SHIPPING AND NAVIGATION

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Other than War Vessels

War Vessels

Year

Sailing

Steam

Total

For British Royal Navy

For Foreigners

No.

Net Tons

No.

Net Tons

No.

Net Tons

Tons Dis- placement

Gross Tons

1907 1908 1909 1910 1911

522 562 819 348 374

39,790 37,392 33,915

28,250 38,044

1,215 752 684 730

1,024

997,177 555,821 586,679 670,219 1.069,752

1,737 1,314 1,003

1,078 1,398

1,036,967 593,213 620,594 698,469

1,107,796

137,542 52,296 100,974 136,249 228,123

769

15,048 21,359

1,196 8,130

The mercantile vessels built for foreigners in 1911 (included in above table) were: sailing vessels, 88 of 11,115 net tons; .steam vessels, 234 of 182,019 tons.

Total shipping of the United Kingdom engaged in the home and foreign trade : —

Years

Sailing Vessels

Steam Vessels

Total

Tonnage

(Net)

Number Tons (Net)

Persons ern])lojed

Number Tons (Net) ' ^^^^.^^^^

1907 1908 1909 1910 1911

i 5,741 i 1,245,914 5,512 i 1,140,581 5,818 1,017,407 5,013 1 893,837 3,863 699,335

33,059 .30,535 28.334 25.833 20,728

8,005 10,042,845 244,087 9,180 10,027,993 245,186 9,220 10,123,394 245,973 9,427 1 10,409,402 250,473 9,548 10,814,871 , 260,572

11,288,759 11,168,574 11,140,801 11,303,239 11,514,206

Of the 281,300 men employed in 1911, 205,065 were British, 30,783 were- foreigners, and 45,452 were Lascars.

British shipping engaged in the home trade {i.e. the United Kingdom or ports between the Elbe and Brest) and foreign trade, 1911 : —

Trade

Sailing Vessels

Steam Vessel

.s

Number

Tons

(Net)

211,345

Persons employed

Number

Tons (Net)

Persons employed

Home

Partly foreign.

Foreign .

3,504

47

312

3,863

13,419

5,107

637,374

524,482

9,653,015

56,855

11,487

192,230

6,856 481,134

282 7,027

3.30 4,102

Total .

699,335

20,728

9,548

10,814,871

260,572

Total net tonnage of sailing and steam vessels (foreign trade) and tonnage with cargoes only entered and cleared at ports Qf the United Kingdom : —

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