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APPENDIX II.

Merchant Ships (all sizes) other than Merchant Ships Commissioned for Naval Service, Sunk by Enemy Action up to Noon, Wednesday, 8th January,

1941.

British.

Allied.

Neutral.

Together.

By-

No.

Gross Tonnage.

No.

Gross Tonnage.

No.

Gross Tonnage.

No.

Gross Tonnage.

Submarine

286 1,578,000

Mine

163

Surface Craft

66

419,000 356,000

15

Aircraft

108

Other causes, or cause

unknown

30

311,000 64,000

39 9

69 343,000 173 31 94,000 79 84,000 169,000 26 40,000 8

561,000 528 2,482,000 232,000 273

745,000

18,000 87 458,000 71,000 173

551,000

25,000 47

129,000

653

2,728,000 163

730,000

292 | 907,000 1,108 4,365,000

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Free French

NOTE." Allied" figures include Polish; all French up to June 25, 1940; from June 25, 1940; Norwegian from April 9, 1940; Dutch and Belgian from May 10, 1940; and Greek from October 28, 1940. Neutral" figures include Italian up to June 10, 1940; and

Vichy French from June 25, 1940.

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*

"(

APPENDIX III.

(1) Additions to and deductions from British Sea-going Merchant Tonnage (ships of 500 gross tons and over), including Merchant Ships Commissioned for Naval Service from 2nd September, 1939, to 5th January, 1941.

Tankers.

Others.

No.

Gross Tons.

No.

Gross Tons.

British ships on September 2nd, 1939

519

3,274,000 3,578

15,398,000

Additions-

New ships

Enemy ships captured

1

73,000 6,000

172

937,000

48

247,000

Ships transferred from other flags-

Danish

French

10

Roumanian

Estonian

Latvian

Others

Other additions

JON

5

42,000

113

302,000

57,000

79

369,000

2

11,000 |

1

4,000

20

32,000

3

6,000

12

83,000

106

541,000

11

17,000

92

191,000

Total additions

Deductions-

50

289,000

634

2,629,000

Ships sunk by the enemy-

(i) Merchant ships commissioned for

Naval Service

(ii) Others

58

Ships captured by the enemy

20-

13,000 442,000 6,000

480

88888833

23

207,000 2,224,000

5

16,000

Other deductions-

(i) Commissioned for Naval Service

1

10,000

(ii) Others

8

22,000

131

434,000

Total deductions

69

483,000

Net addition (+) or deduction (-

19

194,000

640

6

2,891,000

262,000

British ships on January 5th, 1941

500

3,080,000 3,572 |15,136,000*

* Of the total Non-Tanker tonnage, vessels representing about 3,850 thousand gross tons are engaged on Naval, Military or R.A.F. Services (including some commissioned for Naval Service), some of which bring cargoes to the United Kingdom on their homeward voyage. After allowing for vessels (1) trading permanently abroad, (2) detained in French ports and (3) under- going or awaiting repair, including the fitting of defensive protection, the balance is a little in excess of 7 million gross tons, some part of which is engaged in the coasting trade of the United Kingdom and Eire.

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