lltfTiif’s fUpisto nf Shipping. RETURNS OF SHIPS TOTALLY LOST, BROKEN UP, &c. (INCLUDING WAR LOSSES). 1st JANUARY to 31st MARCH, 1946. i, FENCHURCH STREET, LONDON, E.C.3. August, 1947. LLOYD’S REGISTER WRECK RETURNS for the Quarter ended 31st MARCH, 1946. I. — These Returns show that during the quarter the number and gross tonnage of ships of 100 tons gross and above totally lost, condemned, etc., in consequence of casualty (including War Losses) or stress of weather, were as follows: — Country. Steamers and Motorships. Sailing Ships and Barges. Total. No. Tons (Gross). No. Tons (Gross). No. Tons (Gross). Great Britain and Northern Ireland 13 37,246 13 37,246 Other Countries . 36 114,480 5 7,613 41 122,093 World . 49 151,726 5 7,613 54 159,339 II. — Cases of ships broken up, condemned, etc., not known to be in consequence of Casualty or stress of weather, are excluded from the foregoing table. The tonnage so excluded amounted to : — Country. Steamers and Motorships. Sailing Ships and .Barges. Total. No. Tons (Gross). No. Tons (Gross). No. Tons (Gross). Great Britain and 8 8,717 8 8,717 Northern Ireland Other Countries . 11 1:1,697 1 552 12 16,249 World . 19 24,414 i 552 20 24,966 III. — The gross reduction in the Mercantile Marine of the World, from all causes, reported during the quarter was therefore : — Country. Steamers and Motorships. Sailing Ships and Barges. Total. No. Tons (Gross). No. Tons (Gross). No. • Tons (Gross). Great Britain and Northern Ireland 21 45,963 21 45,963 Other Countries . 47 130,177 . 6 8,165 53 138,342 World . 68 — 176,140 6 8,165 74 t 184,305 TABLE No. 1:— Showing the number, gross tonnage and nationality of STEAMERS & MOTORSHIPS totally lost, broken up, &c., during the quarter ended 31st March, 1946, as reported up to the 25th July, 1947. (Ships under 100 tons gross are not included in this return.) T Great Britain and Northern Ireland British Dominions, Colonies, &o. ... * America (United States of) . Denmark . France . Germany . Greece . Holland . Italy . t Jap an . . Norway . Spain . Sweden . Other European Countries . Central and South America . Other Countries . Totals. MATERIAL OF CONSTRUCTION OF ABOVE SHIPS .—STEEL, 41—148.338 tons. IRON, 1—1,156 tons. FOUNDERED. No. Tons. 9 446 i 1,117 i ... 253 i 465 5 2,281 WRECKED. ( c ) No. Tons. 5 4,778 4 2,394 10 58,329 ... 1 6,869 ... 1 774 1 1,928 1 154 1 416 24 75,642 WOOD & COMPOSITE, 7—2,232 tons. STEAMERS, 35—124,984 tdns. MOTORSHIPS, 14—26,742 tons. THE LOSSES INCLUDED IN THIS TABLE ARE DETAILED ON PAGES 6 to 9. in Lloyd's Renter Book, and are not inc.nded W ™er the heading Wrecked," are included ships los in this Table. J * ( c ) Under the heading “Wrecked,” are included ships lost through stranding, or through striking rocks, sunken wrecks, &c. /M Q?der hiding ‘Missing,” are included only ships so posted or reported during the period covered by the return. ( snips ^^“deinned after damage by fire, collision, stranding, &c., are included, according to the date of the casualties, under burnt, “ uollision,” “ W recked,” «Src. Cases of breaking up, condemnation, &c., not consequent upon stress of weather, &c., are excluded from the Table. During the quarter, 19 steamers and motorships of 24,414 tons gross (including 8 belonging to ttreat Britain and Northern Ireland, of 8,717 tons gross) come within this category. (d) Under the heading “Lost, &c.,” are included total losses which for want of sufficient information, or for other reasons, cannot be otherwise classified. ( e ) Excluding cases of breaking up, condemnation, &c., which are not knowh to be consequent upon stress of weather, &c. ( See Summary on page 8.) TABLE No. 2: — Showing the number, gross tonnage and nationality of S AI LING SHIPS and BARGES totally lost, broken up, &c., during the quarter ended 31st March, 1946, as reported up to the 25th July, 1947. (Ships under 100 tons net are not included in this return.) HOW LOST. COUNTRY. ABANDONED BROKEN DP, FOUNDERED. MISSING, (a) CONDEMNED, BURNT. COLLISION. WRECKED, (a) LOST, ETC. (a) WAR LOSSES. ATSEA' ETC. (4) TOTAL (c) No. Tons. I No. Tons. I No. Tons. I No. Tons. I No. Tons. I No. Tons. I No. Tons. I No. Tons. I No. Tons. I No. Great Britain and Northern Ireland British Dominions, Colonies, &c| . * America (United States of) ... . France . Germany . Holland . Sweden . Other European Countries Central and South America Other Countries . Totals...! ... 4 i 6,679 ... 934 .. UTERI AL OF CONSTRUCTION OF ABOVE SHIPS .—STEEL, 3— 5,129 tons. IRON, Nil. WOOD & COMPOSITE, 2—2,484 tons. (a) For explanation and notes see footnote on page 4. tb) Cases of breaking up, condemnation, See., not known to be consequent upon stress of weather, &c., are excluded from the Table. During the quarter, 1 sailing] ship of 652 tons gross, comes within this category. THE LOSSES INCLUDED IN THIS TABLE ARE DETAILED ON PAGE 10. (c) Excluding cases of breaking up, condemnation, &c„ which are not known to be consequent upon stress of weather, &c. { See Summary on page 3.) * Excluding ships trading on the Great Lakes of North America. 6 LLOYD’S REGISTER OF SHIPPING. RETURNS OF SHIPS TOTALLY LOST, BROKEN UP, &c. 1st JANUARY to 31st MARCH, 1946. List of total losses of Merchant Ships of 100 tons and upwards between the above dates, of which information was received up to the 25th July, 1947. EXPLANATION OF CONTRACTIONS. COUNTRY. Amr. = U.S. of America. Egy. = Egypt. Itl. = Italy. Pte. = Portugal. Arg. = Argentina. Est. = Estonia. Jpn. = Japan. Rou. = Roumania. Big. = Belgium. Fin. = Finland. Lat. = Latvia. S.R. = Union of Soviet Socialist Brz. = Brazil. Fra. = France. Mex. = Mexico. Republics. 3.-S. = Czecho-Slovakia. G.B.I. = Great Britain and Mor. = Morocco. Sia. = Siam. Dba. = Cuba. Northern Ireland. Nor. — Norway. Sp. = Spain. Chi. = Chile. Ger. = Germany. Pal. = Palestine. Swd. = Sweden. Chn. = China. Grk. = Greece. Pan. = Panama. Trk. = Turkey. Den. s= Denmark. Hoi. = Holland. Per. = Peru. Urg. = Uruguay. Dom. = British Dominions, Hon. = Honduras. Pol. = Poland. Ygs. = Yugoslavia. Colonies, etc. Id. = Iceland. DESCRIPTION. lux. = Auxiliary. c. = Composite. m.s. = Motorship. s.s. = Steamship. (T.) = Oil Tanker. = Brig. F.C. = Ferro-Concrete. Pad. = Paddle. So. = Screw. Trp. = Triple. 3k. = Bark. I. — Iron. Qd. = Quadruple. Sr. = Schooner. Tw. = Twin. Bkn. = Barken tine. Lr. = Lugger. S. — Ship. Stl. = Steel. W. = Wood. 3n. = Brigantine. m. = Masts. N.B. , — Unless otherwise stated , all steamers and motor ships were < of steel construction and propelled by a single screw. I.— STEAMERS & MOTORSHIPS. (a.) Abandoned at Sea. NIL. (b.) Foundered. No. in Reg. Book 1945-40 Ship’s Name, and | Tear of Build. Tons ( Gross )j Country, Descrip¬ tion. Voyage. Cargo. Circumstances and place. Date. $ 1 1 05867 Cape Bonavista ’20 181 Dom. W.Aux. Argentia, Nfl. — General... At entrance to La Poile 31st Jan. I Oxjtv> Tw.Sc. Sydney, N.8. J m.s. | 12969 Robert G. Cann ’ll 265 Dom. W.s.s. St. John, N.B. — General . . . 8 miles off Swallow Tail Light, 16th Feb. Yarmouth, N.S. Grand Manan Island, N.B. 10964 Matagorda ...’43 1117 Amr. m.s. San Francisco — Near Coos Bay while in tow... 17 th Feb. 13908 Thira . ’82 253 Grk. s.s. Solvesborg— Ballast ... ■} mile E.S.E. of Portland Bill... 6th Jan. “S” (ex “Sodern ”) Alexandria. 