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SUMMARY Construction for t h e United N a t i o n s and losses of merchant ships 1,600 gross t o n s and over
Million
TABLE A
Tliuuuuml gross tons
Non-tankers
1942 1st Quarter
2nd Quarter
Forecast—
3rd Quarter 4th Quarter
Tankers
2
CompletionsC)
Losses( )
CompletionsC)
Losses( )
0-61
1-25
0-19
0-69
1-45
1-51
0-20
0-68
1-93
0-31
2-02
0-34 2-55
0-33
3-44
0-51
3-52
0-42 3-59
0-51 !
-
1943 1st Quarter
2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter
(1) Completions in the United Kingdom, in the United States and
in Canada.
( ) British, Allied and Neutral.
2
Source : Admiralty, War Production
Board, and Central Statistical
Office
Imports into t h e U n i t e d Kingdom
TABLE B
(excluding i m p o r t s from E i r e )
(') Petroleum products, molasses, whale oil (unrefined)
and industrial alcohol.
Million tons
Source: Ministry of War Transport
I—EMPLOYMENT OF SHIPPING
Vessels, o t h e r than tankers, on the British Register o r on t i m e charter
t o t h e United Kingdom
1,600 gross tons a n d over
TABLE 1
Thousand tons
January 1942
February 1942
March 1942
; April 1942
i
G.T.
Allocated
Allocated t o Figntin
Figntingg Service
Servicess Trading
Tradin g Abroad
Abroad—
—
Cros
Crosss Trades('
Trades('))
Loca
Locall Tradin
Tradingg
Importing
Importin g t o Unite
Unitedd Kingdo
Kingdom
m
Easter
Easternn Theatres^
Theatres^))
fro
from
m
Coasting—Uniteill Kingdo
Coasting—Unitei
Kingdom
m
Importing
Importin g t o Unite
Unitedd Kingdo
Kingdom
m
Atlanticc Area
Atlanti
Areass ( )( )
3
4
fro
from
m
Vessels
Vessels repairing
repairing,, &c
&c..
1
D.W.
'G.T.
D.W.
G.T.
D.W.
4,656
mamt
4,791
4,733
4,828
4,761
4,520
4,144
1,318
1,244
4,532
2,015
1,657
1,537
1,111
2,382
1,477
1,734
1,080
2,700
1,446
1,958
1,163
3,199
1*429
2,730
4,020
2,561
3,772
2,398
3,558
2,319
3,440
383
530
355
485
322
438
310
.428.
3,481
5,478
3,431
3,504
5,443
3,530
5,462
3,166
2,275
3,124
2,073
2,806
1,994
2,790
21,398
16,061
21,319
15,939
21,152
15,794
20,892
2,314 :. 16,126
TOTA
TOTAL
L
G.T.
D.W.
Sgut
]
( ) Including vessels operating between North and South America
and Eastern theatres (which amounted to 1-1 million gross
tons at the end of April) and vessels operating between the
Middle East and India, Africa and Australasia (which amounted to 552,000 gross tons at the end of April). ( ) Trading between United Kingdom and Eastern Mediter­
ranean, India, &c, Far East, Australia and New Zealand,
South and East Africa.
(') Trading between United Kingdom and Faroe Islands, Iceland,
Greenland and Archangel, Spain, Portugal, Spanish
Morocco, Azores and Canary Islands, West Africa, North
and South America and the West Indies and Gulf.
'4) Including a small tonnage importing from the Pacific Coast
" '
of North America.
Source: Ministry of. War Transport
... ,. . . 2
Tankers on the British Register and on t i m e charter t o t h e
United Kingdom
1,600 gross t o n s and over
TABLE 2
Thousand tons
Fleet
attendance
Importing
services of the
U.K.
G.T.
D.W.
G.T.
443
637
February
March
Repairing or
damaged
D.W.
G.T.
D.W.
" 1,748
2,622
940
1,415
478
692
1,539
2,316
988
1,468
424
614
1,385
2,063
933
1,394
April
484
704
1,323
1,966
883
1,328
May ...
.451
- 657
1,393
2,080
826
June
434
633
1,321
1,971
841
1942 January
(') Vessels itrading between countries other than the United
Kingdom and Eire, vessels engaged in the coasting trade
of the United Kingdom and Eire, and storage ships.
Qtheif)
G.T.
1,472
D.W.
i
1
1,555
2,175
2,309
:
TOTAL
G.T.
