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British.
No.
By Submarine
102
APPENDIX II.
Number and Tonnage of Mercantile Vessels sunk up to Noon,
Wednesday, June 26, 1940.
Tonnage.
Neutral.
474,475 By Submarine
No.
Tonnage.
108
336,538
Mine
86
288,738
Mine
79
232,362
Surface craft
16
88,189
Surface craft
2
2,069
Aircraft...
43
105,686
Aircraft...
12
34,880
Other causes and cause
Mine or torpedo
1
2,434
unknown
25
56,910
Other causes and cause
unknown
8
21,780
272
1,013,998
210
630,063
Summarised, the Totals are:-
Allied.
By Submarine
By Submarine
236
965,095
26
154,082
Mine...
182
582,124
Mine
Aircraft...
Other causes and cause
unknown
EN 18 |
17
61,024
Surface craft
18
90,258
22
114,313
Aircraft
77
254,879
Mine or torpedo
1
2,434
9,314
Other causes and
cause unknown...
37
88,004
69
338,733
551
1,982,794
APPENDIX III.
Additions and Deductions of British Mercantile Sea-going Vessels of
500 gross tons and over.
From September 3, 1939-June 23, 1940.
Additions.
Tankers.
Other Vessels.
No.
Tonnage.
No.
Tonnage.
New vessels
7
57,000
91
544,000
Enemy vessels captured
3
19,000
51
260,000
Transfers from other flags*
12
83,000
182
409,000
Other additions ...
8
11,000
70
132,000
(Great Lake vessels converted to
Ocean use)
30
170,000
344
1,345,000
Total Additions: 374 vessels of 1,515,000 tons.
* Including 1 tanker of 6,000 tons and 83 other vessels, 176,000 tons, transferred from Danish flag.
Losses by enemy action-
(i) Sunkt
(ii) Seized
Other total losses
Deductions.
Tankers.
No.
Tonnage.
No.
Other Vessels.
Tonnage.
24
182,000
192
804,000
1
6,000
4
11,000
7
21,000
72
230,000
32
209,000
268
1,045,000
Total Deductions: 300 vessels of 1,254,000 tons.
+ Excluding the following commissioned vessels which, being King's ships, are not regarded as losses of Mercantile tonnage :—
Vessels under Construction in United Kingdom on June 22, 1940.
1 tanker of 7,000 tons; 11 other vessels of 78,000 tons.
Tankers
Other vessels
Total
23 vessels of 188,000 gross tons
139 vessels of 716,000 gross tons
162 vessels of 904,000 gross tons
...
The average weekly increment of British sea-going ships and tonnage over the 42 weeks was about 8.9 ships and 36,000 gross tons, compared with an average weekly loss due to enemy action alone, for the same period, of 5-3 ships and 24,000 gross tons, and an average weekly loss from all causes (including Marine risks) of 7.1 ships and 30,000 gross tons.
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