s fUgisto af flipping. RETURNS OF SHIPS TOTALLY LOST, BROKEN UP, &c. 1st JANUARY to 31st MARCH, 1948. 1, FENCHURCH STREET, LONDON, E.C.3. November, 1948. LLOYD’S REGISTER WRECK RETURNS for the Quarter ended 31st MARCH, 1948. 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 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 9 9,925 ' 9 9,925 Northern Ireland Other Countries . 41 49,007 . 2 3,184 43 52,691 World . 50 59,432 2 3,184 52 62,616 11. — 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 54,4(5") 12 54,465 Northern Ireland Other Countries . 25 10*2,980 . . 25 102,980 World ... . . .. 37 157,445 ... 37 157,445 HI. — The gross reduction in the Mercantile Marine of the World, from all causes, reported during the quarter was therefore : — Steamers and Sailing Ships ' i _ 1 Motorships. Country. and Barges. TOTAL. No. Tons (Gross). No. | Tons (Gross). No. Tons (Gross). Great Britain and j 21 Northern Ireland i 64,390 i 21 64,390 Other Countries ... ... | 6(5 _ 152,487 2 | 3,184 j 68 155,671 World . ! 87 216,877 2 ; 3,184 - 1 _ 89 220,061 TABLE No. 1: — Showing the number, gross tonnage and nationality of STEAMERS & MOTORSHIPS totally lost, broken up, &c„ during the quarter ended 31st March, 1948, as reported up to the 19th October, 1948. (Ships under 100 tons gross are not included in this return.) at Britain and Northern Ireland iish Dominions, Colonies, &o. ... rica (United States of) . MARK . NOE . MANY . ECE . LAND . iY . LN . ... WAY . N . DEN . er European Countries . pral and South America . er Countries . Totals MATERIAL OF CONSTRUCTION OF ABOVE SHIPS .-—STEEL, 35— 55,557 tons. 8TEAMERS & MOTORSHIPS OWNED, ACCORDING TO LLOYD’S REGISTER BOOK, 1947-48. No. Tons. 1 ! . 6,061 17,847,897 2,272 3,473,742 5,159 30,165,909 600 1,024,292 973 2,314,898 1,318 591,442 297 1,027,101 1,295 2,436,385 673 1,300,987 2,408 5,808,832 1,683 3,760,941 986 1,130,004 1,195 1,828,516 HOW LOST. ABANDONED AT SEA. FOUNDERED. MISSING, (a) 2 | 7,. 4 7,976 BROKEN UP, CONDEMNED, ETC. (b) WRECKED. ( c ) I LOST, ! Tons. No. j Tons. No. Tons. No. Tons. ' . : 1 139 3 1,831 1 : 1,037 6 1,086 ... i ! 7,176 j . | 2 4,000 IRON, 1—130 tons. WOOD & COMPOSITE, 14—3,745 tons. STEAMERS, 25—49,600 tons. TOTAL, (e) 1 2,327 196 i 1 2,982 2 2,563 169 2 1,394 2 238 i 637 1 1,923 i 1,485 3 1,594 1,267 2 7,597 9,845 2 287 23 24,972 7 8,518 PERCENTAGE LOST (STEAMERS «fc MOTORSHIPS). of of Tons. No. Tons. Ships Tonnag* owned, owned. 9 9,925 0-35 0-07 0-02 0-02 THE LOSSES INCLUDED IN THIS TABLE ARE DETAILED ON PAGES 6 to 10. * Excluding ships trading on the Great Lakes of North America. (c) Under the heading “Wrecked,” are included ships lost through stranding, or throu f Japanese wood auxiliary vessels under 300 tons gross are not inserted in Lloyd’s Register Book, and are not included a) Under the heading “ Missing,” are included only ships so posted or reported during the period covered by the return, W Under the heading “Lost, &c.. are included total losses which for want of sufficiei b) Ships condemned after damage by fire, collision, stranding, &c., are included, according to the date of the casualties , under otherwise classmea. “Burnt.” “Collision.” “Wrecked,” frc. Casesof breaking up, condemnation, &c., not consequent upon stress of weather, &c., are excluded from the Table. During the quarter, 37 steamers and motorships of 157,445 tons gross (including belonging |>I Excluding eases of breaking up,, condemnation. which are not known to 1 1 2,327 5 ! 5,858 4 1,887 3 | 875 2 3,408 4 5,609 4 j 10,042 _ ! 8,518 50 59,432 i MOTORSHIPS, 25—9,832 tons. jh striking rocks, sunken wrecks, 1(5 N.. long. 74 10 W. Sank ot her moorings at Birken¬ head. Refloated and sold for breaking up. Near Baracoa . 17th Jai 14 th Fe 15th Jai 08082 Gunda Wal ...’94 238 Den. W.Aux Se.m.s. ( 'openhagen — Bogense. Ballast ... Sprang leak and sank N. of Elsinore, while in tow. 13th Fel 28418 Lotte Skou ...’06 1420 Den. S.S. ( ! dy n ia — Belgium . Coal Near Egmond, Holland, during heavy weather. 9th Fel 30842 Panchito . TO 4015 Pan. S.S. Huelva — Antwerp Ore Broke in two during heavy weather off Ar-menLighthouse, W. of Brest, and sank. 29th Jai 11826 Panxon . T7 324 Sp. s.s. Trawler . ... Off Cape Bojador, West Coast Africa. 1st Mai 38896 (Supp.) Amoy . ’28 1178 Tunis Tw.Sc. • s.s. Oran — Sete Fruit& vegetables Sprang leak during heavy weather off La Nouvelle, and sank. 18 th Fel TOTAL ( STEEL, S— 7,150 tons. IRON, ! —130 tons. I STEAMERS, 5-7,067 tons. WOOD & COMPOSITE, 2-435 tons. , MOTORSHIPS, 3—648 tons. 8—7,715 tons. 7 (c.) Missing. (Under this heading are included only ships Posted or Reported as Missing during the quarter.) No. in Eeg. Book 1947-48 Ship’s Name, and Year of Build. 