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APPENDIX II.
Number and Tonnage of Mercantile Vessels sunk up to Noon,
British.
Wednesday, June 12, 1940.
No. Tonnage.
Neutral.
No.
Tonnage
By Submarine
90
394,642
By Submarine
97
302,725
Mine
81
261,553
Mine
77
218,957
...
Surface craft
13
81,333
Surface craft
2
2,069
Aircraft...
41
80,417
Aircraft...
11
28,186
Other causes and cause
Mine or torpedo
1
2,434
unknown
14
51,455
Other causes and cause
unknown
7
19,952
239
869,400
195
574,323
Allied.
Summarised, the Totals are:---
By Submarine
16
92,261
By Submarine
203
789,628
Mine
13
25,358
Mine...
171
505,868
Aircraft...
19
108,990
Surface craft
15
83,402
Other causes and cause
Aircraft
71
217,593
unknown
2
4,418
Mine or torpedo
1
2,434
Other causes and
181
cause unknown ...
23
75,825
50
231,027
484
1,674,750
NOTE. Tonnage of Ionna previously shown as 1,192 has been corrected to 950. Tonnage of Perrakis L. Cambanis previously shown as 3,548 has been corrected to 3,584 resulting in a nett deduction of 206 tons.
APPENDIX III.
Additions and Deductions of British Mercantile Sea-going Vessels of
500 gross tons and over.
From September 3, 1939-June 9, 1940,
Additions.
Tankers.
Other Vessels.
No.
New vessels
7
Tonnage. 57,000
No.
Tonnage.
83
504,000
Enemy vessels captured
1
6,000
20
Transfers from other flags
11
77,000
110*
89,000 333,000
Other additions...
8
11,000
50
95,000
(Great Lake vessels converted to
Ocean use)
27
151,000
263
1,021,000
Total Additions: 290 vessels of 1,172,000 tons.
* Including 70 Danish vessels of 148,000 tons transferred to British flag.
Losses by enemy action-
(i) Sunkt
(ii) Seized
Other total losses
Deductions.
Tankers.
Other Vessels.
No.
Tonnage.
No.
Tonnage.
21
153,000
171
694,000
1
6,000
4
11,000
21,000
71
229,000
29
180,000
246
934,000
Total Deductions: 275 vessels of 1,113,000 tons.
Excluding the following commissioned vessels which, being King's ships are not regarded
as losses of Mercantile tonnage :—
1 tanker of 7,000 tons.
8 other vessels of 46,000 tons.
Vessels under Construction in United Kingdom on June 8, 1940.
Tankers
Other vessels
Total
21 vessels of 172,000 gross tons 144 vessels of 731,000 gross tons
165 vessels of 903,000 gross tons
The average weekly increment of British sea-going ships and tonnage over the 40 weeks was about 7.2 ships and 29,000 gross tons, compared with an average weekly loss due to enemy action alone for the same period of 4.9 ships and 22,000 gross tons.
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