23063 Elizabeth . ’03 465 Mex. W.s.s. San Jose Isles, Salt Sprang a leak and sank about 5th Feb. | Lower California 90 miles N.W. of Tres Marias • — Manzanillo. Islands. TOTAL STEEL, 2—1,370 tons. STEAMERS, 3—783 tons. IRON, Nil. WOOD & COMPOSITE, 3—911 tons. MOTORSHIPS, 2—1,498 tons. S — 2,281 tons. 7 (c.) Missing. (Under this heading are included only ships Posted or Reported as Missing during the quarter.) No. in Keg. Book 1945-46. Ship's Name, and Year of Build. Tons (Gross) Country. Descrip¬ tion. Voyage. Cargo. Circumstances and place. Date. Etruscan . ’13 R 202 G.B.I. S.S. Trawler . Left Grimsby 28th November, 1 945, and not since heard of. — 07/^'h TOTAL STEEL, 1—202 tons. IRON, Nil. STEAMERS, 1—202 tons. WOOD & COMPOSITE, Nil. MOTORSHIPS, Nil. I — 202 tons. (d.) Broken up, Condemned, &c. (i.) Cases consequent upon stress of weather, etc. No. in yuamvl Reg. Book Ship’s Name, and Year of Build. Tons (Gross) Country. Descrip¬ tion, Voyage. Cargo. Circumstances and place. Date. 1945-46. 32455 Sackett’s ’43 10448 Amr. s.s. 1 Yokosuka — Ballast ... i Broke in two during heavy! 1st Mar. Harbor ( T .) ! Balboa. weather 800 miles S. W of Adak,l Aleutian Islands. Forepart sunk by gunfire. Afterpart used as a power plant at Anchorage, Alaska. i i 22570 Donbass (7’.) ...’44 10448 S.R. S.S. Los Angeles — . . . Broke in two during heavy 1 7 tlx Feb. . Vladivostok.! | i ■ I i weather near Adak, Aleutian Islands, Both parts towed into Puget Sound and stern part further towed into Humboldt Bay for use as a power plant. (ii.) Other cases. No. in Eeg. Book Ship's Name, and Tear of Build. Tons (Gross) Country. Descrip¬ tion. Voyage. Cargo. Circumstances and place. Date. 194S-46. 04713 22058 America . ’77 117 G.B.I. Broken up . Broken up . Corrib . ’02 024 G.B.I. S.S. — 23273 Empire ’20 0498 G.B.I. Tw.Sc. Broken up . — Diplomat (T.) Everton . ’15 m.s. 07486 239 G.B.I. s.s. Broken up . — 07797 France . ’78 126 G.B.I. W.s.s. Broken up . — 33577 Skirmisher ...’84 582 G.B.I. Tw.Sc. Broken up . — S.S. 13978 Southsoates... ’18 276 G.B.I. s.s. Broken up . 15579 Walwyns Castle T3 255 G.B.I. s.s. Broken up . — 20067 Batisoan . ’09 1656 Dom. s.s. Broken up . — 07872 Frey . ’08 129 Dom. s.s. Dismantled and sunk . — 10500 Lyttelton . ’78 207 Dom. I.Pad. Broken up . — s.s. 32345 Royan . ‘00 1471 Dom. s.s. Dismantled . . — 34538 Terrebonne ...’|^ 657 Dom. I.Pad Broken up . — S.S. 85603 Vinmount ...’89 1799 Dom. S.S. Broken up . — 23895 Asterion . ’12 3141 Amr. s.s. Broken up . — 06830 Dover . ’05 115 Amr. W.s.s. Dismantled and sunk . — 34967 Touareg . ’24 5135 Fra. s.s. Broken up . — 06892 Diisternbrook ...’12 157 Ger. s.s. . Broken up ... — 28061 Kristina. . ’88 960 Pan. s.s. Broken up . t d. ( / .) .-—STEEL, 2—20,896 tons. IRON, Nil. WOOD & COMPOSITE, Nil. TOTAL, 2—20,896 tons. | d.(if.) .—STEEL, 14—22,922 tons. IRON, 2—864 tons. WOOD & COMPOSITE, 3—358 tons. TOTAL, 19— 24,414 tons. STEAMERS, 18—17,646 tons. MOTORSHIPS, 1-6,498 tons. TOTAL, 21— 45,310 tons. 8 (e.) Burnt. No. in Reg. Book 1945-46. Ship’s Name, and Year of Build. Tons (Gross) Country. Descrip¬ tion. Voyage. Cargo. Circumstances and place. Date. 29601 Empire Waveney’29 {ex “Milwaukee”) Helgoland ...’39 16754 G.B.I. Tw.Sc. Extensively damaged by fire at 1st Mar. “M” 25631 2947 Ger. m.s. Tw.Sc. s.s. - Liverpool while under' repair ; broken up. At Cuxhaven ; sold for breaking up. •• 18 th Mar. ( STEEL. 2-19.701 tons. IRON. Nil. WOOD & COMPOSITE, Nil. ) TOTAL j STEAMERS, I — 2,947 tons. MOTORSHIPS, I — 16,754 tons. \ 2 ' t0nS' (f.) Collision. No. in Reg. Book 1945-46. Ship’s Name, and Year of Build. Tons (Gross) Country. Descrip¬ tion. Voyage. Cargo. . Circumstances and place. . Date. 24331 Fort Massac .. .’43 71 o 7 G.B.I. S.S. Middlesbrough — - Table Bay. General... la lat. 51 53 36 N., long. 1 32 18 E. 1st Feb. 24644 Fulham VII .. ’42 1552 G.B.I. s.s. Barry — London ... Coal ... 9 miles off: Beachy Head 14th Feb. 25752 Herisle . ’19 2640 G.B.I. s.s. Huelva— U.K. ... Phosphates &pyrites. In Gibraltar Bay while at anchor 28th Feb. 28241 Lagan . '03 364 G.B.I. s.s. Garston — Belfast .. Coal Off Copeland Islands, Belfast Lough, while at anchor. 31st Mar. 00519 Dana . ’19 299 Den. W.Aux. Sc.m.s. Holding — Copenhagen. Coal ... Near Elsinore ... ... 23rd Jan. 12869 Rian . ’34 232 Hoi. m.s. Mary port — Par ... Coal ... In lat.54 20 30 N., long.4 1 9 35 W., while at anchor. 3rd Feb. 14772 Tijger . ’38 199 Hoi. m.s. Par — Amsterdam.. China clay 6 miles off S. Foreland . 15 th Feb. *27701 Kielce . ’43 1752 Pol. s.s. Southampton — Bremerhaven. Ammu¬ nition. In lat. 51 01 15 N., long. 1 1342 E. 5th Mar. STEEL, 7— 13,896 tons. IRON, Nil. WOOD & COMPOSITE. 1-299 tons. STEAMERS, 5—13,465 tons. MOTORSHIPS, 3—730 tons. (g.) Wrecked. (Under this heading are included ships lost through stranding, or striking rocks, sunken wrecks, &c.) JNo. in Reg. Book 1945-46. Ship’s Name, and Year of Build. Tons (Gross) Country. Descrip¬ tion. Voyage. Cargo. Circumstances and place. Date. 19942 Balteako . ’20 1328 G.B.I. S.S. London — Gdynia .. General... Beached after striking submerged object N. W. of Fehmarn Island, and subsequently capsized. 29 th Mar. 21447 Charles H.Salter’42 1814 G.B.I. S.S. Hull — Reykjavik .. Coal ... At Landeyjarsandur, S. coast oi Iceland. 12th Feb. 40660 Empire Tigachi ’42 603 G.B.I. m.s. Helsingborg — Thames Haven. Tar At Nidingen ... . . 3rd Jan. 33753 Sphene . ’20 815 G.B.I. s.s. Barry — London . . . Coal Sank after striking rocks 3 miles off Padstow. 6th Feb. 14089 Star of the East’ 12 218 G.B.I. S.S. Trawler . Sank after stranding at Vest- mann Isles. 3rd Mar. 24434 Foundation ’90 Aranmore 1156 Dom. I.s.s. Guadeloupe — Miami. Bananas& coconuts. Struck Statira Shoal and beached on reef S.E. of Great Inagua Island. Total loss. 27th Feb. 07792 Foundation ’28 Jupiter 466 Dom. e cm-. ^ Tw.Sc. m.s. St. John’s, Nfl.— Belloram, Nfl. Machinery, etc. At St. Lawrence, Nfl., while in tow. 21st Jail. 29937 Moyalla . ’27 642 Dom. s.s. Liverpool — Galway. General... Capsized after striking Black Rock, Galway Bay. 17 th Feb. 12927 Rio Sama . ’09 130 Dom. s.s. St. John’s, Nfl. — Belloram, Nfl. At St. Lawrence, Nfl., while towing another vessel. 2 1st "Jan. Continued. 9 (g.) Wrecked — continued. No. in Reg. Book 1945-46. Ship’s Name, and Year of Build. Tons (Gross) Country. Descrip¬ tion. Voyage. Cargo. Circumstances and place. Date. 19894 Badger State ...’12 1539 Amr. m.s. — New Orleans. ... Struck breakwater and sank in the mouth of the river at Alvaro Obregon, near Tampico. 14th Jan. 20779 Byron Darnton ’43 7176 Amr. s.s. Copenhagen — U.S.A. Ballast ... On Sanda Island, Firth of Clyde 16 th Mar. 22130 Crown Reefer ...’45 3805 Amr. m.s. Seattle — Attn . . ■ General... At Kirilof Point, Amehitka Island. 28th Jan. 27207 Joseph S. ’44 McDonagh 7198 Amr. s.s. Talcahuano — Havre. General. . . £ mile N. of mouth of River Canete, S of Cerro Azul. 31st Mar. 28765 Luray Victory... ’44 7612 Amr. s.s. Baltimore— Bremerhaven. Barley& oats. In lat. 51 10 N., long. 1 30 E. ... 