D.W.
4,603
6,849'
4,560
6,785
4,291 ,. 6,386
1,549
1
2,315
1,477
2,201
4,167
6,199
1,233 ., 1,428
1
1
2,127
. 4,098.
6,097
1,255
1
2,181
4,063
6,040
1,467
Source:
Ministry of War Transport
I-EMPLOYMENT
OF
SHIPPING
Vessels, o t h e r than tankers, on t h e British Register or on t i m e charter
t o t h e U n i t e d Kingdom
1,600 gross t o n s a n d over
TABLE 1
Thousand tons
January 1942
February 1942
.
G.T.
Allocated
Allocated t o Fightin
Fightingg Service
Servicess
..
....
Trading
Tradin g Abroad
Abroad—
—
Crosss Trades
Cros
TradesO
O
Loca
Locall Tradin
Tradingg
Importin
Importingg t o Unite
Unitedd Kingdo
Kingdom
m
Easternn Theatres( )
Easter
2
fro
from
m
Coasting—Unitedd Kingdo
Coasting—Unite
Kingdom
m
Importin
Importingg to Unite
Unitedd Kingdo
Kingdom
m
Atlanticc Area
Atlanti
Areass (')C)
')C)
fro
from
m
D.W.
- -
March 1942
­
G.T.
D.W.
"G.T.
April 1942
D.W.
G.T.
D.W.
4,656
4,532
4,791
4,733
4,828
4,761
4,520
4,144
1,318
1,244
2,015
1,657
1,537
1,111
2,382
1,477
1,734
1,080
2,700
1,446
1,958
1,163
3,199
1*429
2,730
4,020
2,561
3,772
2,398
3,558
2,319
3,440
383
530
355
485
322
438
310
.-. 428.
3,504
5,443
3,530
5,462
1,994
2,790
S3ui
3,481
5,478
3,431
Vessels
Vessels repairing
repairing,, &c
&c..
2,314
' 3,166
2,275
3,124
2,073
2,806
TOTA
TOTAL
L
:. 16,126
21,398
16,061
21,319
15,939
21,152
:
;
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(') Including vessels operating between North and South America
and Eastern theatres (which amounted to 1-1 million gross
tons at the end of April) and vessels operating between the
Middle East and India, Africa and Australasia (which amounted to 552,000 gross tons at the end of April). ( ) Trading between United Kingdom and Eastern Mediter­
ranean, India, &c, Ear East, Australia and New Zealand,
South and East Africa.
( ) Trading between United Kingdom and Faroe Islands, Iceland,
Greenland and Archangel, Spain, Portugal, Spanish Morocco, Azores and Canary Islands, West Africa, North and South America and the West Indies and Gulf. '4) Including a small tonnage importing from the Pacific Coast
" '
of North America.
15,794' 20,892
Source: Ministry of. War Transport
,.
. .. ;. .
.,
2
3
Tankers on t h e British Register and on t i m e charter t o t h e U n i t e d Kingdom 1,600 gross t o n s and over
TABLE 2
Thousand tons
Fleet
attendance
G.T.
1,74
1,7488
2,622
2,622
69
6922
1,539
1,539
424
424
61
6144
April
484
484
704
704
May ...
.45
.4511
- 65
6577
June
434
434
63
6333
D.W
D.W..
4433
44
63
6377
February
478
478
March
G.T.
G.T.
Repairing or
damaged
D.W.
D.W.
G.T..
G.T
1942 January
l
Importing
services of the
U.K.
OtherO
-TOTAL
G.T.
940
1,415
1,472
2,175
-1,603
6,849
2,31
2,3166
988
1,468
1,555
2,309
4,560
6,785
1,385
1,385
2,0633
2,06
933
1,394
1,549
2,315
4,291 .. 6,386
1,323
1,323
1,96
1,9666
883
1,328
1,477
2,201
4,167
6,199
1,393
1,393::
2,080
2,080
826
1,233
. 1,428
2,127
. 4,098
6,097
1,321
1,321
1,971
1,971
841
1,255
1,467
2,181
4,063
6,040
i ) Vessels (trading between countries other than the United
Kingdom and Eire, vessels engaged in the coasting trade
of the United Kingdom and Eire, and storage ships.
.Q.T.
D.W.
D.W.
1
D.W.
