CLASS, NUMBER, AND GROSS TONNAGE OF VESSELS BUILT IN THE UNITED STATES, JUNE 30, 1900,

CLASS, NUMBER, AND GROSS TONNAGE OF STEEL VESSELS BUILT IN THE UNITED STATES, JUNE 30, 1900, BY PORTS.

NUMBER AND TONNAGE OF SAILING AND STEAM VESSELS BUILT IN THE UNITED STATES FROM 1840 TO 1900-FISCAL YEARS.

Since 1797, the years of greatest tonnage were: Sailing vessels, 510,690 tons in 1855; steam vessels, 185,037 tons in 1891; total tonnage, 583,450 in 1855. NOTE. For earlier and intervening years to 1797, refer to Volume I, pages 195 and 196. TONNAGE OF AMERICAN AND FOREIGN VESSELS ENTERED AND CLEARED IN FOREIGN TRADE FROM 1821 TO 1899. (Bureau of Statistics.)

MOTIVE POWER AND CHIEF MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION OF THE WORLD'S MERCHANT MARINE. (Recorded in Lloyd's, 100 tons or over.)

Marine Wrecks and Disasters.

The following statement of disasters to vessels of the United States, from 1884 to 1900, is compiled from the reports of the General Superintendent of the Life-Saving Service:

Num

ber of

ON THE ATLANTIC, GULF, AND PACIFIC COASTS OF THE UNITED STATES.

Ves

ing Total

known

1otally Vessels Losses to

Losses to

sen

Lives

Loss.

Damage.

Lost.

Damaged. Vessels.

Crews. Lost.

$2,684,540

$1,014.850

6,834

6,241 197

2,416,530

627,000

7,638 6,397

47

151

2,428,700

723,965

6,422

6,801

110

194

552

35,529

252,516

6,431 144

7,465 159

214

284,236

9,103

192

109

697,215 8,086

6,931

67

9.339

2,321,740

474,465 7,132

8,076 8,265

375

452

59,355 321,759 4,061,090

2,422,700

118

THE WORLD'S MERCHANT MARINE.

STATEMENT OF NUMBER AND NET AND GROSS TONNAGE OF STEAM AND SAILING VESSELS OF OVER 100 TONS OF THE SEVERAL COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD, AS RECORDED IN