30 th Jan. 30234 Nickajack ’44 Trail (T.) 10448 Amr. s.s. Port Arthur, Tex. — Yokohama. Oil At entrance toEniwetok Harbour 30th Mar. 32173 Robert J. Collier’43 7176 Amr. s.s. Baltimore — Antwerp. Coal Stranded at Bieselingscheham, River Scheldt. Refloated and to be sold for breaking up. 22nd Mar. 39898 Triunfo . ’45 452 Amr. W.m.s. Fishing . Struck reef and sank off S.E. end of Fernandinolsland, Galapagos Islands. 19th Mar. 36129 William H.Webb’43 7176 Amr. s.s. Philadelphia— Murmansk. General. . . On a reef near Kildin Island . . . 2nd Jan. 36461 Yukon . ’99 5747 Amr. Tw.Sc. Seward— Seattle. . . In Johnstone Bay, Alaska 4th Feb. 30240 Nicolaou ’20 Virginia 6869 Grk. S.S. Bahia Blanca — Glasgow. Grain ... At Flimston Head, near Milford Haven. 27 th Mar. 05525 Bluenose . ’21 154 Hon. W.Aux. Tw.Sc. Port Everglades — Ballast ... Sank after striking reef at La Folle, near Aux Cayes. 28 th Jan. 32986 Santo Tomas ...’02 416 Mex. W.Aux. Sc.m.s. Manzanillo, Col. — Ensenada, Baja, California. General . . . Struck reef 9 miles off Ensenada 3rd Feb. 20512 Brage . ’03 774 Swcl. S.S. Stockholm — Calais. Wooden houses. Near Gaardby, E. Oland 23rd Feb. 36537 Zurich . ’93 1928 Swiss s.s. Toulon — Lisbon. . . Ballast ... Dragged anchors and stranded between Carnero Point and Tarifu. Total loss. 4th Jan. STEEL, 20 — 73,464 tons. IRON. 1—1,156 tons. WOOD & COMPOSITE. 3—1,022 tons.} 24_75 642 [ons STEAMERS, 17—68,207 tons. MOTORSHIPS. 7—7,435 tons. j (h.) Lost. (Under this heading are included total losses which for want of sufficient information, or for other reasons, cannot otherwise be classified.) NIL. (i.) War Losses. No. in Beg- Book 1946-46. Ship's Name, and Year of Build. Tons (Gross). Country. Description. No. in Beg. Book 1946-46. Ship’s Name, and Year of Build. Tons (Gross). Country. Description 28407 Leeuwarden ...’29 1209 G.B.I. S.S. — Santa Rita ... . ..’08 5191 Itl. S.S. 34001 Suiyang . ...'ll 2590 G.B.I. S.S. 25932 Hodnaberg ... . ..’22 750 Nor. s.s. - Mn TTJa ’91 17^2 Vrrc s.s. — LgS- 13506 Schwarzburg ... ...’38 325 Ger. m.s. ( STEEL, 7—18,809 tons. IRON. Nil. WOOD & COMPOSITE, Nil. ( STEAMERS, 6—18,484 tons. MOTORSHIPS. 1—325 tons. TOTAL 7 — 18,809 tons. 10 II.— SAILING SHIPS AND BARGES. (a.) Abandoned at Sea. NIL. (b.) Foundered. No. in Bog. Book Ship’s Name, and Year of Build. ! Tons (Gross) Country. Descrip¬ tion. Voyage. Cargo. Circumstances and place. Date. 1946-46. ■ 00092 Anaconda . ’21 2217 Amr. w. Tampa, Fla. — Phosphate About 120 miles W. of Egmont 7th Feb. Barge Harvey, La. rock. Key, during heavy weather while in tow. 01418 Lake Crystal ...’18 2015 Amr. Stl. New York — Coal ... Off Watch Hill, R.I., during 14th Feb. Barge Boston, Mass. heavy weather while in tow. 02367 Southern Sword ’18 2180 Amr. Stl. Hampton Roads — Coal In lat. 38 36 N., long. 74 56 W., 18th Mar. Barge New York. during heavy weather while in tow. | 02281 Semillante ...’23 267 Fra. W.3m. St. Malo — Bastia.. Potatoes ... Sprang a leak and sank W. of 11th Mar. Sr. Ushant. TOTAL— STEEL, 2— 4,195 thns. IRON, Nil. WOOD & COMPOSITE, 2— 2,484 tons. TOTAL, 4 — 6,679 tons. (c.) Missing. (Under this heading are included only ships Posted or Reported as Missing during the quarter.) NIL. (d.) Broken up, Condemned, &c. (i.) Cases consequent upon stress of weather. NIL. (ii.) Other cases. No. in Beg. Book 1945-46. Ship’s Name, and Year of Build. Tons (Gross) Country. Descrip¬ tion. Voyage. Cargo. Circumstances and place. Date. 01862 Ocean Transport ’07 No. 2 552 Dorn. W.Sr. Scuttled with cargo of ammuni¬ tion. — TOTALS d. (i.) .-—STEEL. Nil. d.(ii.) .-—STEEL, Nil. IRON, Nil. WOOD & COMPOSITE, Nil. TOTAL, Nil. IRON, Nil. WOOD & COMPOSITE, 1—552 tons. TOTAL, 1—552 tons. TOTAL, I—SS2 tons. (e.) Burnt. No. in Beg. Book 1946-46. Ship’s Name, and Year of Build. Tons (Gross) Country. Descrip¬ tion. Voyage. Cargo. Circumstances and place. Date. 01254 James Sheridan ’08 934 Amr. Stl. Barge New York — Boston, Mass. Sank after fire and explosion in Vineyard Sound while in tow. 26th Jan. TOTAL -.—STEEL, 1—934 tons. IRON, Nil.' WOOD & COMPOSITE, Nil. TOTAL, 1—934 tons. (f.) Collision. NIL. (g.) Wrecked. (Under this heading are included ships lost through stranding, or striking rocks, sunken wrecks, &c.) NIL. (h.) Lost. (Under this heading are included total losses which for want of sufficient information, or for other reasons, cannot otherwise be classified.) NIL. (i.) War Losses. NIL. PBINTED BY LLOYD'S REGISTER OF SHIPPING, AT THE SOCIETY'S PRINTING HOUSE, 64, SOUTHWARK STREET, LONDON, S.E.l, ENGLAND. fine's fttgisttr of f hipping. RETURNS OF HIPS TOTALLY LOST, BROKEN UP, &c (INCLUDING WAB LOSSES). 1st APRIL to 30th JUNE, 1946. INCHURCH STREET, LONDON, E.C.3. October, 1947. LLOYD’S REGISTER WRECK RETURNS for the Quarter ended 30th JUNE, 1946. I. — These Returns show that during the quarter the number and gross tonnage of ships of 100 tons gross and above totally lost, condemned, etc., in consequence of casualty (including War Losses) or stress of weather, were as follows: — Country. Steamers and Motorships. Sailing Ships and Barges. Total. No. i Tons (Gross). No. Tons (Gross). No. Tons (Gross). Great Britain and 10 1 8,257 10 8,257 Northern Ireland Other Countries . i 20 ! 02,905 1 1,522 27 64.427 World . 36 71,162 1 1,522 37 72,684 II. — Cases of ships broken up, condemned, etc., not known to be in consequence of Casualty or stress of weather, are excluded from the foregoing table. The tonnage so excluded amounted to : — Steamers and Sailing Ships Total. Country. Motorships. and Barges. No. Tons (Gross). No. j Tons (Gross). No. ; Tons (Gross). j Great Britain and 8 25,7 52 j : 8 25,752 Northern Ireland Other Countries . 29 107,100 2 \ 1,778 s 31 108,884 World . 37 132,858 2 1,778 ! 7 39 134,636 III. — The gross reduction in the Mercantile Marine of the World, from all causes, reported during the quarter was therefore : — Country. Steamers and Motorships. Sailing Ships 1 and Barges. 1 iotal. No. : Tons (Gross). No. Tons (Gross). No. | Tons (Gross). ! j Great Britain and Northern Ireland j Other Countries . j i i 18 !S4,009 55 170,011 I ! 18 34,009 3 | 3,300 58 173,311 l ; World . j 1 73 204,020 — 3 — 3,300 76 — 207,320 TABLE No 1* _ Showing the number, gross tonnage and nationality of STEAMERS & MOTORSHIPS totally lost, broken up. &c.s during the quarter ended 30th June, 1946, as reported up to the 18th September, 1947. (Ships under 100 tons gross are not included in this return.) _ _ HOW LOST. COUNTRY. ABANDONED AT SEA. FOUNDERED. MISSING. (a) BROKEN UP, CONDEMNED, ETC. (/,) TOTAL, (e) WRECKED, (c) I LOST, ETC. (d) I WAR LOSSES. Great Britain and Northern Ireland British Dominions, Colonies, &c. ... * America (United States of) . Denmark . France Germany Greece Holland t Japan Norway Sweden Other European Countries Central and South America Other Countries . Totals 10,448 MATERIAL OF CONSTRUCTION OF ABOVE SHIPS .