;
Source: Ministry of War Transport
II-IMPORTS INTO THE UNITED
KINGDOM
x
Imports and loadings under Departmental programmes( )
( e x c l u d i n g tanker i m p o r t s and i m p o r t s from Eii-e)
TABLE 3
-
.
'
Ministry of Food 3
194
19411 Year( )
1942
1942 Januar
Januaryy
-
..
....
Ministry of Supply and
Board of Trade
TOTAL
Loadings
Imports
Loadings
Imports
Loadings
Imports
15-32
14-65
15-64
15-82
30-96
30-48
1-08
0-988
0-9
0-97
1-02
2-05
2-01
0-78
0-9
0-966
0-87
0-91
1-66
1-87
1-02
1-02
1-03
0-93
2-08
1-94
1-10
1-10
1-12
1-on
2-30
2-10
2-26
2-21
2-24
2-09
12-58
12-19
Februar
Februaryy
..
....
March
March ..
....
..
....
1-05
Apri
Aprill
..
....
..
....
1-18
May
May
..
....
..
.... -
June
Jun e
..
..;;
Million tons
-
1-11
1-16
1-16
1-16
1-05
0-92
1-0
1-05
5
1-32
1-0-1
-
2
Tota
Totall Januar
Januaryy t o June( )..
)....
Forecast— .
. July.
July...
..
....
Augustt ..
Augus
....
Septembe
Septemberr
6-11
7
-
-
6-26
6-26
6-47
5-93
0-93
1-00
1-38
1-20
0-95
0-90
1-35
1-30
0-90
..
....
1-30
2-30
2-20
-
2-20
2-30
2-20
2-20-2-30
-
-
October
October
2-10-2-30
l
( ) The figures given for individual months represent the estimated weights of the commodities included in the Trade
and Navigation Accounts for each month and are
unadjusted for small revisions subsequently made in the
cumulative totals given in the Accounts for later months.
( ) Adjusted for revisions.
Source: Ministry of War Transport
2
Arrivals of Tanker-borne Petroleum Products
TABLE 4
Thousand tons
AdmiraltyC)
Weekly
average
13,501-9
259-7
167-8-
878-2
219-5
756-3
189-1
1,008-0
252-0
21-1
627-4
125-5
733-1
- 146-6
106-6
26-7
758-9
189-7
865-5
216-4
59-1
14-8
417-8
104-4
476-9
119-2
111-8
22.4
722-5
144-5
834-3
1G6-9
841-8
32-4
3,954-2
152-1
4,796-0
184-5
204-0
51-0
783-7
195-9
987-7
246-9
August*...
321-0
64-2
927-5
185-5
1,248-5
249-7
September
249-0
62-2
679-5
169-9
928-5
232-1
Weekly
average
Imports I
2,852-7
54-9
10,649-2 ;
...
206-9
51-7
671-3
. ...
251-7
62-9
Marph* ...
105-7
April
1942 January...
February
. . . . . ...
MayJune * ...
Total January to June
Forecast—
July
3
!
204-8
1
:-­
( ) Including imports into Iceland and Murmansk.
( )-After deduction of £ per cent, for ocean leakage.
( ) The above figures relate to arrivals and not to Trade and
Navigation Account imports.
* Average of five weeks
2
TOTAL
Imports
Imports
1941 Year
l
Petroleum Board(-')'
Source: Ministry of War Transport
and Ministry of Fuel and Power
(Petroleum Division)-
Ill-STOCKS
Stocks of food, animal feeding stuffs, raw materials and pecroleu -n products
in t h e United Kingdom
("j
TABLE 5
Million tons
Food (excluding
potatoesX )
End of month
Petroleum products
Raw materials
1
Wheat
and
Other Total flour
foods
(as flour) Animal
feeding
stuffs
Steel and Other Admiralty
steelraw
Total
Total making
oil fuel
materials
materials
Other
petroleum
products
1941—March
June...
September
December.
3-25 i
3-76 :
S-iTfc.fl
5-56 j
53
94
-46
67
1-72
1-82
2-SK*4
2-89
1-35
0-99
4-63
3-24
12-83
12-90
13-45
13-75
5-51
6-34
6-90
7-24
7-32
6-56
6-55
6-51
4-58
4-71
6-03
7-04
1-79
1-83
2-05
2-22
2-79
2-88
3-98.