1 Tons | { Gross; Country Descrip¬ tion. i 1 i Voyage. Cargo. ! I Circumstances and place. Date. 32515 Samkey . ’43 72 1'.) G.B.I. S.S. London — On ha ... Ballast ... Left London on 24th January, 1948 : reported by wireles noon on a 1st January in lat.41 48 N., long. 24 W., and not since — 14329 Teasel . 37 2!H) G.B.I. m.s. Belfast — .Steel bars Manchester. Left Belfast on (>th January, 1948 ; was off Ha ugh old Head, I.O.M.,same day, and not since heard of. Segeberg . ’43 350 Gcr. m.s. Eling — I Pitch ... Rotterdam. Left Eling, Southampton, on loth November, 1947 ; passed .Fort G-ilkicker same day, and not since heard of. 12508 Rein II . '92 117 Nor. m.s. Copenhagen — Oslo Ballast ... 1 Left Halmstad on 2nd October, 1947, and not since heard of. STEEL, 4—7,976 tons. IRON, Nil. WOOD & COMPOSITE, Nil. STEAMERS, 1—7,219 tons. MOTORSHIPS, 3—757 tons. (d.) Broken up, Condemned, &c. (i.) Cases consequent upon stress of weather, etc NIL. (ii.) Other cases. No. in Reg. Book 1947-48 Ship’s Name, and Year of Build. Tons (Gross) Country Descrip¬ tion. Voyage. I Cargo. i Circumstances and place. Date. 19365 Appleleaf :u 5892 G.B.I. Tw.Sc. | i Broken up . .. _ S.S. ! Blenheim tj . ~ .'20 1 1404 G.B.I. ! Broken up . . . _ _ _ S.S. 20758 Buteshire .’12 6590 G.B.I. S.S. Broken up . . . — 21905 Collegian . .’23 7886 G.B.I. S.S. ! . 1 Broken up . . . — 07426 Florio . .’10 314 G.B.I. S.S. Broken up . . . — 07443 .Flying Kestrel ’13 700 G.B.I. S.S. . f Broken up ... — — Imelda . .’14 251 G.B.I. S.S. Broken up . . . — 10575 Marple . .\ss 123 G.B.I. Tw.Sc. Broken up ... — S.S. 30560 Orangeleaf (T.) ’17 5983 G.B.I. Tw.Sc. S.S. Tw. Sc. Broken up ... — 30954 Pearleaf (T.) .. .’17 5993 G.B.I. . . . . Broken up ... — S.S. 13712 Soranus . .’06 250 G.B.I. S.S. Broken up ... — 34416 Teucer . .’06 9079 G.B.I. Tw. Sc. Broken up ... — S.S. 19648 Athabasca ’8 8 Tff 2784 Dom. S.S. ... Broken up ... — 26166 Irish Beech ’84 2002 Dona. S.S. Broken up ... . — 34757 Toronto . .’99 2779 Dom. Pad.s.s. Broken up ... — 20238 Bessemer ( T .) .. ’19 4762 Atnr. m.s. ... Broken up ... — 20522 Bridgeport ’01 7995 Amr. Tw. Sc. ... Broken up ... — , S.S. - -f- 21880 23860 Coastwise Everett . 10 ’07 5065 Amr. S.S. ... Broken up ... — 25183 Hampden . ’14 4725 Amr. S.S. ! Broken up ... — 38039 Irwin . ’18 4900 Amr. S.S. . . . | Broken up ... ... ... ... — (Supp.) 29926 Nebraskan ’12 6572 Ainr. S.S. ! Broken up ... — 11706 Oscar F. Smith ’)>8: 286 Amr. i Dismantled]... _ I Continued. 8 (ii.) Other cases— nontinnei. TOTALS ( d. (I.). —STEEL, j d.(ii.).— STEEL, ., 36— 157, 1 59 tons. IRON, Nil. STEAMERS, 35-152,122 tons. WOOD & COMPOSITE, Nil. TOTAL. Nil. WOOD & COMPOSITE, 1—286 tnns. TOTAL, 37— 157,445 tom. MOTORSHIPS, 2—5,323 tons. TOTAL, 37—157,445 tons. (e.) Burnt. TOTAL STEEL, 2—8,213 tons. IRON, Nil. STEAMERS, 3—9,480 tons. WOOD & COMPOSITE, 3—1,632 tons. ) MOTORSHIPS, 2-365 tons. } 5_9’84S 'ons- (f.) Collision. STEEL 2—287 tons. IRON, Nil. STEAMERS, I — 139 tons. WOOD & COMPOSITE, Nil. MOTORSHIPS. 1—148 tons. 2—287 tons. 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. 1947-48. i 04608 Archmor . .’03 «> G.B.I. S.S. Warkworth — Coal At Boulmer Stile, N. of Seaton llth Feb. Inverness. Point. 07055 Epine . ’29 358 G.B.I. S.S. Trawler . ... At Sngefellsnes, Iceland 13 th Mar. 10821 Miles K. Burton’97 1 202 G.B.I. Tw.Sc. Dredger . Extensively damaged after 10th Mar. S.S. having been blown ashore between Glimps Holm and Burray Island. Refloated and subsequently broken up. 07149 Ethel M. Petite ’35 177 Pom. W.Aux. Fishing . At Sambro Ledges, near Halifax, 5th Feb. Sc.m.s. N.S. 08459 Hermada . ’17 189 Dom. W.Aux. Portaux Basques, At Wheeler Bar. near George- 2nd Jan. Cox', Sc.m.s. Nfl. — Montague, town, P.E.I. P.E.I. 16855 Illalong . ’08 236 Dom. W.s.s. Sydney, N.S.W. — General... Off Red Head, N.S.W . 10th Feb. (Supp.) Newcastle. N.S.W. 08906 Isabelle J. ’29 151 Dom. W.Aux. Fishing . £ mile below Grand Bank, Nfl. 15 th Feb. Corkum Sc.m.s. 08975 J. H.Blackmore ’43 265 Dom. W.m.s. At Spillar’s Point, Nfl. 9th Mar. 11534 O.K. Service III ’31 118 Dom. W.Aux. Carbonear, Nfl. — General... At Point Crew, Nfl . 17th Jan. Sc.m..s. Fortune, Nfl. 22242 Dah Chung Hwa’19 4869 Chn. S.S. . Badly damaged by stranding on 24th Jan. rocks S. of Small Harbour, near Tsingtao ; refloated and broken 27395 Kien Sing . ’06 2728 Chn. S.S. Hainan — Kobe ... Iron ore... up. Off Chilang Point . 28th Feb. 36501 Cali . ’00 1062 Col. Tw.Sc. Guayaquil — Rice Sprang leak and beached on 27th Jan. (Supp). m.s. Santiago. Grand Cayman Island, S. of Cuba. Total loss. 36515 Danfjord . ’25 3701 Den. Tw.Sc. Lobito — France. . . Zinc ore& Struck wreck and beached on 9th Feb. (Supp.) m.s. general E. coast of Sal Island, C.V.I. Total loss. 13510 Sine . ’12 299 Den. W.Aux. Oran — Salt At Baia Ribeira, Santa Cruz, 28th Mar. Sc.m.s. St. Pierre, Miq. Flores. 33254 Silvia Onorato ’16 2327 Itl. S.S. Rijeka — Lead ore.. On the East Goodwins . 2nd Jan. Rotterdam. 