—STEEL, 26—67,977 tons. IRON, I — 1,511 tons. 1 i lv WOOD & COMPOSITE, 9—1,674 tons. 3 21,078 2,496 15 40,579 15,061 32,541 2,370 2,443 10, 7^1 8,268 71,162 STEAMERS, 26—67,813 tojis. MOTORSHIPS, 10—3,349 tons. THE LOSSES INCLUDED IN THIS TABLE ARE DETAILED ON PAGES 6 to 9. * Excluding shins trading on the Great Lakes of North America, . . , . , <*> Under the heading “ Wrecked,” are included ships lost through stranding, or th rough striking rocks, sunken wrecks, &c. f Japanese wood auxiliacy vessels under 300 tons gross are not inserted in Lloyd’s Register Book, and are not included in this Table. . (d> Under the heading “Lost, &c..” are included total losses which for want of sufficient information, or for other reasons, cannot a) Under the heading u Missing,” are included only ships so posted or reported during the period covered by the return. 0therwise classified. TABLE No. 2: Showing the number, gross tonnage and nationality of SAILING SHIPS and BARGES totally lost, broken up, &c., during the quarter ended 30th June, 1946, as reported up to the 18th September, 1947. (Ships under 100 tons net are not included in this return.) COUNTRY. Great Britain and Northern Ireland ... British Dominions, Colonies, &c . * America (United States of) France . Germany . Holland . Italy . Spain . Sweden . Other European Countries Central and South America . Other Countries . Totals. MATERIAL OF CONSTRUCTION OF ABOVE SHIPS .—STEEL, Nil. IRON, Nil. WOOD & COMPOSITE, 1—1,522 tons. THE LOSSES INCLUDED IN THIS TABLE ARE DETAILED ON PAGE 10. (a) For explanation and notes see footnote on page 4. Kb) Cases of breaking up, condemnation, &;c„ not known to be consequent upon stress of weather, &c., are excluded from the Table. During the quarter, 2 barges of 1,778 tons gross, come within this category. (c) Excluding cases of breaking up, condemnation, & c., which are not known to be consequent upon stress of weather, &c. (St Summary on page 3.) * Excluding ships trading on the Great Lakes of 'North America. 6 LLOYD’S REGISTER OF SHIPPING. RETURNS OF SHIPS TOTALLY LOST, BROKEN UP, &c. 1st APRIL to 30th JUNE, 1946. List of total losses of Merchant Ships of 100 tons and upwards between the above dates, of which information was received up to the 18th September, 1947. EXPLANATION OF CONTRACTIONS. COUNTRY. Amr. == CJ.S. of America. Egy. — Egypt. Itl. = Italy. Ptg. = Portugal. Arg. = Argentina. Est. = Estonia. Jpn. = Japan. Rou. = Roumania. Big. = Belgium. Fin. = Finland. Lat. = Latvia. S.R. = Union of Soviet Socialiit Bra. =s Brazil. Fra. sas France. Mex. = Mexico. Republics. C.-S. «ss Czecho-Slovakia. G.B.I. = Great Britain and Mor. — Morocco. Sia. = Siam. Cba. = Cuba. Northern Ireland. Nor. = Norway. Sp. = Spain. Chi. = Chile. Ger. = Germany. Pal. = Palestine. Swd. = Sweden. Chn. = China. Grk. = Greece. Pan. = Panama. Trk. = Turkey. Den. = Denmark. Hoi. = Holland. Per. = Peru. Urg. — Uruguay. Dom. = British Dominions Hon. = Honduras. Pol. « Poland. Ygs. = Yugoslavia. Colonies, etc. IcI. = Iceland. DESCRIPTION. Aui. = Auxiliary. c. — Composite. m.s. = Motorship. s.s. = Steamship. {T.) = Oil Tanker. Bg. = Brig. F.C. — Ferro-Concrete. Pad. = Paddle. Sc. = Screw. Trp. = Triple. Bk. = Bark. I. = Iron. Qd. = Quadruple. Sr. = Schooner. Tw. = Twin. Bkn. = Barkentine. Lr. — Lugger. S. — Ship. Stl. = Steel. W. = Wood. Bn. = Brigantine. m. = Masts. N.B. — Unless otherwise stated , all steamers and motorships were of steel construction and propelled by a single screw. I.— STEAMERS & MOTORSHIPS. (a.) Abandoned at Sea. No. in Reg. Book 1945-46. Ship’s Name, and Tear of Build. Tons (Gross) Voyage. Cargo. Circumstances and place. Date. 24400 Fort Sumter (7’.)’43 1044N Amr. S.S. Yokohama — San Pedro, Cal. Ballast ... Broke in two 720 miles S. of Attu Island. Both sections subse¬ quently scuttled. llth May TOTAL )ST££L- ■— l0-448 £ons- IRON, Nil. > STEAMERS, I — 10,4-48 tons. WOOD & COMPOSITE, Nil. ) MOTORSHIPS, Nil. \ 1—10,448 ions. (b.) Foundered. No. in Reg. Book 1945-46 Ship’s Name, and Year of Build. Tons (Gross) Country. Descrip¬ tion. Voyage. Cargo. Circumstances and place. Date. 07 OOiS Express . 90 393 Egy- Tw.Sc. S.S. . ... Sprang a leak and sank in lat. 28 N., long 33 21 E. 19 th Apl. 14077 Thea . ’29 273 Hoi. m.s. Grangemouth — Antwerp. Fire-clay.. Capsized and sank J- mile S. of Flamborough Head. 27 th Apl. TOTAL ' STEEL< 2—666 tons. IRON, Nil. WOOD & COMPOSITE, Nil.) I STEAMERS, I— 393 tons. MOTORSHIPS, I— 273 tons, j M"S' 7 (c.) Missing. (Under this heading are included only ships Posted or Reported as Missing during the quarter.) No. in Reg. Book 1945-46. 1 Ship’s Name, and Year of Build. Tons (Gross) Country. Descrip¬ tion. Voyage. j Cargo. Circumstances and place. Date. 28403 Leena . '05 1133 Fin. S.S. Mantyluoto — Copenhagen & Odense. Cellulose.. 1 Left Mantyluoto 10th February, 1946, and not since heard of. — 09773 Keroman . ’18 261 Fra. S.S. | Trawler ... Left Concarneau 23rd March, 1946, and not since heard of. — 13195 fteia# Joseph ...’03 SlSt Uyl&t — 199 Fra. S.S. ; Trawler . | i Left Boulogne 19th January, 1946 ; seen N. of Treport 20th January, and not since heard of. TOTAL f ST£EI - 3— '.593 tons. IRON, Nil. TOTAL j STEAMERS, 3—1,593 tons. WOOD & COMPOSITE, Nil. MOTORSHIPS, Nil. 3 — 1,593 tons. (d.) Broken up, Condemned, &c. (i.) Cases consequent upon stress of weather, etc. (ii.) Other cases. No. in Reg. Book Ship’s Name, and Year of Build. Tons (Gross) Country. Descrip¬ tion. Voyage. Cargo. Circumstances and place. Date. 1945-46. 21715 City of London^.. ’07 8956 G.B.I. S.S. 1 Broken up . — 004 1G Craig Island ;.Vl3 243 G.B.I. S.S. ... Broken up . — 23360 Empire Governor’25 865 1 G.B.I. Tw.Se. . . . , Broken up . — m.s. ' 0840C Gwenllian ...’ll 220 G.B.I. S.S. ... Broken up . — 30705 Oligarch (T.) ...T8 6894 G.B.I. S.S. ... Scuttled by Government order. . . — 13548 Seamore . '91 202 G.B.I. I. Pad j— Broken up . — CO G C r— i Triton . '07 230 G.B.I. S.S. S.S. j . Broken up . — 15752 William Bell ...T8 290 G.B.I. S.S. Broken up . — 12331 Pierre Racine ...’18 142 I)om. W.S.S. Dismantled . — 35417 Vaneolite ( T .) ...’28 11404 Dom. Tw.Se. . . . . . . . . . Broken up . — m.s. 15913 Tvon Dupre, Jr. ’18 140 Dom. W.s.s. ... Dismantled . — 20831 Cacique . ’18 2718 Amr. S.S. ... ... Broken up . — 21730 City of St. Louis’ 10 5040 Amr. S.S. j “1 Broken up . — 22301 Dannedaike (T.) ’19 4310 Amr. S.S. Broken up . 29919 Mount Evans ...T9 5598 Amr. S.S. ... Broken up . 30094 Oldham . ’21 6173 Amr. m.s. ... ... Broken up . — 31432 Point Breeze (T.)’ 18 4756 Amr. m.s. ... 1 ... j Broken up . 35150 Tustem (T.) ...’21 6906 Amr. S.S. i ... ' Broken up . — 85915 West Durfee ...T8 5522 Amr. S.S. Broken up ... — 19929 Balkan . 24 2209 Ger. S.S. ! order of Allied Governments. 37300 Drau . T9 5241 Ger. S.S. ... j Scuttled, with ammunition, by — (Supp.) order of Allied Governments. 22812 Edith Howaldt ‘08 2007 Ger. S.S. ... ; Scuttled, with ammunition, by — order of Allied Governments. 20112 Hugo 01dendorff'o4 1870 Ger. S.S. ... ; Scuttled, with ammunition, bj — order of Allied Governments. 20780 JantjeFritzen...’20 6582 Ger. S.S. ... : Scuttled, with ammunition, bj — ! order of Allied Governments. i Continued. 