4-82
1942—January
February
March
6-13 I
4-95
4-67
-30
-18
-88
2-83
2-77
2-79
2-69
1-97
1-50
13-39
13'05
12-69
7-12
6-98
6-92
6-27
6-07
5-77
7-05
7-14
6-66
2-24
2-29
2-14
4-81
4-85
.4-52
4-62
4-58
4-54
1-87
1-98
2-04
2-75
2-60
2-50
1-22
1-07
1-01
12-43
12-36
12-35
6-94
6-99
7-07
5-49
5-37
5-28
6-62
6-17
5-89
04
87
74
4-58
4-30
4-15
4-23
6-85
6-54
1-87
3-64
3-39
2-36
3-21
3-15
0-93
5-10
4-87
12-25
12-44
12-53
6-95
7-01
7-06
5-30
5-43
5-47
5-93
5-95
5-84
1-72
1-76
1-79
4-21
4-19
4-05
April
May
June
Forecast—
July
August
SeptejnberC)
Source : Ministry of Food, Ministry of
Supply (Raw Materials Depart­
ment), and Ministry of Fuel and
Power
(!) Bulk stocks and stocks on farms. ( ) For petroleum products, the forecast for the end of September
follows the lines adopted in reports to the Lord Presidents
. Committee. Later information points to a less favourable
position.
2
IV—MERCHANT SHIPBUILDING
Merchant ships c o m p l e t e d
1,600 gross t o n s and over
TABLE 6
Thousand gross tons
United KingdomC)
Total
3
United States of America^X )
Canadaf)
Vessels other
Vessels
Vessels than tankers
other
other Tankers!
Total
Tankers
than
than British
tankers
tankers
Total interest
TOTAL
Total
Vessels
other Tankers
than
tankers
Actual Production
1943 January
February
March
1st Quarter
n
87
64
113
61
48
113
26
16
130
193
194
61
152
155
20
27
27
69
41
39
7
7
7
224
264
314
129
207
275
95
57
39"
264
222
42
517
368
74
149
21
802
611
191
'
April
May
June
118
123
84
82
91
66
36
32
18
267
428
493
236
400
442
41
65
50
31
28
51
43
36
57
428
587
634
361
527
565
60
69
2nd Quarter ...
325
239
86
1,188
1,078
156
110
136
1,649
1,453
196
3rd Quarter ...
330
241
89
1,690
218
213
2,233
1,926
307
4th Quarter ...
297
220
77
1,920
61
265
143
2 360
2,018
342
Estimated Production
r
.'/;.
I
I
1,472
1,655
1943 1st Quarter ...
299
258
41
2,3-53
2,060
293
232
2,884
2,550
334
2nd Quarter ...
327
261
66
3,407
2,964
443
214
3,948
3,439
509
n c l u d e s
S J,
merchant-type vessels building for the Services.
- ^ ^ S S e s for estimated production are converted from
( ) Estimated.
J
on
l
e
n
T
3
ur
Source: Admiralty, War Production Board,
and Central Statistical Office
British, Allied and Neutral Josses of merchant ships by e n e m y action
and other causes(')
(Occurrence basis)
TABLE ;7
Thousand gross tons
British and British
controlled
American and American
controlled
TOTAL
. All
other
Other
Other
j
All All
than Tankers! ships
than Tankers ships
ships tankers
tankers Other
All
than Tankers
ships tankers
1941 1st Quarter 1,430
-1,101
329
2nd Quarter 1,662
1,430
232
:
3rd Quarter 647 '
575
72
4th Quarter 886
772
114
149
248
296 1942 January
February
March
'.
249 ''
263
294
118 I 116
149
202
169
227
;85
117
124
31
85
103
42
48
.152
.525
662
842
376
414
546
806 '
433
545
326'
219
242
2,029
1,336
693
245
298
390
'. '
933
127
180
284 .
118
118
106
689
736
811
443
511
604
246
225'
207
591
342
2,236
1,558
367
412
463.
...
1st Quarter
1^42
April
May..,.
June...
424
427
380
296
320
287
1,231
903
:
2nd Quarter
:
I
128
107 !
93
-:: I
328 ' !
-*
20
. 11
'41
'72
(1) Vessels of ajl. tonnages lost by enemy action and vessels 'o.f
100 gross tons and over lost by marine risk, excluding '' merchant vessels commissioned for naval service and Fleet Auxiliaries. ;
678
; Source: Admiralty
:
British, Allied and Neutral losses of merchant ships by e n e m y
according t o area( ) action 1
(Occurrence basis)
TABLE 8
Thousand gross tons
N.W. Western Ap(including
proaches Atlaritic Barents Sea) 1941 1st Quarter.
