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APPENDIX II.
Losses and Gains of British Mercantile Vessels of 500 gross tons and over, i.e., seagoing vessels only.
From September 3, 1939, to March 3, 1940.
Gains.
Tankers.
Other Vessels.
No.
Tonnage.
No.
Tonnage.
New vessels
6
50,000
46
249,000
Enemy vessels captured
1
6,000
20
84,000
Transfers from other flags Other gains
9
67,000
16
62,000
5
9,000
26
53,000
21
132,000
108
448,000
By enemy action
Other total losses
Total Gains: 129 vessels of 580,000 tons.
Losses.
18
135,000
112
476,000
5
17,000
44
148,000
23
152,000
156
624,000
Total Losses: 179 vessels of 776,000 tons.
Vessels under construction in United Kingdom on March 3, 1940.
14 vessels of 113,000 gross tons.
Tankers
Other vessels
Total
124
617,000
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55
"
138
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730,000
22
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The average weekly increment of British ships and tonnage over the 26 weeks was about 5 ships and 22,300 gross tons, compared with an average weekly loss due to enemy action for the same period of 5 ships and 23,500 gross tons.
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