8 (ii.) Other cases — continued. No. in Keg. Book 1945-46. Ship’s Name, and Tear of Build. Tons (Gross) Country. Descrip¬ tion. Voyage. Cargo. Circumstances and place. Date. , 2748:') Karl Leonhardt ’13 6042 Ger. S.S. ... Scuttled, with ammunition, by order of Allied Governments. — SiSOOT) Lotte . ’05 2115 Ger. S.S. Scuttled, with ammunition, by order of Allied Governments. — 80035 Oderstrom ...’96 1511 Ger. . S.S. Scuttled, with ammunition, by order of Allied Governments. — 8 82:7 2 Sesostris . ’18 2018 Ger. S.S. . Scuttled, with ammunition, by order of Allied Governments. — 84221 Tagila . ’06 2682 Ger. S.S. Scuttled, with ammunition, by order of Allied Governments. — 84445 Taurus . ’95 1158 Ger. S.S. Scuttled, with ammunition, by order of Allied Governments. — 84580 Theda Fritzen...’05 2882 Ger. S.S. Scuttled, with ammunition, by order of Allied Governments. 35078 Trude ’06 Schunemann 1260 Ger. S.S. . Scuttled, with ammunition, by order of Allied Governments. 00845 “P” S. Elia ... ...’91 (« “ Fratellanza ”) 457 Itl. W.Aux. Sc.m.s. ... Broken up . 22685 Dundas . ’23 1901 Pan. S.S. Broken up . — 22!)81 El Mundo . ’10 6035 Pan. S.S. Broken up . — 22984 El Oceano ...’25 6780 Pan. S.S. Broken up . — 28800 Esso Costa ’19 Rica ( T .) 1586 Pan. Tw.Sc. S.S. . Dismantled and sunk . , d. (i.) .—STEEL, Nil. IRON. Nil. WOOD & COMPOSITE, Nil. TOTAL, Nil. TOTALS j ; — STEEL, 33 — 131,857 tons. IRON, I— 262 tons. WOOD & COMPOSITE, 3— 739 tons. TOTAL, 37— 132,858 tons. STEAMERS, 32— 101,411 tons. MOTORSHIPS, 5-31.447 ons. TOTAL, 37—132,858 tons. (e.) Burnt. No. in Reg. Book 1945-46. Ship’s Name, and Tear of Build. Tons (Gross) Country. Descrip¬ tion. Voyage. Cargo. Circumstances and place. Date. 11457 Nellie Dixon ...’89 110 Dom. W.Aux. Tw.Sc. m.s. Port aux Port, Xfl. — Sydney, N.S. Ballast Near harbour entrance, Sydney, N.S. 24th May. 12247 Piere Arnaud ...’32 20!) Dom. C'cv-v W.Tvv. Sc.m.s. ... Caught fire and sank after ex¬ plosion 22 miles from Cape Lucrecia, Cuba. ( STEEL, Nil. IRON, Nil. TOTAL | STEAMERS, Nil. WOOD & COMPOSITE, 2—319 tons. ) , MOTORSHIPS, 2-319 tons. j 2-319 tons. (f.) Collision. No. in Reg. Book 1945-46. Ship’s Name, and Tear of Build. Tons (Gross) Country. Descrip¬ tion. Voyage. Cargo. Circumstances and place. Date. 11396 08107 Nancy Moran ...’12 Gertrude Parker’29 452 115 G.B.I. Amr. S.S. W.m.s. Southampton — London. Fishing . About 1 mile W. of S. Goodwin Light-vessel while at anchor. About 25 miles from’ Gloucester, Mass. -» - - WiP! i/niv-* p\ii 80th May 5th June 20584 00722 Brasileira M. ...’87 Erminie . ’09 1511 418 Brz. Era. I. Tw.Sc. m.s. W.Aux. Sc.m.s. Buenos Aires — Paranagua. St. Pierre, Miq. — Halifax or Lunenburg. N.S. - Ballast Ballast In the Indio Channel, Diver Plate 60 miles E. of Cape Breton. ... 1st May 8 th May ( STEEL, I— 452 tons. IRON, 1—1,511 tons. WOOD & COMPOSITE, 2-533 tons, j ( STEAMERS, 1—452 tons. MOTORSHIPS, 3—2,044 tons. j ' tons TOTAL 9 (g.) Wrecked. (Under this heading are included ships lost through stranding, or striking rocks, sunken wrecks, &c.) No. in Reg. Book Ship’s Name, and Year of Build. Tons (Gross) Country. Descrip¬ tion. Voyage, Cargo. Circumstances and place. Date. 1945-46. 23195 Empire Bridge ’41 348 G.B.I. S.S. Sank after striking a sunken 9th Apl. wreck in lat. 51 53 30N., long 1 32 18E. 07959 Gael . ’03 108 G.B.I. S.S. Salvage vessel ... Sank after striking submerged 15th May wreckage 24 miles W.N.W. of Breaksea Light-vessel, Bristol Channel. 10715 (Supp.; Grimsby Town ’34 422 G.B.I. S.S. Trawler . Near Hjorleifshofdi, S. Iceland. 23rd Apl. 35922 West Point ...’20 4999 G.B.I. S.S. Bahia — .New York General... Stranded on Manoel Luiz Reef, 17 th May Apohaqui . ’26 N.1 of Maranham, and subse¬ quently sank. 04888 118 l)om. W.m.s. Halifax, N.S.— General... Off Barachois Head Lighthouse, 13th June ■'•wv Port Bickertem, Port Bickerton, N.S. N.S. 08359 Guimont . ’43 160 Dom. W.Aux. Bonavista, Nil— Ballast ... S. of St. Pierre, Miq . 27th Apl. C.SXa-v Sc.m.s. North Sydney, N.S. 21481 Charles S. ’44 Haight Georgetown ’45 7198 Amr. s.s. N e wpor t — Boston . Ballast ... Off Cape Ann, Mass. . 2nd Apl. 37856 7604 Amr. S.S. Sydney, N.S.W.— At Killard Point, Co. Down ... 30th Apl. (Supp.) Victory Glasgow. 26723 James McNeill ’42 7176 Amr. s.s. Shanghai — .Japan. On Meshima, 90 miles S.W. of 19 th June Whistler Nagasaki. 34796 Tjaldur . ’16 1131 Den. s.s. Thorshavn— General... Stranded and subsequently sank 27th June Klaksvig. at Mjoanes, Faroe Islands. 19099 Alfios . ’20 5116 Grk. s.s. Glasgow — Halifax. Ballast ... On Sable Island, near Halifax, N.S. 25th Apl. 23016 Eleni . ’18 5055 Grk. s.s. Necochea — U.K. Grain ... On Quequen Bar . 25th June 07906 Fritkjof . ’()(; 109 Nor. W.S.S. Sealer . Sunk by ice in the western ice¬ fields. 16th Apl. 29108 Maria Ondina ...’24 305 Ptg. W.Aux. Sc.m.s. Setubal — Oporto. Fertiliser On sandbank at entrance to River Douro. — Apl. 05649 Bravik . ’16 130 Swd. W.m.s. Stockholm — Salt Stranded on Norrfinskan, 1 mile E. of Lilljungfrnn Light, and subsequently sank. 10th June 1 Hudiksvall. TOTAL \STBEL’ '0-39,757 tons. IRON, Nil. j STEAMERS, 11—39,866 tons. WOOD & COMPOSITE, 5 -822 tons. MOTORSHIPS, 4—713 tons. 15-40,579 tons. (h.) Lost. ( Under this heading are included total losses which for want of sufficient information, or for other reasons, cannot otherwise be classified.) NIL. (i.) War Losses. No. in Reg. Book 945-46 Ship’s Name, and Year of Build. Tons (Gross). Country Description. No. in Reg. Book 1945-46. Ship’s Name, and Year of Build. Tons (Gross). Country Description 06422 Craigmillar ...’05 201 G.B.I. S.S. 29122 Marianne . ..’24 1239 Den. S.S. 06922 Earl Essex ...’14 225 G.B.I. S.S. 27939 Kontum . ..’23 1565 Fra. s.s. 07196 Empire Christopher.. .’44 274 G.B.I. S.S. 29414 Meerkerk . ..’16 7995 Hoi. s.s. 25183 Greta Force ... ...’28 914 G.B.I. S.S. 31814 Ramo . ..’21 2334 Nor. s.s. 09272 Iwate . ..’40 314 G.B.I. S.S. TOTAL | STEEL, 9— 15,061 tons. IRON, Nil. STEAMERS,?— 15,061 tons. WOOD & COMPOSITE, Nil. MOTORSHIPS, Nil. | 9—15,061 tons. LLOYD’S REGISTER WRECK RETURNS for the Quarter ended 30th SEPTEMBER, 1946. I. — These Returns show that during the quarter the number and gross tonnage of ships of 100 tons gross and above totally lost, condemned, etc., in consequence of casualty (including War Losses) or stress of weather, were as follows: — COUNTRY. Steamers and Motorships. Sailing Ships and Barges. Total. Ho. Tons (Gross). No. Tons (Gross). No. Tons (Gross). Great Britain and 7 19.677 7 19,677 Northern Ireland Other Countries . 31 65,460 4 5,877 35 70.837 World . 38 85,137 4 5.377 42 90,514 II. — Cases of ships broken up, condemned, etc., not known to be in consequence of casualty or stress Of weather, are excluded from the foregoing table. The tonnage so excluded amounted to : — Country. Steamers and Motorships. Sailing Ships and Barges. Total. No. Tons (Gross). No. Tons (Gross). No. Tons (Gross). Great Britain and 12 22,893 i 144 13 23,037 Northern Ireland Other Countries . 2.1 94,676 21 94,676 World . 