Employment of Allied and Neutral Tonnage

31st October, 1918

Source:

  • Salter, J. A. Allied Shipping Control, page 365.
    Oxford (Clarendon Press), 1921.

    Seagoing Steam Merchant Vessels of 500 GRT and Over (thousands of deadweight tons, by flag)
    Employment of Tonnage, Exclusive of Tankers ItalyFranceUnited Kingdom United StatesOther Allies NeutralsTotal
    Employed in the Service of the 4 Principal Allies
    In Import Service of Italy 771 - 1,156 128231 3313,017
    In Import Service of France 5 934 1,546 124311 4863,406
    In Import Service of United Kingdom 19 60 6,762 45200 3567,442
    In Import Service of United States - - 160 782335 5711,848
    Total in import service 795 994 10,024 1,0791,077 1,74415,713
    Employed in Other Merchant Service
    In coasting service of flag nation 56 23 238 896566 2792,058
    In colonial service of flag nation 1 31 1,610 8335 2842,044
    In coasting/colonial/merchant service of other allies or neutrals - - 664 5341,917 2,4125,527
    In enemy interests - - - - - 2121
    Total in other merchant service 57 54 2,512 1,5132,518 2,9969,650
    Employed in non-merchant Service
    In military service of flag nation 108 99 2,347 2,6411 -5,196
    In naval service of flag nation 35 182 1,985 2005 82,415
    In other mil/naval service (mainly transport of US troops) 30 25 884 24203 1441,310
    In other non-merchant service (mainly cable repairing) - 4 22 -4 -30
    Total in non-merchant service 173 310 5,238 2,865213 1528,951
    Unemployed or Employment unknown
    Repairing or remodelling 126 256 1,385 185101 1372,190
    Otherwise unemployed 41 2 - 35173 520987
    Employment unknown - 14 - -1,054 6091,677
    Total unemployed or unknown 167 272 1,385 5361,228 1,2664,854
    Total tonnage, exclusive of tankers 1,1921,63019,159 5,9935,036 6,15839,168
    Tankers 48241,681 1,37136 1883,348
    Total Tonnage 1,2401,65420,840 7,3645,072 6,34642,516

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