35310 "Veni . ’01 2982 Nor. S.S. Leith — Siax Ballast ... On Balach Rocks, W. coast of llth Jan. Islay. Narwhal . >3 8 356 Pan. Tw.Sc. Puerto Barrios — Bananas... Stranded on a reef N.E. of 14th Feb. m.s. Mobile. Cozumel, and subsequently sank. 31252a Podolsk . .’44 1923 S.B. S.S. Odessa — Ballast ... Stranded and subsequently sank 9 th Jan. Vladivostok. off Amherst Rock, 60 miles from Woosung. 21246 Castillo Vera .. ’21 996 Sp. Tw.Sc. Corunna — San Ballast ... At Or i liana, near Cudillero, 15th Feb. S.S. Esteban de Pravia. Asturias. 38560 Mari Carmen L. ’44 398 Sp. m.s. Aviles — Gandia ... Coal ... At Vieira de Leiria, Portugal... 6 th Feb. (Supp.) 05268 Borgd . .’96 121 Swd. Aux.Sc. Gothenburg — Paper Sank after stranding at Tromo, 5th Mar. m.s. Kristiansand, S. pulp. near Arendal. 05630 Carl . .’92 117 Swd. W.Aux. Gothenburg — Fish On Snacben Rock, off Onsala- 19th Mar. Sc.m.s. Gdynia. landet. 29th Jan. 06185 Cuyamaca .’00 176 Ven. W.m.s. Tug . Broke moorings in La Guaira harbour and drifted ashore. Total loss. t 1 i | i i l i i i srttL, 14— 23.294 tons. IRON, Nil. WOOD & COMPOSITE, 9—1,6 STEAMERS, 10—17,892 tons. MOTORSHIPS, 13—7,080 tons. (h.) Lost. (Under this heading are included total losses which for want of sufficient information, or for other reasons, cannot otherwise be classified.) TOTAL STEEL, 7—8,518 tons. STEAMERS, 5—7.803 tons. IRON, Nil. WOOD & COMPOSITE, Nil. MOTORSHIPS, 2—715 tons. 1 7— 8,518 i II.— SAILING SHIPS AND BARGES. (a.) Abandoned at Sea* NIL. (b.) Foundered. No. in Reg. Ship’s Name, and Book Tear of Build. 1947-48. (Gross) Countr*' Descrip- 1 tion. Voyage. Cargo. Circumstances and place. Date. 01032 Harford . ’21 2240 Amr. , w. . Coal Broke moorings and sank outside 14fch Jan. Barge Sandy Hook. 02158 Savannah . ’14 944 Amr. W. . Oak Broke from tow during heavy 4th Feb. Barge piling. weather, and sank 22 miles S. of Sandy Hook. TOTAL -.—STEEL, Nil. IRON, Nil. WOOD & COMPOSITE, 2—3,184 tons. TOTAL, 2— 3,184 tons. (c.) Hissing. (Under this heading are included only ships Posted or Reported as Missing during the quarter.) MIL. (d.) Broken up, Condemned, &c. (i.) Cases consequent upon stress of weather. NIL. ( ii.) Other cases. NIL. (e.) Burnt. NIL. _ (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.) Printed by Lloyd’s Register of Shipping, at thb Society’s Printing House, 64, Southwark Street, London, S.E.1, EngisAnd. RETURNS OF SHIPS TOTALLY LOST, BROKEN UP, &c. 1st APRIL to 30th JUNE, 1948. j j | | FENCHURCH STREET, LONDON, E.C.3. ‘December, 1948. LLOYD’S REGISTER WRECK RETURNS for the Quarter ended 30th JUNE, 1948. I. — These Returns show that during the quarter the number and gross tonnage of ships of 100 tong gross and above totally lost, condemned, etc., in consequence of casualty or stress of weather, were as follows : — Country. Steamers and Motorships. Sailing Ships and Barges. Total. No. j Tons (Gross). No. Tons (Gross). No. Tons (Gross). Great Britain and 2 : 1,0G1 2 1,061 Northern Ireland Other Countries . j : 28 j 49,802 | 1 173 29 50,065 World . 30 50.953 1 173 31 51,126 II. — Cases of ships broken up, condemned, etc., not known to be in consequence of casualty or stress of weather, are excluded from the foiegoing table. The tonnage so excluded amounted to : — Country. Steamers and Motorships. Sailing Ships and Barges. Total. f . . ' No. Tons (Gross). No. Tons (Gross). No. Tons (Gross). Great Britain and 12 I 57,848 12 57,843 Northern Ireland Other Countries . ; 23 86,504 1 2,304 24 88,808 World . 35 j 144,347 i 1 2,304 36 146,651 HI.— The gross reduction in the Mercantile Marine of the World, from all causes, reported during the quarter was therefore : — Steamers and Motorships. Sailing Ships and Barges. Total. COUNTRY. ; No. Tons (Gross). No. Tons (Gross). No. Tons (Gross). Great Britain and 14 i 58,904 1 14 58,904 Northern Ireland Other Countries . 51 1 :>G,3!)0 2 2,477 53 138,873 World . 65 195,300 2 2,477 ; 67 197,777 LLOYD’S REGISTER OF SHIPPING. RETURNS OF SHIPS TOTALLY LOST, BROKEN UP, & 1st APRIL to 30th JUNE, 1948. 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 November, 1948. EXPLANATION OF CONTRACTIONS. COUNTRY. Amr. U.S. of America. Egy. — Egypt. Itl. = Italy. ptg. = Portugal. Arg. Argentina. Est. = Estonia. Jpn. = Japan. Rou. = Roumania¬ Big. *= Belgium. Bra. = Brazil. Fin. = Finland. Fra. = France. Lat. = Mex. = Latvia. Mexico. S.R. ns; Union of Soviet & Republics. C.-S. Czechoslovakia. 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, Colonies, etc. Hon. = Honduras. Id. = Iceland. Phi. = Pol. = DESCRIPTION. Philippine. Poland. Ygs. 5= Yugoslavia. Aux. = Auxiliary. C. = Composite. m.s. — Motorship. s.s. = Steamship. ( T .) = Oil Tanke Bg. = Brig. F.C. = Ferro-Concrete. Pad. --- Paddle. Sc. — Screw. Trp. = Triple. Bk. = Bark. t. = Iron. Qd. = Quadruple Sr. = Schooner. Tw. =» Twin. Bkn. = Barkentine. Bn. = Brigantine. Lr. m. = Lugger. S. = Masts. = Ship. Stl. = Steel. W. = Wood. N.B. — Unless otherwise stated , all steamers and motorships were of steel construction and propelled by a single scr I. — STEAMERS & MOTORSHIPS. (a.) Abandoned at Sea. NIL. (b.) Foundered. Ho. in Reg. Book 1947-48. Ship’s Name, and Year of Build. Tons (Gross) 1 Country. Descrip¬ tion. V oy age. Cargo. j Circumstances and place. 