33 117,569 i 144 34 117,713 HI, — The gross reduction in the Mercantile Marine of the World, from all causes, reported during the quarter was therefore : — Country. Steamers and Motorships. Sailing Ships and Barges. Total. No. Tons (Gross). . No. Tons (Gross). No. Tons (Gross). Great Britain and Northern Ireland Other Countries . ID 42,570 52 1 160,136 i i 4 144 5,877 20 56 42,714 165,513 WoRLU . i 71 202,706 1 5 5,521 76 208,227 TABLE No. 1:— Showing the number, gross tonnage and nationality of STEAMERS & MOTORSHIPS totallv fna k i ended 30th September, 1946, as reported up to the 13th October, 1947. (Ships under 100 tons gross are not included indriTretaiSt’ ** quarter " ' _ I HOW LOST. - - - - 1 - COUNTRY. Great Britain and Northern Ireland British Dominions, Colonies, &c. ••• •America (United States of) . Denmark . France . Germany . Greece . Holland . Italy . | Japan . Norway . Spain . Sweden . Other European Countries . Central and South America . Other Countries . ABANDONED AT SEA. FOUNDERED. MISSING. ( a ) BROKEN UP, CONDEMNED, ETC. (b) COLLISION, Tons. 1 No. Tons. I No. Totals 7 | 10,561 N- WRECKED. („) LOST, ETC. (d) Tons. No. I Tons. I „.... 7,933 7,870 14,352 1,688 TOTAL. (c) YAB. LOSSES. 2 ; 3,718 2 372 l ■HO 1,430 ... •) 3,59.1 1,899 ... i ; 4,579 18,504 7 5,265 17 44,613 19,677 8,138 25,057 1,688 - - MATERIAL OF CONSTRUCTION OF ABOVE SHIPS .—STEEL. 22-76,494 tons. IRON, 2-2,479 tons. WOOD & COMPOSITE, 14-6,164 tons' - 77r77^:'"T“"; — - ‘ - I - - — - o I tAMERS, 23— 77,554 tons. MOTORSHIPS, 15— 7,583 tons THE LOSSES INCLUDED IN THIS TABLE ARE DETAILED ON PAGES 6 to 9 f jLpMesegw?odSauxma^ ° esrels tons gross fronoHnserted in Lloyd’s Register Book, and are not included ‘ * UndCr ^ hCadmg: Wrecked- ’ included ships lost through stranding, or through striking rocks, sunken wrecks, Ac. 7 115) G.B.I. S.S. 56334 Dilimer . ’16 139 G.B.I. S.S. 72027 Eagle III . ’10 441 G.B.I. Pad.s.s. 72772 Empire Nutfield’19 1561 G.B.I. S.S. 72790 Empire Peacock ’19 6098 G.B.I. S.S. 57647 Gauntlet . ’91 149 G.B.I. I.s.s. 74075 Gemlock . 14 3194 G.B.I. S.S. 78140 Manela . ’21 8303 G.B.I. Tw.Sc. S.S. 60584 Mentor . ’83 141 G.B.I. I.Tw.Sc. S.S. 62997 Scarron . ’13 296 G.B.I. S.S. 00 zc cc Westward Ho ...'94 460 G.B.T. Pad.s.s. : 85427 Yingchow ...’05 1992 G.B.I. S.S. 68277 Albertolite (77) '12 6406 Dom. S.S. :59066 John C. Meikle '14 1 94 Dom. S.S. 82338 Sevilla (7'.) ...’00 7022 Dom. S.S. 70858 Christy ’21 8156 Amr. S.S. Payne ( T.) 70895 Cities Service ’16 5343 Amr. S.S. Fuel (T.) 57268 Fearless . ’99 167 Amr. S.S. 73472 Flomar . ’19 555 1 Amr. S.S. 57419 Fort McHenry... '.).") 111 Amr. S.S. 74056 Gateway City ...’20 5432 Amr. S.S. 74251 Gertrude 20 5159 Amr. S.S. Kellogg ( T .) ’6187 John C. Calhoun ’42 7177 Amr. S.S. '8545 Meanticut ...’21 6061 Amr. S.S. ’9017 Mormacmar ...’20 5453 Amr. S.S. 9348 New Orleans ...’20 6172 Amr. m.s. 2359 Sharon (77) ...’19 4762 Amr. m.s. 3834 Tintagel . ’23 2972 Amr. S.S. 1745 W.M.Burton(Y.) ’18 7094 Amr. S.S. >086 William C. ’19 2450 Amr. S.S. Atwater >218 WilliamPenn(7’,)’21 8447 Amr. Tw.Sc. m.s. 1420 Donau . ’10 239 Hoi. S.S. _ Seine . ’08 308 Hoi. S.S. Circumstances and place. 1 Broken up . Broken up . Broken up . Scuttled, with ammunition, : Government purposes. | Scuttled, with ammunition, : Government purposes. Broken up . Scuttled, with ammunition, : Government purposes. Broken up . Broken up . Broken up . Broken up . Broken up . Broken up . Dismantled and sunk Broken up . Broken up . Broken up . Broken up . Broken up . Broken up . Broken up . Broken up . Broken up . Broken up . Broken up . Broken up . Broken up . Broken up . Broken up . Dismantled and sunk Broken up . Broken up . Broken up . OTALS \ d. (i.) : — STEEL, Nil. IRON , Nil. WOOD & COMPOSITE , Nil. ( <*.(//.) :—STEEL, 31 — 117,279 tons. IRON, 2—290 tons. WOOD & COMPOSITE, Nil . STEAMERS, 30—98,188 ton*. MOTORSHIPS, 3-19,381 ions. TOTAL, Nil. TOTAL, 33— 1 1 7,369 tons, TOTAL, 33— 1 1 7,569 tons. (e.) Burnt. No. in Beg-. Book 1946-47. Ship’s Name, and Tear of Build. Tons (Gross) Country. Descrip¬ tion. Voyage. Cargo. Circumstances and place. Date. 72521 Empire CrossiT.)^ 3734 G.B.I. m.s. Port Said — Haifa. Aviation benzine. Sank after explosion while dis¬ charging- at Haifa. 2nd Aug. 56501 Earl and Fred... ’43 118 Dom. W.Aux. Tw.Sc. N. Sydney, N.S.— Bona vista, Nfl. Coal Caught fire and sank S. of Trepassey, Nfl. 21st Sept. 62108 Providence ’35 Transport 150 Dom. Cv,r J W.Aux. Sc.m.s. At Dalhousie, N.B. . 14th Aug. \ 75257 Homestead ( T .) ’45 10448 Amr. s.s. Houston— Jacksonville. Gasoline... Struck by lightning, while discharging at Jacksonville. Broken up. 5th Aug. 69230 Bansyu Maru ’34 No. 3 725 Jpn. Tw.Sc. m.s. Caught fire in Singapore Roads : scuttled. 20th Aug. 84940 West Coast ...’17 1430 Pan. W.s.s. Los Angeles — Hong Kong. Oil & general. Caught fire after explosion at Los Angeles. Total loss. 12 th July 81005 Redwood . ’17 1899 Per. W.Tw. Sc.s.s. Iquiqne — Callao. . . Saltpetre.. Caught fire after bursting of donkey boiler at Callao. Total loss. 8th Sept. STEEL, 3—14,907 tons. IRON, Nil. WOOD & COMPOSITE, 4—3,597 tons. / STEAMERS, 3 — 13,777 tons. MOTORSHIPS, 4— 4,727 tons. i 18,504 tons. (f.) Collision. No. in Eeg. Book 1946 47. Ship’s Name, and Year of Build. Tons (Gross) Country. Descrip¬ tion. Voyage. Cargo. Circumstances and place. Date. 78611 Merchant Royal ’28 5008 G.B.I. s.s. St. John, N.B. — Hull. Timber & steel. In lat. 50 15 N,3W . 3rd July 5 1 841 B. F. Macomber ’13 ' 257 Amr. m.s. Fishing . Off Cape May. Taken in tow but sank 1 mile E. of Harbor Refuge Light. 20th .Inly . STEEL, 2—5,265 tons. IRON, Nil. WOOD & COMPOSITE, Nil. ) , STEAMERS, 1—5,008 tons. MOTORSHIPS, I— 257 tons- j 5 ' (g.) Wrecked. (Under this heading are included ships lost through stranding, or striking rocks, sunken wrecks, &c.) No. in Beg. Book Ship’s Name, and Tear of Build. Tons (Gross) Country. Descrip¬ tion. Voyage. Cargo, Circumstances and place. Date. 1946-47. 71737 Devonbrook ...’24 803 G.B.I. S.S. London — Blyth ... Cement . . . Off Blyth pier . 28th Aug, 79069 Mount Douglas ’43 7130 G.B.I. s.s. Calcutta — Ballast ... Stranded and sank off Pm paris — Park Vancouver, B.C. Shoal, near Andaman Islands. 1 6883/ Argyle . ’00 439 Dom. s.s. Baracoa, Cuba — Bananas... Near Punta Gorda, Cuba 31st July C-W Miami, Fla. 73560 Fort Boise ...’43 7151 Dom. s.s. Botwood — Concen- On Grand Shoal, E. of St. Pierre- 23rd Aug. N. France. trates,etc. Miquelon. 58794 Irene M. Corkum’17 130 Dom. W.Aux. Grand Bank, Nfl. Ballast ... At Flint Island, Cape Breton... 24th Sept. Tw.Sc. m.s. W.Aux. j Tw.Sc. — Sydney, N.S. 62606 Ruby W . 150 SSt. 40 miles S. of Brownsville, Texas 26th Aug. m.s. 71609 David Caldwell ’48 7176 Amr. s.s. Hampton Roads — Goal 5 miles from Pointe la Coubre, 4th Sept. Pauillac. near Bordeaux. Continued. <1 (g.) Wrecked — continued. No. in Keg. Book 1946-47 Ship’s Name, and Tear of Build. Tons ( Gross Country Descrip¬ tion. Voyage. Cargo. Circumstances and place. Date. 7491(1 Helena Modjeska’44 7176 Amr. S.S. Marseilles — Bremerhaven. General... In Trinity Bay, Goodwin Sands 1 2th Sept 69982 Buenos Aires .. .’96 2844 Arg. s.s. Buenos Aires — Durban. General. . . Off Cabo de Santa Marta Grande, Rio Grande Do Sul. 27th Aug. OC £C 00 o 00 Tijuca . .’66 747 Arg. I.Aux. Sc.m.s. Table Bay— Santa Fe. Coal 25 miles N. of Rio Grande 20 th July 8S387 (Supp.) Odin . .’01 1(388 Den. S.S. Emdeu— Copenhagen. Coke ... Sank after striking submerged wreck in lat- 55 24 N., long. 1236 E. 30th July 82927 Star of Cairo .. .’24 4579 Egy- s.s. Bahia Blanca — Gdynia. Wheat ... 18 miles N. of Necochea, Argen¬ tine Republic. 