521
2nd Quarter.
523
3rd Quarter...
125
4th Quarter...
137
1942 January
February
March
, ..
69
19
108
104
25
143
*91
419
April May ....
' June ...
2nd Quarter..
237
853
r
g ]f
&c.
72
330
179
29
37
130
223
316
334
25
48
247
25
35
5
121
75
40
73
23
J
57
7
19
20
i r
44 i OA
1st (Quarter ..
A
78
3
10
41
84
62
7
7
25 99
1,374
153
32 l
57
1
342
512
520
58
Mediter­
ranean
FreeIndian
(irielud­
town and ing
Else­
Suez- Ocean
South
((including
where TOTAL
Canal
Atlantic and Black Bed Sea)
' Sea)
Viv^-'"
29
21
30
80
( ) Total losses by enemy action of merchant vessels of all
. tonnages,,,including tankers, but excluding merchant vessels
commissioried for naval service and Royal Fleet Auxiliary
tankers.
:
I 1,237
1,559 26 530
284
730
29
26
28
80
141
183
397
692
779
46
S3
404
1,768 12
21
54
148
15
7
12
14
622
708
757
87
229
I
6
33
Source: Admiralty
m
British, A l l i e d and N e u t r a l losses of m e r c h a n t ships by e n e m y action
and o t h e r causes(')
(Occurrence b a s i s )
TABLE 7
Thousand gross tops
American and American
controlled
British and British
controlled
TOTAL
All
other
Other
Other
All ! than Tankers ships
All than Tankers ships
ships tankers
tankers All
ships
Other
than Tankers
tankers
1,430
-1,101
329
2nd Quarter
1,662
1,430
232
3rd Quarter
647
575
72
4th Quarter
886
772
114
.525
662
842 .
376
414
546
149
248
296
1941 1st Quarter
i
1942 January
February
March
...
...
1st Quarter
April
May ...
June...
... .
2nd Quarter
85
117
124
31
85
103
42
48
152
326
219
.242
2,029
1,336
693
245
298
390
127
180
284 .
118
118
106
20
.11
41
689
736
.811
443
511
604
246
225
207
933
591
342
'72
2,236
1,558
67b
249 '
263
294
118
149
169
116
202
227
1,242
806
435
545
424
427
380
296
320
287
128
107
93
1,231
903
328 '
367
412
463
:
,
(1) -Vessels of a]l tonnages lost by enemy action and vessels of
100 gross tons and over lost by marine risk, excluding '
merchant vessels commissioned for naval service and Fleet
Auxiliaries.
:
;Source:
-''
Admiralty
British, A l l i e d and N e u t r a l losses of m e r c h a n t ships by e n e m y action
according t o area( )
x
(Occurrence basis)
TABLE 8
Thousand gross tons
*
Mediter
Mediter-ranean
ranea n
North
FreeChannel,
Indian
(includ
(includ-N.W.
Sea town
and
Irish
Ocean
Else­
Western
ing
in
g
Suez
Suez'
'
Ap(including
Sea,
South
(including where TOTAL
proaches Atlantic Barents Cana
Canal
l
&c.
Atlantic and
Sea)
an d Blac
Blackk Red Sea)
Sea
Sea))
i
1941 1st Quarter...
521
69
72
330
179
29
37
1,237 '
316
334
25
1,559
25
35
5
40
73
i
2nd Quarter...
523
3rd Quarter...
125
4th Quarter...
137
1942 J a n u a r y
February
March
8
19
130
j
223
48
j
247
121
j
75
26
530
284
730
29
26
28
80
141
183
397
fi92
779
83
404
1,768
7:
622
708
757
108
104
25
143
i91
419
44
1
.3
57 -
237
853
78
1
10
57 :
20
46
April
May ....
June
58
41
342
512
520
84
62
7
j
7
25
29
21
30
12
21
54
148
15
66
12
14
2nd Quarter...
99
1,374
32
80
87
229
33
1st Quarter...
23".
153
.7
;
ll
1
( ) Total losses by enemy action of merchant vessels of all
tonnages, including tankers, but excluding merchant vessels
Commissioned for naval service and Royal Fleet Auxiliary
-tankers.
I ' , , ;
.......
Source:
i., ., 8 ^
*
Admiralty