37066 (Supp.) 1 1 Valente . ’ll) 2243 ( Den. s.s. 1 Rosario — Sweden.. j 1 Foodstuffs Sprang a leak j taken in tow, but sank m lat. 23 20 S., long.42 45 W. ( STEEL, 1—2,243 tons. IRON, Nil. WOOD & COMPOSITE. Nil. ) 01 AL i STEAMERS. 1—2,243 tons. MOTORSHIPS, Nil. j ~2,243 tons' (c.) Missing. (Under this heading are included only ships Posted or Reported as Missing during the quarter.) No. in Keg- Book Ship's Name, and Year of Buikh - Tons |4 Gross! Country. Descrip¬ tion. Voyage. Cargo. Circumstances and place. 1947-48 08142 H. Holinholz ...’-*0 228 Ger. s.s. Trawler . Lef t Bremerhaven on 31st March, 1948, for North Sea fishing grounds. Reported in lat. 57 31 N., long. 5 to 6 E. on 10th April, and not since heard of. 08957 Iwan . ’90 281) Swd. S.S. Ustka— Oskarshamn. Coal ... Left Ustka on 18th February, 1948, and not since heard of. TOTAL i STEEL, 2 — 5|7 tons. IRON, Nil. WOOD & COMPOSITE, Nil. ) TOTAL j STEAMERS, 2-517 tons. MOTORSHIPS, Nil. ^ 2— 517 tons. 7 (d.) Broken up, Condemned, &c. (i.) Cases consequent upon stress of weather, etc. NIL. (ii.) Other cases. TOTALS < d. (/.) .—STEEL, Nil. IRON, Nil. WOOD & COMPOSITE, Nil. TOTAL, Nil. ( d .(ii.) .—STEEL, 32—143,667 tons. IRON, 1—457 tons. WOOD & COMPOSITE, 2—223 tons. TOTAL, 35—144, STEAMERS, 33-140,257 tons. MOTORSHIPS, 2-4,090 tons. TOTAL, 35—144, IRON, Nil. WOOD & COMPOSITE, Nil. TOTAL, Nil. ,347 tons. ,347 tons. s Ho. in Reg. Book 1947-48. Ship’s Name, and Year of Build. Tons (Gross) 1 Country. Descrip¬ tion. Voyage. 04073 i Ada M. ’ll Westhaver 135 Dom. . W.Aux. j Sc.m.s. . . 05135 Bertha E. Way ’12 138 Dom. C-O.r*. . 1 W.Aux.1 Tw. Sc. 1 m.s. 06525 Dorothy Adams ’15 120 Dom. t.’ ;''. V . J W.Aux.1 Tw.Sc. m.s. St. John’s, Nfl.— Cook’s Harbour, Nfl. 81422 Pride of Clare. ..’45 505 Dom. W.m.s. Obregon, Mexico — Brownsville, Tex. 12960 St. Joseph ...’30 1 119 Amr. W.m.s. Fishing ... 14970 Valeria . ’30 204 Costa Rica W.Tw. Sc.m.s. Fishing . 23829 Fenris (?'.) ...’36 9804 Nor. m.s. Puerto La Cruz — Havrp. Circumstances and place. ... Caught fire 8 miles S.S.E. of 15thJ' G-reenspond, Nfl., and beached. Total loss. ... Caught fire and sank 12 miles 12th. U N.E. of Twillingate, Nfl. Salt& At Noggin Cove, Nfl . . 17thJ general. Bananas... Destroyed by fire while stranded 2nd i 10 miles S. of Brownsville, Tex. . . , Caught fire and beached between 7 th I Los Frailes and San Jose, Baja California. ... Caught fire and sank (J miles S. 9th J of Puntarenas. Oil . . . Caught fire in lat. 45 55 N., long. 24th J 19 5 W. Taken in tow, but sank two days later in lat. 44 38 N., long. 1949 W. TOTAL STEEL, I — 9,804 tons. .IRON, Nil. STEAMERS , Nil. WOOD & COMPOSITE, 6—1,221 torts.) _ M MOTORSHIPS. 7-1 1,025 tons. j 7-1 1,025 tons. (f.) Collision. TOTAL STEEL, I— 2 4 10 tons. IRON, Nil. STEAMERS, 1—2,410 tons. WOOD & COMPOSITE, 1—120 tons. } , . MOTORSHIPS, 1—120 tons. ) 2-2.M0 to/ (g.) Wrecked. No. in Eeg. Boot. 1947-48. Ship’s Name, and Year of Build. Tons (Gross) Country. Descrip- : tion. 16923 (Supp.) Lord Ross ...’35 266 G.B.I. i S.S. j 16190 P. M. Yorke ...’43 100 Dom. i m.s. | (Sapp.) C.cs_n| i 20224 Bert Williams... ’44 7176 Amr. | s.s. | 26869 Joseph Aspdin. .’44 4690 Amr. F.O.s.s. . 38041 Chang-Hsing . ’90 8412 Chn. Tvv.Sc. S.S. Hankow — Shanghai. General . . 25933 Hwah Jang ’03 3492 Chn. S.S. Keelnng— Shanghai. Coal 30969 Pei Chuen ’19 2873 Chn. S.S. Nanking — Tsingtao. Coal 38162 (Supp.) Wan Lee ... ’44 1305 Chn. S.S. Tientsin — Shanghai. General . . 38111 (Supp.) Bjarke ... . ’24 2786 Den. S.S. Gdynia — Kristiansand, S. Coal ... 11164 Negrita ... . ’46 149 Ill. W.ra.s. Naples— Tangier.. Car parts. 12849 Rutland ... . >r. 7 206 Nor. r i.m.s. Bergen — Oslo ... General... .1 2356 Quique .’42 167 Sp. m.s. Trawler . ... 69167 Natalia ... . ’16 236 Swd. W.Aux. So.m.s. Warnemunde — Sundsvall. Briquettes 21483 Cherea ... . ’20 5846 Trieste S.S. Matadi — Genoa . . . General... , sunken wrecks, &c.) Circumstances and place. Stranded and sank off Grotta 2nd Apl. Lighthouse, near Reykjavik. Stranded and sank 4 miles S. of 5th. Apl. YVoodfibre, Howe Sound, B.C Extensively damaged by strand- 10th Apl. ing near Kosseir, Gulf of Suez. Taken in tow for Italy. Broke in two in lat. BO 12 N., long. 25 16 E., on 18th July, 1048. Fore part towed to Taranto, after part drifted ashore at IVIersa Matruh. Broke moorings, while laid up inf 12th Apl. YaquinaBay, Or., and stranded- on the north reef. Total loss, f 29 53 N., long. 122 31 E.) and! subsequently