11th Sept. 578G0 Florentina .’21 510 Ptg. W.Aux. Sc.m.s. Fishing . Off Greenland . 24th July 78954 Monte Isabela .. .’21 3615 Hp. S.S. Las Palmas — Cuba. Ballast ... Sank after striking reef off Gando, near Las Palmas. 20th Sept. (12843 San Benito ’42 103 S]i. W.s.s. Trawler . About 19 miles N. of Mogador. . . 4th Aug. 57244 Fanny . ’91 178 Swd. W.Aux. Sc.m.s. Raiuno — Mem ... Timber . . . 19th Aug. 61833 Phonix . ’78 1 99 Swd. W.Aux. Sc.m.s. Figeholm — Slite... Ballast ... On a submerged shoal E. of Grauterne light. 21st Sept. j STEEL, |0 — 42.6°l tons. IRON, I— 747 tons. WOOD & COMPOSITE, 6—1,265 tons. TOTAL J STEAMERS. 11—42,704 tons. MOTORSHIPS, 6—1,909 tons. (h.) Lost. ( Under this heading are included total losses which for want of sufficient information, or for other reasons, cannot otherwise be classified.) No. in Reg. Book 1946-47. Ship's Hame, and Tear of Build. Tons (Gross) Country. Descrip¬ tion. Voyage. Cargo. Circumstances and place. Date. 63810 i Svan ’98 123 Swd. Stl.&I. m.s. Liibeck — Copenhagen. 1 i 1 Between Liibeck and Copen¬ hagen. Abt. 9th Sept. STEEL, 1—123 tons. IRON, Nil. WOOD & COMPOSITE, Nil. ). STEAMERS, Nil. MOTORSHIPS, 1—123 tons. 1 2 (i.) War Losses. i No. in Reg. Book 1946-47. 562801 Ship’s Name, and Year of Build. Denham Tons (Gross). Country., Description. 82648; Skipjack ... ...'42 ...’10 103 11(17 G.B.I. G.B.I. s.s. s.s. Ho. in Book 1946-47. Ship’s Name, and Tear of Build. Tons (Gross). 68174 8447i)Ai Agnes Vatan ...’19 . ’92 Country. 1311 3490 Nor. Trk. Description! S.S. S.S. TOTAL STEEL, 4—6,071 tons. IRON, Nil. STEAMERS, 4—6,071 ton*. WOOD Si COMPOSITE, Nil. MOTORSHIPS. Nil. ,071 ton*. 10 II.— SAILING SHIPS AND BARGES. (a.) Abandoned at Sea. NIL. (b.) Foundered. No. in Reg. Book 1946-47. Ship’s Name, and Tear of Build. Tons (Gross) Country. Descrip¬ tion. Voyage. Cargo. Circumstances and place. Date. :>i 61)2 Newport ’19 1322 Amr. w. Barge Sea well’s Point, Va. — Providence, E.I. Coal Sank during heavy weather, while in tow, 14 miles S. by W. of Scotland Light- vessel. * 18 th Aug. f> 18*28 Orleans ’1(1 1602 Amr. W. Barge Sea well’s Point, Va. — Beverly, Mass. Coal Sank during heavy weather, while in tow, 14 miles S. by W. of Scotland Light- vessel. 18th Aug. TOTAL— STEEL, Nil. IRON, Nil. WOOD & COMPOSITE, 2— 2,924 tons. TOTAL, 2— 2,294 tons (c.) Missing. (Under this heading are included only ships Posted or Reported as Missing during the quarter.) NIL. (d.) Broken upt Condemned, &c. (i.) Cases consequent upon stress of weather. NIL. (ii.) Other cases. No. in Reg. Book 1946-47. Ship’s Name, and Tear of Build. Tons (Gross) Country. Descrip¬ tion. Voyage. Cargo. Circumstances and place. Date. 50939 G-oldfinch ’94 144 G.B.l. W.Sr. Barge Broken up . — f d. (i.) : — STEEL, Nil. IRON, Nil. WOOD & COMPOSITE, Nil. TOTAL, Nil. TOTALS | d.(ii.) : — STEEL, Nil. IRON, Nil. WOOD & COMPOSITE, l— 144 tons. TOTAL, \— 144 tons. TOTAL, 1—144 tons. (e.) Burnt. No. in Reg. Book 1946-47. Ship’s Name, and Tear of Build. Tons (Gross) Country. Descrip¬ tion. Voyage. Cargo. Circumstances and place. Date. 51346 L. & W.-B.C. ’93 Co. No. 10. 862 Amr. w. Barge New York — Fall River, Mass. Coal In Fall River Harbour, Mass. 15 th Aug. 50447 _ Condor ’20 1591 Chi. W.5m. Sr. Montevideo — Bahia Blanca. Ballast ... Caught fire and sank 6 miles S. of Becalada light, Bahia Blanca. 26 th Sept. TOTAL -.—STEEL, Nil. IRON, Nil. WOOD & COMPOSITE, 2—2,453 tons. TOTAL, 2—2,453 tons. (f.) Collision. NIL. (g.) Wrecked. (Under this heading are included ships lost through stranding, or striking rocks, sunken wrecks, Sec.) NIL. (h.) Lost. (Under this heading are included total losses which for want of sufficient information, or for other reasons, cannot otherwise be classified.) NIL. (i.) War Losses NIL. PBIKTBD BT UOTO'8 REOISTEB OT SHIPFINO, AT THE SOCIETY’* PBINTINO HOUSE, 64, SOUTHWABK STBXET, LOVDOH, S.E.l, RKSBABO. Slop's Hegtster of dipping. RETURNS OF SHIPS TOTALLY LOST, BROKEN UP, &c. (INCLUDING WAR LOSSES), 1st OCTOBER to 31st DECEMBER, 1946. FENCHURCH STREET, LONDON, E.C,3. November, 1947. LLOYD’S REGISTER WRECK RETURNS for the Quarter ended 31st DECEMBER, 1946. I. — These Returns show that during the quarter the number and gross tonnage of ships of 100 tons gross and above totally lost, condemned, etc., in consequence of casualty (including War Losses) or stress of weather, were as follows:— Country. Steamers and Motorships. Sailing Ships and Barges. Total. No. Tons (Gross). No. Tons (Gross). No. Tons (Gross). Great Britain and 13 14,148 13 14,148 Northern Ireland Other Countries . 38 46,702 i 1,034 39 47,736 World . 51 60,850 i 1,034 52 61,884 II. — Cases of ships broken up, condemned, etc., not known to be in consequence of casualty or stress of weather, are excluded from the foregoing table. The tonnage so excluded amounted to : — Country. Steamers and Motorships. Sailing Ships and Barges. Total. No. Tons (Gross). No. Tons (Gross). No. Tons (Gross). Great Britain and Northern Ireland 13 40,392 13 40,392 Other Countries . 15 70,275 2 1,860 17 72,135 World . 28 110,667 2 1,860 30 112,527 III. — The gross reduction in the Mercantile Marine of the World, from all causes, reported during the quarter was therefore : — Country. Steamers and Motorships. Sailing Ships and Barges. Total. No. Tons (Gross). No. Tons (Gross). No. Tons (Gross). Great Britain and Northern Ireland 26 54,540 26 54,540 Other Countries . 53 116,977 3 2,894 56 119*871 World . 79 — 171,517 — 3 2,894 82 . . 174,411 TABLE No. 1: _ Showing the number, gross tonnage and nationality of STEAMERS & MOTORSHIPS totally lost, broken up, &c., during the quarter ended 31st December, 1946, as reported up to the 29th October, 1947. (Ships under 100 tons gross are not included in this return.) _ _ HOW LOST. ” COUNTRY, Great Britain and Northern Ireland British Dominions, Colonies, &c. ... •America (United States of) . Denmark . France . Germany . Greece . Holland . Italy . t Japan . Norway . Spain . Sweden . Other European Countries . Central and South America . Other Countries . ABANDONED AT SEA. MISSING. ( a ) Totals MATERIAL OF CONSTRUCTION OF ABOVE SHIPS STEEL, 36—57,376 tons. BROKEN UP, CONDEMNED, ETO. (f.) WRECKED, (c) I LOST, ETC. (d) I WAR LOSSES. 6,437 IRON, 1—195 tons, 6 3,409 1 104 ... ... 1 134 ... ' 2 805. 7,024 ... 2 661 7,125 5 1,715 28 32,930 WOOD & COMPOSITE, 14—3,279 tons. TOTAL, (e) Tons, No. Tons. NO. Tons. No. | Tons. No. Tons. 1,437 8 11,711 ... ... l 195 13 14,148 4 820 . . . ... 9 2,529 2 14,783 . . . l 7,198 4 22,082 l 2,885 1 2,885 12,268 60,850 STEAMERS. 