine	I-68	6	I-68, I-69, I-70, I-71, I-72, I-73
Medium-sized submarine	Ro-33	2	Ro-33, Ro-34
Submarine tender	Taigei	1	Taigei	later converted to the aircraft carrier {{ship	Japanese aircraft carrier	Ryūhō
Minelayer	{{ship	Japanese minelayer	Okinoshima	2}}	1	Okinoshima
	3	, {{ship	Japanese minelayer	Nasami	2}}, {{ship	Japanese minelayer	Sarushima	2}}
Minesweeper	No.13	6	No.13 to No.18
Subchaser	No.1	2	No.1 and No.2

Notes

References

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References

Evans, ''Kaigun''. page 238-239
Evans, ''Kaigun'', page 249

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