sank. nearNantung. Refloated, again! stranded and subsequently! sank. 122 41 E. | j Stranded and sank at Gron-j 3rd Apl.j ingen, near Kristiansand, S. ! Stranded and sank at Cain! 12th Apl| Eiguera, near Majorca. | Stranded and sank on W. coast 14th Mayf of Tjomo Island. Stranded at Trasloosh Point, 3rd Mays Bantry Bay, and sank on 6th ' June. Struck rocks near Ostra Roko 2nd Mayf Light, Stockholm Stargard, f and subsequently sank. jj On rocks in lat. 4 20 N., long. 14th Julie 7 32 W. | STEEL, 10 — 26,423 tons. FERRO-CON., 1—4,690 tons. IRON , 1 —206 tons. WOOD & COMPOSITE, 2—385 tons. \ TO,AL/ STEAMERS, 9—30,846 tons. MOTORSHIPS, 5—858 tons. I, 04 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. Ship’s Name, and Book. Year of Build. 1947-48. (Gross) Countr7- BSp- | Cargo. Circumstances and place. ! Date. | 1 1 31268 Polglen . ’15 795 G.B.I. s.s. Hamburg — j i Pi tprops.. I Snnk by mine 14 miles E.N:E. of 15th May? London.! Borkum. | 27519 Kjobenhavn ...’18 1668 Den. s.s. ! Copenhagen — General... Sunk by mine 4 miles S. of 1 Ifch Jund Aalbor g-j Aalborg Bay Light vessel. I 04331 Allocate . ’ll 143 Hon. W.Aux. | Havana — Sank off Morant Cays . 13th ApL Sc.m.s. BarranquillaJ 13964 Strong . ’08 -92S-* Nor. m.s. | Oslo — JNarvik . ,.| Timber, Found drifting with stern under 8th Apl. - j j j etc. ! quently sank. ' STEEL, 3—2,791 tons. IRON, Nil. WOOD & COMPOSITE, 1—143 tons. >. STEAMERS, 2 — 2,463 tons. MOTORSHIPS , 2— 47 1 tons . j tons, TOTAL 10 II.— SAILING SHIPS AND BARGES. (a.) Abandoned at Sea, NIL. (b.) Foundered. NIL. (c.) Missing. (Under this heading are included only ships Posted or Reported as Missing during the quarter.} (d.) Broken up, Condemned, &c. (i.) Cases consequent upon stress of weather. NIL. (ii.) Other cases. * d. (i.).— STEEL, Nil. IRON, Nil. TOTALS | d.(ii.) :—STEEL, I — 2,304 tons. IRON, Nil. WOOD & COMPOSITE, Nil. TOTAL, Nil. WOOD & COMPOSITE, Nil. TOTAL, i— 2,304 tons. TOTAL, I — 2,304 tons. (e.) Burnt. NIL. (f.) Collision. NIL. (g.) Wrecked. (Under this heading are included ships lost through stranding, or striking rocks, sunken wrecks, &c.) TOTAL STEEL, Nil. IRON, Nil. WOOD & COMPOSITE, 1—173 tons. TOTAL, 1—173 tom. (h.) Lost. (Under this heading are included total losses which for want of sufficient information, or for other reasons, cannot otherwise be classified.) Printed by Lloyd’s Register of Shipping, at the Society’s Printing House, 64, Southwark Street, London, S.E.l, England. Iflmifr’s fkgister of pipping. RETURNS OF SHIPS TOTALLY LOST, BROKEN UP, &c. 1st JULY to 30th SEPTEMBER, 1948. 1, FENCHURCH STREET, LONDON, E.C.3. August, 1949. TABLE No. It — Showing the number, gross tonnage and nationality of STEAMERS & MOTORSHIPS totally lost, broken up, &c., durin; ended 30th September, 1948, as reported up to the 4th July, 1949. (Ships under 100 tons gross are not included in this i HOW LOST. \ the quarter eturn.) COUNTRY. )Jlt Britain and Northern Ireland tish Dominions, Colonies, &c. ... 5Rica (United States of) . rMARK . -NCE . . IMANY . JECE . iLAND . [iY . AN . . LWAY . ... IN . 1DEN . . [er European Countries . tral and South America . [er Countries . Totals STEAMERS MOTORSHIPS OWNED, ACCORDING TO LLOYD’S REGISTER BOOK, 1948-49. No. Tons. 6, 025 18,024,852 2,460 3,683,731 4,800 26,900,739 G67 1,122,608 1,113 2,786,115 1,286 427,749 355 1,280,161 1,422 2,737,132 808 2,099,629 1,204 1,023,560 1,863 4,261,174 1,045 1,146,642 1,247 1,973,294 FOUNDERED. MISSING. (a) BROKEN UP, CONDEMNED, ETC. (b) MATERIAL OF CONSTRUCTION OF ABOVE SHIPS .-—STEEL, 31—48,538 tons . FERRO -CON CRETE, Nil. IRON, Nil. PERCENTAGE WRECKED. (C) LOST, 2TC. (d) TOTAL. ( e ) (STEAMERS & MOTORSHIPS). No. Tons. NO. Tons. NO. Tons. of Ships owned. of Tonnag-f owned. 2 557 . . . 4 924 0-07 o-oi 4 2,687 l 357 9 4,716 0-36 0T3 l 300 1 300 0T5 0-03 1 3,787 l 185 3 4,447 0-27 0T6 1 4,798 2 5,098 0-56 0-40 1 395 2 2,232 0-14 0-08 1 2,219 1 2,219 0-08 0-22 3 6,949 3 6,949 0T6 0T6 1 326 2 496 0T6 0-03 1 427 3 2,180 5 12,219 8 20,944 20 34,364 3 842 38 50,505 * Excluding ships trading on the Great Lakes of North America. t Japanese wood auxiliary vessels under 300 tons gross are not inserted in Lloyd’s Register Book, and are not included in this Table. ,53b cons. FERRO-CONCRETE, Nil. IRON, Nil. WOOD & COMPOSITE, 7—1,967 tons. STEAMERS. 