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or 1,255,000 more than for the same date a year earlier and 16,271,000
tons greater than the 1914 figure. The merchant fleets of every
important country except United States increased during these 12
months. Germany's tonnage in 1925 was 59 per cent of the amount
registered for 1914, while in 1924 this ratio was 56 per cent.
Chart VIL.—WORLD MERCHANT MARINE—GROSS TONNAGE OF STEEL
STEAM AND MOTOR VESSELS

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MILLIONS OF TONS _
50 60 70
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5
WORI N TOTAL

914
a2i
924
O25

914
92]

1924
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KINGDOM

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921
924
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1914
1921
1924
1925

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Table 23.—Gross Tonnage of Steel Steam and Motor Vessels of Over 100 Tons
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Country

United Kingdom. ...._.._.....
British dominions !...........
United States 2... cue.
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Germany - «cemmeanec cnc nvannn
Netherlands. co oeemoooooomeoo
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Dther coon

1014

12. 514. 000

R, 877, 000
407, 000
837, 000
018, 000
098, 000
471, 000
428, 000
642, 000
923, 000
, 813, 000

1621

hd. 158. 000

9, 288, 000
1, 950, 000
2314, 000
2, 046, 00°
654, 00.
2, 207, 00(
2, 378, 00C
> 063, 000
>, 285, 000
2 072’ 000

1099

56. 802. 000

9, 053, 000
%, 201, 000
+ 506, 000
303, 000
783, 000
613, 000
600, 000
325, 000
237, 000
181 00C

1923

s¥ 939 000

9, 077, 000
» 219, 000
1416, 000
265, 000
496, 000
506, 000
788, 000
402, 000
299, 000
371 000

|
1924

57. 580. 000

18, 917, 000
@ 214, 000
v.70, 000
193, 000
856, 000
533, 00C
676, 000
655, 000
326, 000
260 000

1925

58. 785. 000

19, 274, 000
2, 230, 000
1, 551, 000
>, 262, 000
993, 000
585, 000
894, 000
, 741, 000
555, 000
200. 000

i Does not include tonnage of Canadian lakes.
Does not include Great Lakes tonnage.
Source: Llovd’'s Register of Shipbuilding.