RECORD OF THREE YEARS
The following statement shows United Kingdom and world's merchant tonnage lost through enemy action and marine risks since the outbreak of war:
| United | Total for | ||
| Period. | Kingdom. | Foreign. | World. |
| Gross | Gross | Gross | |
| 1914 | Tons. | Tons. | Tons. |
| August and September | 314,000 | 85,947 | *399,947 |
| 4th Quarter | 154,728 | 126,688 | 281,416 |
| 1915. | |||
| 1st Quarter | 215,905 | 104,542 | 320,447 |
| 2d Quarter | 223,676 | 156,743 | 380,419 |
| 3d Quarter | 356,659 | 172,822 | 529,481 |
| 4th Quarter | 307,139 | 187,234 | 494,373 |
| 1916. | |||
| 1st Quarter | 325,237 | 198,958 | 524,195 |
| 2d Quarter | 270,690 | 251,599 | 522,289 |
| 3d Quarter | 284,358 | 307,681 | 592,939 |
| 4th Quarter | 617,563 | 541,780 | 1,159,343 |
| 1917. | |||
| 1st Quarter | 911,840 | 707,533 | 1,619,373 |
| 2d Quarter | 1,361,870 | 875,064 | 2,236,934 |
| 3d Quarter | 952,938 | 541,535 | 1,494,473 |
| 4th Quarter | 782,889 | 489,954 | 1,272,843 |
| ———— | ——— | ———— | |
| Totals | 7,079,492 | 4,748,080 | 11,827,572 |
| * This figure includes 182,839 gross tonnage interned in enemy ports. | |||
The next statement shows output of merchant shipbuilding of the United Kingdom and the world (excluding enemy countries) since the outbreak of war:
| United | Total for | ||
| Period. | Kingdom. | Foreign. | World. |
| Gross | Gross | Gross | |
| 1914 | Tons. | Tons. | Tons. |
| August and September | 253,290} | ||
| 4th Quarter | 422,320} | 337,310 | 1,012,920 |
| 1915. | |||
| 1st Quarter | 266,267} | ||
| 2d Quarter | 146,870} | ||
| 3d Quarter | 145,070} | 551,081 | 1,202,000 |
| 4th Quarter | 92,712} | ||
| 1916. | |||
| 1st Quarter | 95,566} | ||
| 2d Quarter | 107,693} | ||
| 3d Quarter | 124,961} | 1,146,448 | 1,688,000 |
| 4th Quarter | 213,332} | ||
| 1917. | |||
| 1st Quarter | 246,239 | 282,200 | 528,439 |
| 2d Quarter | 249,331 | 377,109 | 626,440 |
| 3d Quarter | 248,283 | 368,170 | 616,453 |
| 4th Quarter | 419,621 | 512,402 | 932,023 |
| ———— | ———— | ———— | |
| Total | 3,031,555 | 3,574,720 | 6,606,275 |
ENEMY TONNAGE CAPTURED
A further statement shows the enemy tonnage captured and brought into service by United Kingdom and by Allies since the outbreak of war:
| United | Total for | ||
| Period. | Kingdom. | Foreign. | World. |
| Gross | Gross | Gross | |
| 1914 | Tons. | Tons. | Tons. |
| August and September | 725,500 | 453,000 | 1,178,500 |
| 4th Quarter | 28,000 | 5,000 | 38,000 |
| 1915. | |||
| 1st Quarter | 5,000 | 1,000 | 6,000 |
| 2d Quarter | 500 | 500 | 1,000 |
| 3d Quarter | 3,500 | 6,000 | 9,500 |
| 4th Quarter | 2,500 | 2,500 | |
| 1916. | |||
| 1st Quarter | 241,000 | 241,000 | |
| 2d Quarter | 3,500 | 8,000 | 11,500 |
| 3d Quarter | 47,500 | 47,500 | |
| 4th Quarter | |||
| 1917. | |||
| 1st Quarter | ... | ||
| 2d Quarter | 7,000 | 702,500 | 709,500 |
| 3d Quarter | 4,500 | 266,500 | 271,000 |
| 4th Quarter | 78,000 | 78,000 | |
| ——— | ———— | ———— | |
| Total | 780,000 | 1,809,000 | 2,589,000 |
