HC Deb 21 December 1955 vol 547 c319W
47. Mr. P. Williams

asked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation the total tonnage of British shipping at any convenient date in 1935, 1939, 1945, 1950, and 1955; and what percentage of the

United Kingdom Register Total for all British Registers World Total Million Gross Tons
Year Million Gross Tons Percentage of World Total Million Gross Tons Percentage of World Total
1935 … … 17.3 27% 20.3 32% 63.7
1939 … … 17.9 26% 21.0 31% 68.5
1947 … … 17.8 21% 21.3 26% 83.5
1950 … … 18.2 22% (26%) 22.1 26% (32%) 84.6
1954 … … 19.0 20% (23%) 22.8 23% (27%) 97.4
NOTES
1. The figures in brackets show the equivalent percentage if the U.S. Government's reserve merchant fleet is excluded from the world total.
2. The first post-war year for which figures in this series are available is 1947; figures for 1955 have not yet been published.