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5 years 6-10 11-15 16-20 21-25 > 25
or less years years years years years
U.S. 6 6 4 35 38 11 70% are 12 kts or less; 13% are 14 kts or more 1590 vessels >1000 grt 8,570,000 total
UK 21 11 24 21 12 11 44% are 12 kts or less; 24% are 14 kts or more 3050 vessels >1000 grt 16,650,000 total
Norway 24 21 18 16 10 11 38% are 12 kts or less; 33% are 14 kts or more 1080 vessels >1000 grt 4,550,000 total
Japan 27 11 7 16 23 16 47% are 12 kts or less; 41% are 14 kts or more 1220 vessels >1000 grt 5,260,000 total
Holland 23 8 20 25 9 15 ~ 50% 12 kts or less; ~ 30% are 14 kts or more 550 vessels >1000 grt 2,725,000 total
Of the US total of about 8,570,000 registered shipping tons (vessels >1000 grt), as of Jan. 1941, the employment breakdown is as follows:
Laid Up 1,200,000 14% 850,000 tons fitting for Govt. charter for North Atlantic service
Active in Trade 7,370,000 86%
Of Active:
Foreign Trade 2,950,000 34% of total; ~ 541 vessels 2500 grt or greater
Coastwise Trade 4,420,000 52% of total
Of Foreign Trade:
Local 750,000 9% of total; Canada, Mexico, Central America, West Indies, and North Coast of So. America to and including the Guianas
Europe 900,000 11% of total; Mainly to UK, minimal to Spain, Portugal and Sweden
South Atlantic 620,000 7% of total; Including So. America below the Guianas and Africa from Gibraltar to Kamerun
Far East 650,000 8% of total; Including Orient, India, Australasia and Africa from Angola to Mozambique
~125 vessels 2500, tons or greater, engaged in Far East service, as of Jan. 1, 1940, of which ~100 can be designated to the Orient, India, Australasia routes.
Of the UK total of about 16,650,000 registered shipping tons (vessels >1000 grt), as of Jan. 1941, the employment breakdown is as follows:
Laid Up 3,100,000 19% North Sea and Baltic route ships; 1,200,000 tons allocated for conversion to Naval Auxiliaries
Active in Trade 13,550,000 81%
Of Active:
Foreign Trade 6,288,000 38% of total; ~ 1155 vessels 2500 grt or greater
Of Foreign Trade:
Far East 1,950,000 12% of total; Including Orient, India, Australasia and Africa from Angola to Mozambique
Approximately half of this tonnage is Intranational and local routing; Capetown thru Singapore, spanning Karachi, Ceylon, Dacca
~ 150 vessels 2500, tons or greater, engaged in Far East service, as of Jan. 1, 1941, of which ~40 can be designated to Australasia routes, ~ 25 to Southern and Eastern Africa, ~ 20 to Burma/Singapore, and the remaining ~ 65 to Ceylon/India.