20—38,485 toni THE LOSSES INCLUDED IN THIS TABLE ARE DETAILED ON PAGES 6 to 10. „„„ (c> Under the headia? “Wrecked,” are included ships lost through stranding, or throi. (a) Under xhe heading “ Missing,” are included only ships so posted or reported during the period covered by the return, (M Ships condemned after damage by fire, collision, stranding, &c., are included, according to the date of the casualties , under “Burnt,” “Collision,” “Wrecked,” &c. Cases of breaking up, condemnation, &c., not consequent upon stress of weather, &c., are excluded from the Table. During the quarter, 54 steamers and motorships of 161,987 tons gross (including 21 belonging to Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of 47,517 tons gross)come within this category. id) Under the heading “Lost, &c.,” are included total losses which for want of sufficie be otherwise classified. (e) Excluding cases of breaking up, condemnation, &c., which are not known to MOTORSHIPS , 18—12,020 tons. gli striking rocks, sunken wrecks, &c. it information, or for other reasons, cannot )e consequent upon stress of weather. Xt* — , «=, - - © — - — ui oiura ana daiOiL5 totally lost, broken up, &c., during the quarter ended 30th September, 1948, as reported up to the 4th July, 1949. (Ships under 100 tons net are not included in this return.) COUNTRY. ABANDONED HOW LOST. TOTAL, (c) FOUNDERED. MISSING, (a) CONDEMNED, BURNT. COLLISION. WRECKED, (a) I LOST, ETC. (fl) ETC. (b) i No. Tons. I No. Tons. | No. Tons. I No. Tons. I No. Tons. I No. Tons. I No. Tons. | No. Tons. 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 . 1 ! 1,288 ... MATERIAL OF CONSTRUCTION OF ABOVE SHIPS .—STEEL, 1—1,288 tons. IRON, Nil. WOOD & COMPOSITE, Nil. THE LOSSES INCLUDED IN THIS TABLE ARE DETAILED ON PAGE 10. (a) For explanation and notes see footnote on page 4. ( c ) Excluding: cases of breaking: tipi condemnation, &c, (b) Cases of breaking up, condemnation, &c., not known to be consequent upon stress of weather, &c., are excluded from the Summary on page 3.) Table. During the quarter 2 sailing ship3 of 3,775 tons gross come within this category. * Excluding ships trading on the Great Lakes of (c) Excluding cases of breaking up, condemnation, &c., which are not known to be consequent upon stress of weather &c ( Summary on page 3.) nr , v * 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 JULY to 30th SEPTEMBER, 1948. List of total losses of Merchant Ships of 100 tons and upwards between the above dates, of which information was received up to the 4th July, 1949. < U.S. of America. ■ Argentina. « Belgium. * Brazil. Czecho-Slovakia. Cuba. Chile. China. * Denmark. i British Dominions, Colonies, etc. = Auxiliary. Brig. = Bark. = Barkentine. « Brigantine. EXPLANATION OF CONTRACTIONS. COUNTRY. = Egypt. Itl. « Italy. Egy. a Egypt. Est. « Estonia. Fin. = Finland. Fra. *= France. G.B.I. =» Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Ger. = Germany. Grk. — Greece. Hoi. — Holland. Hon. = Honduras. Icl. <=* Iceland. Jpn. *= Japan. Lat. = Latvia. Mex. — Mexico. Mor. = Morocco. Nor. «= Norway. Pal. = Palestine. Pan. = Panama. Per. — Peru. Phi. *ss Philippine. Pol. = Poland. > Composite. m.s. * Ferro-Concrete. Pad. Iron. Qd. Lugger. S. Masts. DESCRIPTION . — Motorship. « Paddle. *= Quadruple = Ship. * Steamship. > Screw. = Schooner. > Steel. = Portugal. = Roumania. s= Union of Soviet Socia Republics. = Siam. s= Spain. — Sweden. — Turkey. = Uruguay. == Yugoslavia. (T.) = Oil Tanker. Trp. = Triple. Tw. = Twin. W. « Wood. f. — Unless otherwise stated , all steamers and motorships were of steel construction and propelled by a single screw. I.— STEAMERS & MOTORSHIPS. (a.) Abandoned at Sea. So. in Keg. Book 1948-49. Ship’s Hame, and Tear of Build. Tons (Gross) 1 _ Country. Descrip¬ tion. Voyage. Cargo. 95159 (Supp.) Sandra . ’18 5818 Pan. s.s. Antwerp— Durban. Cement 60059 Gaspar . ’18 309 Ptg- W.Aux. Sc.m.s. Pishing . . . . 564421 Daphne . ’18 170 Swd. W.Aux. Sc.m.s. Mantyluoto — Tuborg. Circumstances and place. Dismasted and abandoned in 16thSep lat. 44 20 N., long. 48 10 W. Subsequently sunk by coast¬ guard cutter. Abandoned and drifted ashore: 24thSep offi Nystad. Total loss. TOTAL STEEL, 1—5,318 tons. IRON, Nil. STEAMERS, I— 5,318 tons. WOOD & COMPOSITE, 2—479 tons. MOTORSHIPS, 2—479 tons. (b.) Foundered. 3—5,797 tons. STEEL, 7—3,996 tons. IRON, Nil. STEAMERS, 4—2,923 tons. WOOD & COMPOSITE, Nil. MOTORSHIPS, 3—1,073 tons. 7 (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, etc. NIL. (ii.) Other cases. in eg. >ok Ship’s Name, and Year of Build. Tons (GroBS) Country. Descrip¬ tion. Voyage. Cargo. Circumstances and place. Date. 3-49. .238 Anglia . ’02 163 G.B.I. C.s.s. ... Dismantled and sunk . 1728 Brock . ’14 304 G.B.I. s.s. ... Broken up . __ .418 Clan Farquhar ’18 7958 G.B.I. Tw.Sc. s.s. Tw.Sc. Broken up . — - Ellenga . ’ll 5196 G.B.I. ... Broken up ... . — S.S. Empire Success ’21 6009 G.B.I. s.s. Scuttled, with ammunition, for Government purposes !842 Fantiman ...’24 647 G.B.I. Tw.Sc. ... Dismantled and sunk . — >652 Lagarto . ’17 5072 G.B.I. Tw.Sc. ... ... Broken up . — m.s. — Lake Neuchatel ’07 3859 G.B.I. S.S. ... Broken up . — >917 Leasowe . ’21 734 G.B.I. Tw. Sc. ... Broken up . — 5367 Lochdunvegan ’91 411 G.B.I. S.S. Broken up . — 8260 Miervaldis ...’04 1265 G.B.I. s.s. Scuttled, with ammunition, for Government purposes — 313!) Naringa . ’23 6607 G.B.I. s.s. ... ... Broken up . — 3184 National . ’76 120 G.B.I. W .s.s. ... ... Dismantled and sunk . — 3537 Nirvana . ’14 6044 G.B.I. S.S. ... ... ... Broken up . — 9932 Nuevo Caldas ...’30 106 G.B.I. W.s.s. ... ...! Broken up . — 9939 Nuevo Mataro...’30 106 G.B.I. W.s.s. Broken up . — 3215 Romeo II . ’99 797 G.B.I. S.S. ... Broken up . — 3761 St. Ninian ...’95 702 G.B.I. S.S. ... ... Broken up . — 5534 Solent . ’0*2 161 G.B.I. PacLs.s. ... Converted into a houseboat . . . 