TABLE VII.
Nationality of Crews.
Vessels. British Asiatics. Other Europeans and Americans. 1938. 1939. 1938. 1939. 1938. 1939. British 5,111 5,251 43,678 40,432 1,586 1,503 Foreign 1,836 2,258 356 134 58,068 62,288 Total.. 6,947 7,509 44,034 40,566 59,654 63,791 1938. 1939. % % % % British Ships. Percentage of British Crew 10.18 9.98 Percentage of Crew, Other Europeans and Americans 00.37 00.37 Percentage of Crew, Asiatics 89.45 89.65 Total. 100.00 100.00 Foreign Ships. Percentage of British Crew 00.23 00.07 Percentage of Crew, Other Europeans and Americans 36.87 32.41 Percentage of Crew, Asiatics 62.90 67.52 Total. 100.00 100.00 383,692 363,199 99,048 129,795 482,740 492,994