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CONFIDENTIAL

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mdwt

UK civil needs

tankers

dry bulk/

general cargo

containers

ro-ros

combined carriers

tension

3.3

2.2

1.8

0.6

0.1

conventional war

3.1 to 10.5

1.4 to 4.6

1.7 to 5.8

0.5 to 1.6

0.1

post-war

4.7 to 10.8

2.5 to 4.8

2.9 to 5.8

0.8 to 1.6

0.1

UK contribution

to trans-Atlantic

reinforcement and resupply

vessel availability

0.1 to 0.4

0.3 to 1.3

0.1

NATO registered

110.1

65.9

20.4

12.6

3.8

•

of which UK and UK

dependent terri-

tories

14.5

14.9

2.5

1.8

0.4

NATO-owned

foreign-registered

62.6

26.9

12.4

CONFIDENTIAL,