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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 10, 1940.
Gains.
Tankers.
Other Vessels.
No.
Tonnage.
No.
Tonnage.
New vessels
6
50,000
48*
256,000*
Enemy vessels captured
1
6,000
19
80,000
Transfers from other flags Other gains
9
67,000
16
62,000
9,000
28
60,000
21
132,000
111
458,000
* Excluding S.S. Queen Elizabeth, 84,000 tons, laid up.
Total Gains: 132 vessels of 590,000 tons.
By enemy action
Other total losses
Losses.
18
00 10
135,000
117
495,000
5
17,000
47
153,000
23
152,000
164
648,000
Total Losses: 187 vessels of 800,000 tons.
Vessels under Construction in United Kingdom on March 10, 1940.
14 vessels of 113,000 gross tons.
Tankers
Other vessels....
Total
124
138
640,000
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753,000
99
The average weekly increment of British ships and tonnage over the 27 weeks was about 49 ships and 21,900 gross tons, compared with an average weekly loss due to enemy action for the same period of 5 ships and 23,300 gross tons.
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