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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