§ Mr. R. Gibsonasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will state the names of the large cargo vessels and tankers built and launched on the Continent to British orders during 1938; the tonnage, carrying capacity, name of owner, and port of registry of each vessel; and whether the vessel, in each case, was engined by Continental or British-made engines?
§ Mr. StanleyThere are no official statistics giving particulars of vessels built or launched abroad for British owners, but following is a table compiled from the returns of the Registrar-General of Shipping and Seamen and from Lloyd's Register of Shipping giving all the particulars asked for in respect of the steam and motor vessels of 4,000 tons gross and over, which were added to the British register during 1938 after having been built abroad in that year or in 1937.
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Particulars of Ships of 4,000 Gross Tonnage and over Built Abroad and Registered at British Ports during 1938. Name of Vessel. Port of First Registry. Country where built. Year of build. Gross Tonnage. Dead weight Tonnage. Owners at first registration. Tankers. "Arthur F. Corwin" London Germany 1938 10,516 15,163 Oriental Tankers Limited. "Charles F. Meyer" London Germany 1938 10,516 15,163 Oriental Tankers Limited. "Diala" London Germany 1938 8,106 11,820 Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Company, Limited. "Duffield" Newcastle Denmark 1938 8,516 12,540 Northern Petroleum Tank Steamship Company Limited. "Edwy. R. Brown" London Italy 1937 10,455 15,345 Oriental Tankers Limited. "Inverdargle" Dublin Germany 1938 9,456 14,000 Inver Tankers Limited. "Inverlane" Dublin Germany 1938 9,141 13,800 Inver Tankers Limited. "Inverilen" Dublin Germany 1938 9,451 14,000 Inver Tankers Limited. "Inverlee" Dublin Germany 1938 9,158 13,800 Inver Tankers Limited. "Inverlifiy'' Dublin Germany 1938 9,456 14,000 Inver Tankers Limited. "Invershannon" Dublin Germany 1938 9,154 13,800 Inver Tankers Limited. "Inversuir" Dublin Germany 1938 9,456 14,000 Inver Tankers Limited. "John A. Brown" London Italy 1938 10,455 15,345 Oriental Tankers Limited. "Lucellum" Liverpool Denmark 1938 9,425 14,580 Astrakhan Steamship Company, Limited. "Oilfield" Newcastle Denmark 1938 8,516 12,450 Field Tank Steamship Company, Limited. "Opalia" London Holland 1938 6,195 9,000 Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Company. "Otina" London Denmark 1938 6,217 9,000 Standard Transportation Company, Limited.. "Sovac" London Denmark 1937 6,724 10,150 Standard Transportation Company, Limited. Cargo Vessels. "California Star" London Denmark 1938 8,300 10,000 Union Cold Storage Company, Limited. "La Pampa" London Sweden 1938 4149 8,170 Buries Markes Limited. All these vessels were fitted with Continental made engines.