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APPENDIX II.
Number and Tonnage of Mercantile Vessels sunk up to Noon,
Wednesday, June 19, 1940.
British.
No. Tonnage.
Neutral.
No.
Tonnage.
By Submarine
96
430,440
By Submarine
101
319,701
Mine
85
275,323
Mine
77
218,957
Surface craft
Aircraft...
Other causes and cause
unknown
253
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13
81,333
Surface craft
2
2,069
41
82,038
Aircraft...
11
28,186
Mine or torpedo
1
2,434
57,840
Other causes and cause
unknown
8
21,780
926,974
200
593,127
Summarised, the Totals are:-
Allied.
By Submarine
216
868,620
By Submarine
19
118,479
Mine ...
179
555,304
Mine
17
61,024
Surface craft
15
83,402
Aircraft...
21
113,166
Aircraft
73
223,390
Other causes and cause
Mine or torpedo
1
2,434
unknown
2
4,418
Other causes and
cause unknown ...
28
84,038
59
297,087
512
1,817,188
APPENDIX III.
Additions and Deductions of British Mercantile Sea-going Vessels of
500 gross tons and over.
From September 3, 1939-June 16, 1940,
Additions.
Tankers.
Other Vessels.
No.
Tonnage.
No.
Tonnage.
New vessels
7
57,000
85
519,000
Enemy vessels captured
3
19,000
49
249,000
Transfers from other flags*
12
83,000
123
370,000
Other additions...
11,000
70
132,000
(Great Lake vessels converted to
Ocean use)
27
151,000
330
1,289,000
Total Additions: 357 vessels of 1,440,000 tons.
* Including 1 tanker of 6,000 tons and 79 other vessels, 165,000 tons, transferred from
Danish flag.
Losses by enemy action-
(i) Sunkt
(ii) Seized
Other total losses
Deductions.
Tankers.
Other Vessels.
No.
Tonnage.
No.
Tonnage.
22
160,000
182
744,000
1
6,000
4
11,000
7
21,000
70
227,000
30
187,000
256
982,000
Total Deductions: 286 vessels of 1,169,000 tons.
+ Excluding the following commissioned vessels which, being King's ships, are not regarded as losses of Mercantile tonnage :-
Vessels under Construction in United Kingdom on June 15, 1940.
1 tanker of 7,000 tons; 9 other vessels of 63,000 tons.
23 vessels of 188,000 gross tons
Other vessels
Total
145 vessels of 723,000 gross tons
168 vessels of 911,000 gross tons
Tankers
The average weekly increment of British sea-going ships and tonnage over the 41 weeks was about 8.7 ships and 35,100 gross tons, compared with an average weekly loss due to enemy action alone, for the same period, of 5.1 ships and 22,500 gross tons, and an average weekly loss from all causes (including Marine casualties) of 7.0 ships and 28,500 gross tons
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