7284 The Roman ...’09 224 G.B.I. - S.S. ... ... Broken up . 9745 Wicklow . ’95 1032 G.B.I. s.s. ... Broken up . — 0356 Agnes . ’03 1891 Dom. Tw.Sc. Dismantled and sunk . QO o Allyn River ...’15 143 Dom. W.s.s. J Broken up . — 5291 City of Dublin ’82 1108 Dom. I.s.s. ... 1 i Broken up . . 8720 F. Dupr6 . ’04 Kianga — — —22. 124 _328_ Dom. Dom. S.S. W.Tw. ... Dismantled and sunk Dismantled and sunk . 0030 A. L. Walker ...’19 427 Amr. Sc.s.s. s.s. ... Broken up . . r — 1024 American Pilot ’19 5524 Amr. S.S.. Broken up ... . — 3473 Brake . ’20 5347 Amr. s.s. ... Broken up . _ 7414 Edenton . ’18 6958 Amr. s.s. ... Broken up . — 9689 Fred B. Dalzell ’02 135 Amr. W.s.s. ... Broken up . — — Glen White ...’18 5438 Amr. S.S. _ ...j ... Broken up . — Continued. 8 (ii.) Other eases — continued. No. in Eeg. Ship’s Name, and Book Year of Build. 1948-49. Tons (Gross) Country. Descrip¬ tion. Voyage. Cargo. Circumstances and place. 63548' Jason . ’13 1 9716 Amr. Tw.Sc. s.s. Broken up . 1 65169 Kopperston ’19 5135 1 Amr. s.s. Broken up . ... 65548 La Placentia(T.)’2l 8272 Amr. s.s. Broken up ... 6755!) Marion Kehoe.. ’88 142 Amr. l.s.s. Broken up . 68198’ Mexican . ’07 8030 Amr. Tw.Sc. s.s. Broken up . 69369 New London .. .’09 2818 Amr. s.s. Broken up . 693841 New York .’09 2818 Amr. s.s. Broken up . 69415 Newton . .’11 5001 A mr. s.s. Broken up . 69863 Norva . .’15 268 ' Amr. W.s.s. Broken up . 1 70345 Ontario . .’08 415 Amr. s.s. Broken up . * * * 1 71887! President ’21 Jackson 14123 Amr. Tw.Sc. s.s. Broken up . 1 72230 R. C. Veit . .’91 192 Amr. W.s.s. ... Dismantled and sunk 73535 S. Wiley ’44 Wakeman 7210 Amr. s.s. . ... Broken up . '•■j 74528 Sea . .’1!) 411 Amr. s.s. Broken up . .. J 75527 Sol Due ... .’12 1085 Amr. s.s. ... Broken up . ... 75788 Spray ... . .’17 303 Amr. s.s. Broken up ... 7!) 120 (Virginian... . .’03 7985 Amr. Tw.Sc. Broken up . — j Winding Gulf . .’18 . 5438 Amr. s.s. Broken up . 80232 Yankee Sword. .’09 4993 Amr. S.S. ... Broken up . 6574G Lambare ... . .’08 953 Arg. Pad.s.s. Broken up . 58197, Engso ... . .’60 141 Swd. l.s.s. Converted into a lighter 67090 Malmo ... . i ..’00 1088 Swd. Tw.Sc. s.s. Broken up . 1 ( d. (i.) STEEL, Nil. IRON, Nil. WOOD & COMPOSITE, Nil. TOTAL, Nil. I d.(ii.) .—STEEL. 42 — 159,025 tons. IRON, 3— 1,391 tons. WOOD & COMPOSITE, 9— 1,571 tons. TOTAL, 54—161,9! STEAMERS, S3-I56 915 tons. MOTORSHIPS, 1—5,072 tons. TOTAL, 54—161,9 (e.) Burnt. Eeg. Ship’s Name, and Tons t Descrip- Book I Tear of Build. (Gross) y' tion. 1948-49.: Circumstances and place. 5626!! D. J. Purdy 1 ...’24- 582 1 Dora, j AV.Tw. I Sc.m.s. 58301. Ernest G.... rrr42 — 104 j Dorn- AV.Tw. I • Car j Sc.m.s. Newfoundland. 58480 Esso Salta (7\) ’28 '3109; Arg. Tw.Sc. j Buenos Aires — j Oil j I s.s. | Campana. ; j At Gondola Point, N.B. ... I Caught fire after explosion at i Sydney, N.S., and beached ^ Total loss. ... Exploded and sank at Campana) after having been struck bv lightning. STEEL, 1—3,109 tons. IRON , NIL STEAMERS , 1—3,109 tons . WOOD 8c COMPOSITE , 2—686 tons. MOTORSHIPS, 2—686 tons. 3—3795 ton 0 No. in Reg. Book 1948-19 Ship’s Name, and Tons ! ~ Descrip- Tear of Build. IfirnsaVi C™ntry. Hrm Voyage. Circumstances and place. 67441? Marie 71183 Penstone . ’26 207:G.B.I.i s.s. ...’24' 1444 Big. I s.s. Peiimaenmawr — I Stone ... About 3 miles S. of Northwest! 31st July Preston. I Light-vessel, Liverpool Bay. Rotterdam — Coal ... in lat. #8 49 N., long 5 4 30 W. 18th. July La Pal lice. TOTAL STEEL, 2 1.71 1 tons. IRON, Nil. STEAMERS , 2—1,711 tons. WOOD & COMPOSITE. Nil. MOTORSHIPS, Nil. 2 — 1,711 tons. (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 Tear of Build. Tons ( Gross) Country. Descrip¬ tion. Voyage. Cargo. Circumstances and place. Date. .948-49. 55907 Corena . ’24 352 G.B.I. S.S. Trawler . (5 miles N. of Frederikshaab, 24 th Aug. Greenland. 73629 St.AgnesNo.l...’08 205 G.B.I. S.S. Trawler . Sank after striking rocks S. of 8th July Tindholm Isl and.Faroe 1 slands. 61262 Haldis . ’02 1819 Dom. S.S. Extensively damaged after hav- 27 th July ing been blown ashore at Hong Kong ; subsequently broken up. 29th Aug. 61732 Hellenic Bulbul ’24 576 Vm-. S.S. Calcutta — General... Stranded and sank near Doma- 4 Chittagong. nick Island, Ganges Delta. 31st July 63966 John ’12 159 Dom. S.S. Whaler . On Umhlanga Rocks, 20 miles N. Williamson ■ of Durban. 