XXVI
THE STATESMAN'S YEAR-HOOK, 1921
The returns of Lloyd's Register for June 30, 1920, which cover vessels of 100 gross tons or over, show that on that date the world's merchant shipping comprised 81,596 ships of 57,814,065 gross tons, compared with 20,255 ships of 50,919,273 gross tons on June 80, 1919, ami 30,830 ships of 49,089,552 gross tons on June 30, 1914. The details according to Hag are as follows, the last item " Flag not recorded " including mainly certain former German ships the distribution of which among the victorious nations has not yet been finally determined.
Flag.
Steamers and motor vessels
Sailing vessels
Total
No.
Gross
No.
Gross
No.
Gross
tonnage
tonnage
tonnage
British :
United Kingdom
8,113
IS, 110,653
448
219,771
8,561
18,330,421
Australia & New Zealand
579
027,961
49
21,279
028
049,240
Canada :
Coast ....
500
683,100
312
122,673
818
896,
Lakes ....
70
170,500
—
—
110,600
India and Ceylon
127
174,508
42
11,815
109
180,828
Other Dominions
378
376,098
201
04,234
579
440,332
. Total . . .
9,779
20,142,880
1,052
439,772
10,831
20,582,652
United States :
Sea
3,573
12,406,123
1,316
1,383,751
13.78.
Northern Lakes
400
2,118.568
26
88,801
492
■7,429
Philippine Islands .
71
49,084
5
2,302
70
51,986
Total . .
4,110
14,574,375
1,347
1,474,914
5,457
16,01. ,
Argentine ....
150
130,11S
48
19,905
198
150,023
Belgian
208
410,423
5
4.0S9
218
415,112
Brazilian .
348
475,224
52
22,636
400
497 8<
Chilean
90
8S,012
22
15,170
112
103,788
Chinese
102
142,834
—
—
102
142
Cuban
40
46,324
13
8,115
53
Danish
528
719,444
223
88,067
20.004
746
808,41 1
1,793,390
Dutch
922
1,778,802
65
9s7
Finnish
121
82, 295
191
812
166,689
French
1,400
2,903,229
S68
2Sl,90f,
1,758
3,245,194
German
901
419,438
•237
253,233
1,188
672,671
Greek
'294
496,996
111
Italian
789
2,118,429
326
1,115
2.2 1
Japanese .
1,940
2.995,878
—
—
1,940
.Norwegian
1,696
L979.660
181
1,777
2.21
Peruvian .
27
00,138
42
22,824
Portuguese
143
235,098
106
89,967
Rumanian
38
74,117
1
481
89
Russian .
5 24
509,504
£9
Spanish
601
987,280
MS
749
Swedish
1,072
996,428
226
Uruguayan
84
51,487
13
17
Other countries
265
200.344
138
108
Flag not recorded
497
V-'75,210
89
30,611
550
Ti
lal
20,613
58,904,688
5,082
3,409,877
31,595
57,31
XI— PRINCIPAL NAVIES OF THE WORLD.
COMPARATIVE STRENGTHS.
In the following tabic "A " denotes exist iiiL; ships which arr considered to embody lessona of Hi i war ; " H " indicates sliijp.s built or designed I
