| Speed. | British. | Foreign. | Oversea. | Channel. |
| Over 20 knots | 42 | 26 | 17 | 51 |
| 19 to 20 knots | 23 | 11 | 7 | 27 |
| 18 " 19 " | 38 | 14 | 15 | 37 |
| 17 " 18 " | 53 | 49 | 67 | 35 |
| 16 " 17 " | 70 | 56 | 77 | 49 |
| 226 | 156 | 183 | 199 |
[69] For further references to the rate of construction, see Engineering, vol. lx., page 813, where it is noted that ten vessels, aggregating 26,000 tons, were built for the China Navigation Company in nine months.
[70] [See page 22], ante.
[71] See Engineering, vol. lxxx., page 418.