HC Deb 04 November 1912 vol 43 cc869-70W
Mr. JOWETT

asked the President of the Board of Trade what was the total tonnage of vessels lost by foundering and stranding and by disappearance during the three years 1902–3 to 1904–5, before the revision of the load-line tables in 1906, the

TRADING VESSELS REGISTERED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.
TOTAL LOSSES.
Year. Founderings. Missing Vessels. Total Founderings and Missing. Strandings. Net Tonnage of Vessels Employed and remaining on the Register at end of each Calendar Year 1902, 1903, 1904–1908, 1909, 1910.
Vessels. Net Tons. Vessels. Net Tons. Vessels. Net Tons. Vessels. Net Tons. Net Tons.
1902–3 32 8,139 12 8,276 44 16,715 124 64,896 9,416,114
1903–4 38 14,404 16 9,838 54 24,242 139 83,013 9,597,739
1904–5 30 11,064 23 15,445 53 26,509 101 94,020 9,812,131
Total 100 33,907 51 33,559 151 67,466 364 241,929 Average 9,608,661
1908–9 30 13,033 12 11,549 42 24,582 89 83,928 10,729,059
1909–10 25 14,696 12 11,100 37 25,796 96 87,177 10,643,894
1910–11 26 8,882 19 11,269 45 20,161 90 87,716 10,687,581
Total 81 36,611 43 33,918 124* 70,529 275† 258,821 Average 10,686,845
* Of these vessels 5 had passenger certificates issued by the Board of Trade at the time they were lost.
† Of these vessels 12 had passenger certificates issued by the Board of Trade at the time they were lost.

LIVES LOST.
Year. Founderings Missing Vessels. Total Foundering and Missing. Strandings.
Crew. Passengers. Crew. Passengers. Crew. Passengers. Crew. Passengers.
1902–3 … … 119* 16* 190 3 309 19 79 2
1903–4 … … 42 2 208 1 250 3 116 2
1904–5 … … 24 3 319 6 343 9 138 —
Total … … 185 21 717 10 902 31 333 4
1908–9 … … 93 — 200 1 293 1 91 2
1909–10 … … 57 14 289† 175† 346 189 99‡ 54‡
1910–11 … … 144§ 3 228 4 372 7 682
Total … … 294 17 717 180 1,011 197 258 58
* Includes the case of the "Arequipa" (63 crew, 16 passengers).
† Includes the case of the "Waratah" (119 crew, 82 passengers), and "Loodiana" (93 crew, 83 passengers).
‡ Includes the case of the "Lima" (6 crew, 51 passengers).
§ Includes the case of the "Abhona" (99 crew,—passengers).

number of lives lost of the crews, and the number of passengers lost in the same period; and also, for comparison, what were the losses, in like detail, during the three years 1908–9 to 1910–11, after an interval during which loads would be only gradually increased.

Mr. BUXTON

The following statement contains the detailed information for which my lion. Friend asks. But I should point out that the figures as to strandings have not been regarded as having any direct bearing upon the question of load line:—