HC Deb 05 July 1938 vol 338 c179
43. Mr. Craven-Ellis

asked the President of the Board of Trade the number of passenger liners operating between the ports of Southampton and New York for the years 1925, 1929, 1932, 1935, and 1937, irrespective of which is their home port, with the gross tonnage for each year;

Table showing the number and gross tonnage of passenger liners which operated between the ports of Southampton and New York during the years specified, distinguishing between British and foreign vessels.
Year. Number of Vessels. Gross Tonnage.
British. Foreign. Total. British. Foreign. Total.
1925 … … 27 21 48 624,069 417,848 1,041,917
1929 … … 32 25 57 733,550 550,206 1,283,756
1932 … … 21 23 44 557,794 538,774 1,096,568
1935 … … 17 25 42 465,767 676,711 1,142,478
1937 … … 16 28 44 438,317 713,276 1,151,593
The particulars relate to the number of individual liners which operated between Southampton and New York, in either direction, during the years specified, irrespective of the number of voyages made by each ship.