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Year. | Total Vessels. | Steam. | Sail. | ||||
Tons. | Number. | Gross Tons. | Net Tons. | Number. | Net Tons. | ||
1890........... | 32,298 | 22,151,651 | 11,108 | 12,985,372 | 8,295,514 | 21,190 | 9,166,279 |
1895........... | 30,368 | 25,107,632 | 13,256 | 16,887,971 | 10,573,642 | 17,112 | 8,219,661 |
1900........... | 28,422 | 29,043,728 | 15,898 | 22,369,358 | 13,856,513 | 12,524 | 6,674,370 |
1903........... | 29,943 | 33,643,131 | 17,761 | 27,183,365 | 16,822,466 | 12,182 | 6,459,766 |
Recorded in Lloyd's, 100 tons or over. Construction.
Year. | Total Vessels. | Steam. | Sail. | |||
Number. | Tons. | Number. | Gross Tons. | Number. | Net Tons. | |
1890..................... | 1,362 | 1,646,809 | 880 | 1,328,541 | 482 | 318,268 |
1895..................... | 794 | 1,211,615 | 629 | 1,114,019 | 165 | 97,596 |
1900. .................... | 1,285 | 2,268,938 | 966 | 2,046,339 | 319 | 222,599 |
1902..................... | 1,336 | 2,346,315 | 900 | 2,218,600 | 436 | 285,340 |
Vessels built in the world (over 100 tons), according to Lloyd's (including vessels not recorded in Lloyd's).
 
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