34—56,634 tolls. MOTORSHIPS, 17—4,216 tons. THE LOSSES INCLUDED IN THIS TABLE ARE DETAILED ON PAGES 6 to 9. * Excluding chips trading on the Great Lakes of North America. <«> Under the heading “ Wrecked,” are included ships lost through stranding, or thr >ugl> striking rocks, sunken wrecks, &c. + Japanese wood auxiliary vessels under 300 tons gross are not inserted in Lloyd's Register Book, and are not included ! in this Table. ,d) Under the heading “Lost, &c..” are included total losses which for want of sufficient information, or for other reasons, cannot a) Under the heading “ Missing,” are included only ships so posted or reported during the period covered by the return. be otherwise classified. b) Ships condemned after damage by fire, collision, stranding, Ac., arc included, according to the date of the casualties, under “Burnt,” “Collision," “Wrecked,” &c. Casesofbreakingup,condemnation,&c.,notconsequentuponstressofweather,&c., . See which are not known td be consequent upon stress of weather, See. are excluded from the Table. During the quarter, 28 steamers and motorshipe of 110,607 tons groee (including 13 belonging ) Cases of breaking up, condemnation, &c., not known to be consequent upon stress of weather, &c., are excluded from the Table. During the quarter, 2 barges of 1,850 tons gross, come within this category. THE LOSSES INCLUDED IN THIS TABLE ARE DETAILED ON PAGE 10. , v (c) Exclui*ine cases of breaking up, condemnation, &c„ which are not known to be consequent upon stress of weather < e in stress of weather, &c.. are excluded from the Summary on page 3.1 4 p slrBSS 01 weatner, &c. (See o - - - ~rs v-uuuiuuaoiuu, OGG., W UIGII a, I d UOL J Summary on page 3.) * Excluding ships trading on the Great Lakes of North America. 6 LLOYD’S REGISTER OF SHIPPING. RETURNS OF SHIPS TOTALLY LOST, BROKEN UP, &c. 1st OCTOBER to 31st DECEMBER, 1946. List of total losses of Merchant Ships of 100 tons and upwards between the above dates, of which information was received up to the 29th October, 1947. EXPLANATION OF CONTRACTIONS. COUNTRY. Amr. = CT.S. of America. Egy. = Egypt. Itl. — Italy. Ptg. = Portugal. Arg. = Argentina. Est. = Estonia. Jpn. = Japan. Rou. = Roumania. Big. =s Belgium. Fin. — Finland. Lat. — Latvia. S.R. = Union of Soviet Socialist Brz. = Brazil. Fra. ~ France. Mex. = Mexico. Republics. c.-s. = Czeeho-SIovakia. G.B.I. = Great Britain and Mor. == Morocco. Sia. = Siam. Cba. = Cuba. Northern Ireland. Nor. = Norway. Sp. — Spain. Chi. = Chile. Ger. — Germany. Pal. = Palestine. Swd. = Sweden. Chn. = China. Grk. = Greece. Pan. = Panama. Trk. = Turkey. Den. = Denmark. Hoi. = Holland. Per. = Peru. Urg. =s Uruguay. Dom. = British Dominions, Hon. = Honduras. Pol. = Poland. Ygs. = Yugoslavia. Colonies, etc. Id. — Iceland. DESCRIPTION. Aux. = Auxiliary. c. = Composite. m.s. = Motorship. s.s. = Steamship. (T.) = Oil Tanker. Bg. = Brig. F.C. = Ferro-Concrete. Pad. — Paddle. Sc. = Screw. Trp. — Triple. Bk. = Bai4c. i. = Iron. Qd. = Quadruple. Sr. = Schooner. Tw. = Twin. Bkn. = Barkentiue. Lr. = Lugger. S. = Ship. Stl. — Steel. W. = Wood. Bn. = Brigantine. m. = Masts. N.B. _ Unless otherwise stated , all steamers and motorships were of steel construction and propelled by a single screw. I.— STEAMERS & MOTORSHIPS. (a.) Abandoned at Sea. No. in Reg. Ship’s Name, and Book Tear of Build. 1946-47. Tons (Gross) Country. 1 DeSP- Voyage. Cargo. Circumstances and place. Date. 81438 Rubens . T8 375 Dom. W.Aux. Belize— Sc.m.s. Kingston, Ja. Lumber... 60 miles N. of Bonacca, Honduras. Drifted ashore at Bonacca ; total loss. 5th Dec. tot A l ( ST££L NiL IRON, Nil. WOOD & COMPOSITE. 1—375 tons. ) , TOTAL ’ STEAMERS, Nil. MOTORSHIPS, 1—375 tons. j '0nS' (b.) Foundered. Ho. in Beg. Book 1946-47 Ship’s Name, and Tear of Build. Tons (Gross) Country. Descrip¬ tion. Voyage. Cargo. Circumstances and place. Date. 87184 (Snpp.) Glamor ganbrook’ 3 9 805 G.B.I. s.s. Blyth — Cowes ... Coal Sprang a leak and sank 5 miles E. of Scarborough. 1 lth Oct. 74449 59343 Grand Manan II ’30 841 ! Dom. m.s. n Tw Bananas Sank while loading at Santa Marta. Colombia. Total loss. 9 th Oct. Ca/i. Sc.m.s. Brownsville. heavy weather. 60712 Miron L . ’22 264 Dom. VV;. m.s. Belize — Kingston, Ja. Lumber... Inside English Cay, near Belize 21st Oct. 62591 Rotundus . TO 123 W.s.s. Ingonish Beach, N.S. — Sydney ,N.S. Fish, etc. Sprang a leak and sank N. of Cape Breton during heavy weather. 27thNov. 87411 (Supp.) Hwa Tung ...’18 4078 Chn. S.S. Baltimore — Shanghai. Phosphate Sprang a leak and sank in lat. 31 4042 N., long. 125 512 W. 14th Dec. 63246 Silver Arrow ...’29 120 Grk. W.Tw. Sc.m.s. Barranquilla — Santa Marta. Near Cartagena, Col . — Oct. 62329 Renascent ...’26 100 Nor. W.s.s. Lowestoft — Kristiansand. Ballast . . . Sprang a leak and sank in lat. 5343 N., long. 3 20 E. 27 th Oct. TOTAL jsr££i" 4-5-988 tons. IRON, Nil. WOOD & COMPOSITE, 4—449 tons ) ( STEAMERS, 4—5,106 tons. MOTORSHIPS, 4—1,331 tons. j 6*W £ons’ 7 (c.) Missing. (Under this heading are included only ships Posted or Reported as Missing during the quarter.) NIL. I | (d.) Broken up, Condemned, &c. (i.) Cases consequent upon stress of weather, etc. NIL. (ii.) Other cases. No. in Reg. Book 1946-4:7. Ship’s Name, and Year of Build. Tons (Gross) Country. Descrip¬ tion. Voyage. Cargo. Circumstances and place. Date. 68993 Atalanta . ’06 463 G.B.I. Trp.Sc. . Broken up . ... — 69920 British ’21 Tommy (T.) Cambria . ’95 1411 G.B.I. s.s. Broken up . ... — 70143 436 G.B.I. Pad.s.s. Broken up . — 71542 Dalgoma . ’23 5953 G.B.I. Tw.Sc. m.s. Broken up . — 71941 Duchess of ’95 Rothesay EmpireSevern...’l4 338 G.B.I. Pad.s.s. Broken up . ... - 72881 6681 G.B.I. S.S. Scuttled, with ammunition, Government purposes. for 73006 Empire ’13 Woodlark 771)3 G.B.I. Tw.Sc. S.S. Scuttled, with ammunition, Government purposes. for — 58727 Industry . ’07 100 G.B.I. s.s. Broken up . ... — 76934 Kindersley ...’10 1999 G.B.I. s.s. Scuttled forGovernment purposes — 77449 Laguna Belle ...’96 617 G.B.I. Pad.s.s. ... Broken up ... — 77508 Lanark . ’23 1904 G.B.I. S.S. Scuttled, with ammunition, Government purposes. for 80832 Queen Empress ’12 411 G.B.I. Pad.s.s. Broken up . — 81956 San Melito (T.) ’14 12286 G.B.I. S.S. Now a hulk . . — 78355 Marmion . ’93 324 Dom. Stl.&I. Broken up . — 60944 Nanoose . ’08 305 Dom. S.S. Sunk for use as a breakwater — 62135 Qualicum . ’04 200 Dom. S.S. Sunk for use as a breakwater — 69171 Baldbutte (T.)...’19 6295 Amr. s.s. Broken up . — 69338 Bayou Chico ...’20 5401 Amr. s.s. Broken up . — 71999 Dynastic . ’19 5773 Amr. S.S. Broken up . — 72238 El Cedro . ’19 2512 Amr. s.s. Broken up . . — 73293 P.Q.Barstow(7’.)’17 9003 Amr. Tw.Sc. Broken up . — 70936 “C” Fortune . ’21 [ex “City of Elwood”) 6197 Amr. m.s. Broken up ... . . — 75379 Huguenot ( T .) ’19 6964 Amr. s.s. Broken up . ~~ 76866 Kewanee ( T .) ...’19 3550 Amr. s.s. Broken up . — 84746 “W” Nausett (T.) ...’18 (ex “ W. M. Irish”) 7123 Amr. s.s. Broken up . — 80162 Pan Carolina! T.)’ 19 7762 Amr. S.S. Broken up . “78078 Makawao . Hi 3253 Hon. s.s. Broken up . — 68903 Artigas . ’20 5613 Pan. s.s. Broken up . ( d. (j.) .-—STEEL, Nil. IRON, Nil. WOOD & COMPOSITE, Nil. TOTAL, Nil. ( d.(ii.) .—STEEL, 28— 1 10,667 tons. IRON, Nil. WOOD & COMPOSITE, Nil. TOTAL, 28—110,667 tore. STEAMERS, 26—98,517 tons. MOTORSHIPS, 2—12,150 tons. TOTAL, 28—110,667 tons. 8 (e.) Burnt. No. in Reg. Book 1946-47. Ship’s Name, and Year of Build. Tons (Gross) Country. Descrip¬ tion. Voyage. Cargo. Circumstances and place, Date. 55460 Calatco No. 2 .. ’18 101 Amr. W.m.8. Destroyed by fire and explosion after being towed, on fire, into Oswego, N.Y., harbour. 13th Nov, 86200 Chaco . ’19 5103 Arg. s.s. At Buenos Aires . 19th Dec. (Sapp.) 79935 Oregon Coast... ’13 943 Caught fire after explosion at Salina Cruz. 21st Oct. Rica 80651 Portia V . ’04 07 Q •