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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