Over 50 Per Cent. Launched from British Building Yards London, Jan, 24.
Lloyd's Register annual summary of shipbuilding during the year 1927, shows that 2,285,000 tons were launched throughout the world dur.
ug the year, of which 1,226,000 tons were launched in Great Britain and Ireland; 289,000 tons in Germany; 179,000 tons in the United States and' 119,000 tons in Holland.
The tonnage launched in Great Britain and Ireland during the year, increased by 586,000 tons as compared with the year 1926, but the world total launched decreased by 4,860,000 tons, as compared with the record year of 1919. The world total includes 19 vessels each over 10,000 tons, of which nine were over 15,000 tons each, Tonnage of over 836,000 tons will be fitted with steam turbines and 864,000 tons with internal combustion engines.
'The total steam tonnage launched throughout the world, namely, 1)- 376,000 tons, in the year 1927, includes 470,000 tons fitted to burn fuel, so that out' of the total world tonnage launched in 1927, only 905,000 tons were exclusively dependent upon coal for propulsion.
Tonnage under construction throughout the world at the end of the year 1927, totalled 3,119,000 tons, an increase of 1,186,000 tons a3 compared with the tonnage building at the beginning of the same year, of which 820,000 tons were being constructed in Gr Britain and Ireland, 514,000 tons in June, 1914. It is noteworthy that since June, 1914, tankers have increased from'1,479,- 000 tons to 5,916,000 tons; motorships from 234,000 tons to 4,271,000 tons and steamers fitted for oil-fuel {rom 1,310,000 tons to 18,600,000 tons.—Reuter.
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