APPENDIX No. 27. Vol. iv., p. 583.
Number and Tonnage of Iron Steam Vessels built and first registered in the United Kingdom in each Year, from 1861 to 1874.
| Years. | Number. | Tonnage. |
| 1861 | 159 | 68,368 |
| 1862 | 181 | 76,303 |
| 1863 | 240 | 105,837 |
| 1864 | 342 | 156,981 |
| 1865 | 344 | 177,382 |
| 1866 | 299 | 129,653 |
| 1867 | 224 | 90,823 |
| 1868 | 188 | 75,109 |
| 1869 | 238 | 118,421 |
| 1870 | 382 | 222,922 |
| 1871[470] | 416 | 295,109 |
| 1872[470] | 446 | 335,750 |
| 1873[470] | 335 | 279,088 |
| 1874[470] | 393 | 328,094 |
Total Tonnage (distinguishing sailing and steam) belonging to the United Kingdom, British Possessions, United States, France, Holland and Norway, in each of the Years 1850, 1860, 1870, 1871, 1872, 1873 and 1874 (so far as the same can be given).
| Years. | British Empire. | United States. | France. | Holland. | Norway. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kindom. | British possessions. | Registered | Enrolled and Licensed. | ||||
| Tons. | Tons. | Tons. | Tons. | Tons. | Tons. | Tons. | |
| Sailing: | |||||||
| 1850 | 3,337,546 | 707,785 | 1,540,769 | 1,468,739 | 690,111 | 393,750 | Not dist- |
| 1860 | 4,134,390 | 1,076,434 | 2,448,941 | 2,036,990 | 915,971 | 543,320 | inguished |
| 1870 | 4,506,318 | 1,440,682 | 1,324,256 | 1,795,389 | 917,633 | 474,463 | 1,008,800 |
| 1871 | 4,305,112 | 1,425,976 | 1,244,228 | 1,898,551 | 917,133 | 458,274 | 1,042,259 |
| 1872 | 4,145,888 | 1,427,302 | 1,232,982 | 2,037,422 | 911,613 | 449,717 | 1,090,006 |
| 1873 | 4,024,581 | 1,443,911 | 1,229,865 | 2,252,895 | 882,866 | 438,031 | 1,205,998 |
| 1874 | 4,043,955 | 1,502,302 | .. | .. | .. | 440,879 | .. |
| Steam: | |||||||
| 1850 | 167,398 | 20,233 | 44,942 | 81,004 | 13,925 | 3,762 | Not dist- |
| 1860 | 452,352 | 47,792 | 97,296 | 770,641 | 68,025 | 12,990 | inguished |
| 1870 | 1,111,375 | 90,759 | 192,544 | 882,551 | 154,415 | 24,942 | 13,715 |
| 1871 | 1,317,548 | 94,255 | 180,914 | 906,723 | 160,478 | 34,629 | 20,015 |
| 1872 | 1,536,075 | 104,564 | 177,666 | 933,887 | 177,462 | 43,820 | 303,082 |
| 1873 | 1,711,787 | 113,951 | 193,423 | 963,020 | 185,165 | 57,254 | 39,295 |
| 1874 | 1,868,359 | 118,876 | .. | .. | .. | 71,101 | .. |
| Total: | |||||||
| 1850 | 3,504,944 | 728,018 | 1,585,711 | 1,949,743 | 704,036 | 397,422 | 281,377 |
| 1860 | 4,586,742 | 1,124,226 | 2,546,237 | 2,807,631 | 983,996 | 556,310 | 558,928 |
| 1870 | 5,617,693 | 1,531,441 | 1,516,800 | 2,677,940 | 1,072,048 | 499,405 | 1,022,515 |
| 1871 | 5,622,660 | 1,520,231 | 1,425,142 | 2,805,274 | 1,077,611 | 492,903 | 1,062,274 |
| 1872 | 5,681,963 | 1,531,866 | 1,410,648 | 2,971,309 | 1,089,075 | 493,537 | 1,120,388 |
| 1873 | 5,736,368 | 1,557,862 | 1,423,288 | 3,215,915 | 1,068,031 | 495,285 | 1,245,293 |
| 1874 | 5,912,314 | 1,621,178 | .. | .. | .. | 511,980 | .. |