APPENDICES I and II will be published monthly.
APPENDIX III.
(1) Vessels on the British Register or on Time Charter to the United Kingdom. Non-tankers and Tankers. 1,600 gross tons and over.
Allocated to the
Coasting Trade of the
Fighting Services.
United Kingdom
and Eire.
Trade between Countries other than the United Kingdom and Eire.
Repairing, Damaged or not in use.
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Importing Services of the United Kingdom.
Month.
(1)
(3)
No.
Gross Tons.
No.
Gross Tons.
No.
Gross Tons.
No.
Gross Tons.
No.
Gross Tons.
No.
Gross Tons.
15
1941-
March
3,684
20,925,000
704
5,440,000
158
370,000
719
3,175,000
403
2,232,000
1,700
9,708,000
April
3,628
20,599,000
691
5,515,000
155
366,000
723
3,170,000
413
2,199,000
1,646
9,349,000
May
3,619
20,427,000
654
5,237,000
158
370,000
745
3,216,000
388
2,129,000
1,674
9,475,000
June
3,575
20,167,000
653
5,209,000
155
360,000
740
3,124,600
431
2,454,000
1,596
9,020,000
July
3,566
20,136,000
640
5,059,000
149
351,000
769
3,322,000
445
2,597,000
1,563
8,807,000
August
3,619
20,474,000
668
5,287,000
144
340,000
797
3,434,000
441
2,571,000 1,569
8,842,000
September
3,613
20,543,000
674
5,227,000
145
346,000
785
3,374,003
444
2,677,000 1,565
8,919,000
October
3,613
20,609,000
696
5,318,000
160
371,000
811
3,512,000
444
2,654,000
1,502
8,754,000
Total.
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NOTE. The above table is an aggregation of the material in the employment tables of non-tankers in Statistical Digests E and F respectively. In combining the figures for non-tankers (which are compiled as at the end of the month) with those for tankers (which are compiled as at the 15th of the month) certain slight differences have had to be brought into a common form.
(1) (a) These comprised 47 tankers of 385,000 gross tons.
(b) Non-tankers allocated to the fighting services which are under repair are excluded from this column. All tankers on Admiralty service are, however, included. (c) A substantial part of the tonnage in these columns brings commercial cargoes to the United Kingdom on completion of the outward voyage, e.g., to the Middle East (see note (3)).
(d) In recent months the proportion of this tonnage which did no importing to the United Kingdom (Armed Merchant Cruisers, Royal Fleet Auxiliaries, Hospital Ships, &c.) has amounted to rather more than one-half.
(2) These columns give vessels out of employment (apart from tankers on Admiralty Service), being mainly those immobilised by damage or repair. They do not, therefore, include vessels under repair while loading or unloading cargo.
(3) These columns include vessels (apart from tankers on Admiralty Service) which are bringing imports to the United Kingdom but which were allocated on the outward voyages to the Fighting Services or which had previously been trading between countries other than United Kingdom and Eire.
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