HC Deb 13 March 1953 vol 512 c153W
Commander Maitland

asked the First Lord of the Admiralty what tonnage of British and Allied ships was sunk by enemy surface raiders during the Second World War.

Mr. J. P. L. Thomas

The tonnage of British, allied and neutral merchant ships sunk or captured by enemy surface raiders in the Second World War was as follows:

Ships Tonnage
GERMAN:
Warship raiders 78 392,162
Armed merchant raiders 129 800,611
TOTAL 207 1,192,773
JAPANESE:
Warship raiders 24 99,299
Armed merchant raiders 5 36,667
TOTAL 29 135,966

Commander Maitland

asked the First Lord of the Admiralty how many enemy surface raiders converted from merchant ships were identified in the Second World War.

Mr. J. P. L. Thomas

The number of enemy surface raiders converted from merchant ships and identified as such in the Second World War was 15-10 German, two Italian and three Japanese.