5th Aug. 77441 Thomas and ’35 133 Dom. W.Aux. St. John’s, Nfl. — Coal ... Between St. Shot’s and St. Edith C OwTS/ Sc.m.s. Bonavista. Nfl. Yincent’s. 17 th Aug. — Fidelense . ’44 700 Brz. m.s. . On a sandbank E. of Porto Alegre 64465 Kaolack . ’47 3787 Fra. s.s. Algiers— Ore Struck rock and sank oft’ Sagres. 26 th July Boulogne. 20th Sept. 70435 Orion . ’09 4798 Grk. s.s. Sydney, N.S. — Coal W. of Flower Island Lighthouse, Botwood. Belle Isle Strait. 18th July 51088 Amstelstroom ...’36 395 Hoi. m.s. Amsterdam — General... At Battery Point, Lundy Island- Arrow . ’95 367 Hon. m.s. Newport, Mon. Miami — Cars On Barrier Reef, 9 miles N.N.E.of Hunting Cay Light, Honduras. 9th Aug. Puerto Barrios. 15th July _ Syosin Maru ...’45 2219 Jpn. s.s. Yokohama — Ballast ... Near Ajisima, off Kinkasam ... Kushiro. 31st Aug. 71802 Prowess . ’43 343 Nor. W.m.s. Poland — Cement& Stranded and sank at Prestoy, (ex “ Portreath”) Finnmark. nails near Askvoll. 5th July 77252 Thalatta . ’22 5671 Nor. Tw.Sc. Shanghai — Oslo . . . General... Extensively damaged by strand¬ ing off Suvadiva Atoll, Maidive m.s. Islands. Refloated and- towed to Colombo. To be sold for breaking up purposes. 7847fii Uranus . ’25 935 Nor. m.s. Stavanger — Ballast ... Stranded and sank at Svarts- 5th July Tromso. kjaer, near Stoksund. 29th July 52743; Bellavista ...’17 3527 Pan. s.s. Narvik — Iron ore.. At Foul Craig, Papa Westray, Ardrossan. Orkneys. 1st Aug. 69624 Norbella . ’20 6998 Pan. s.s. Narvik — Baltimore. Iron ore.. Stranded and badly damaged at Myrgrunden, S. of Kristian- sund, N Refloated and broken 67382 Maria Joana ...’18 427 Ptg. m.s. Portugal — Salt At entrance to Fogo Harbour... 28th Sept. Fogo, Nfl. 10 th July 59168 Flora . ’19 326 Swd. W.Aux. Sc.m.s. Swinoujscie — Kalmar. Coal Struck submerged object and sank $.] miles from Greishalders Light. 78514 Uruguay . ’07 i 627 Urg. S.S. Porto Alegre — Lumber... On Lobos Island . 23rd Sept. I Buenos Aires. STEEL, 17—33,562 tons. IRON, Nil. STEAMERS, II— 25,067 tons. WOOD & COMPOSITE, 3—802 tons, 1 2o_34, MOTORSHIPS, 9—9,297 tons j 364 tons. 10 (h.) Lost. (Under this heading are included total losses which for want of sufficient information, or for other reasons, ' J cannot otherwise be classified.) TOTAL STEEL, 3—842 tons. /RON, Nil. WOOD & COMPOSITE, Nil. STEAMERS, 1—357 tons. MOTORSHIPS, 2—485 tons. -842 tons. II.— SAILING SHIPS AND BARGES. (a.) Abandoned at Sea. NIL. (b.) Foundered. No. in Reg. Book 1948-49. Ship’s Name, and Year of Build. 1 Tons (Gross) Country. Descrip¬ tion. Voyage. Cargo. Circumstances and place. Date. 73985 Samuel C. ’ll Loveland, Jr. 1288 Amr. Stl. Barge ' Tampa, Fla. — Houston, Tex. Phosphate rock In the Gulf of Mexico . 17 th Sept TOTAL STEEL, 1-1,288 tons. IRON, Nil. WOOD & COMPOSITE, Nil. TOTAL, 1—1,288 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 Reg. | Book | 1948-49.j Ship’s Name, and Year of Build. Tons (Gross), Country. Descrip¬ tion. Voyage. Cargo. Circumstances and place. Date. 56705 Derwent . ’84 2117 Amr. l.Sr. Barge . ... .. Broken up . . — 54068 | Calbuco . ’85 1658 Pan. I.S. . ... Broken up . — TOTALS d. (i.):— STEEL, Nil. d.(ii.) STEEL, Nil. IRON, Nil. WOOD & COMPOSITE, Nil. TOTAL, Nil. IRON, 2—3 775 tons. WOOD & COMPOSITE, Nil. TOTAL, 2—3,775 tons. TOTAL, 2—3,775 tons. (e.) Burnt. 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.) Printed by Lloyd’s Register of Shipping, at the Society’s Printing House, 64, Southwark Street, London, S.E.l, England. Jink's fkgiata: of Shipping. RETURNS OP SHIPS TOTALLY LOST, BROKEN UP, &c. 1st OCTOBER to 31st DECEMBER, 1948. 1, FENCHURCH STREET, LONDON, E.C.3. September, 1949. LLOYD’S REGISTER WRECK RETURNS for the Quarter ended 31st DECEMBER, 1948. I. — These Returns Bhow 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 or stress of weather, were as follows : — Country. Steamers and Motorships. Sailing Ships and Barges. Total. No. Tons (Gross). No. Tons (Gross). No. Ton3 (Gross). Great Britain and 9 8,368 9 8,368 Northern Ireland Other Countries . 58 41,999 3 5,788 61 47,787 World . 67 50,367 3 5,788 70 56,155 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 12 40,215 12 40,215 Other Countries . 37 92,884 B 6,601 40 99,485 World . 49 133,099 3 6,601 52 139,700 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 21 48,583 21 48,583 Northern Ireland Other Countries . 95 .. 134,883 6 12,389 101 147,272 World . 116 183,466 6 12,389 122 195,855 TABLE No. 1: — Showing the number, gross tonnage and nationality of STEAMERS & MOTORSHIPS totally lost, broken up, &c., during the quarter ended 31st December, 1948, as reported up to the 12th August, 1949. (Ships under 100 tons gross are not included in this return.) COUNTRY. STEAMERS & MOTORSHIPS LLOYD’S REGISTER BOOK. 1948-49. ABANDONED FOUNDERED. AT SEA. NO. Tons. No. Tons. No. Tons. bat Britain and Northern Ireland... 6,025 18,024,852 2 561 itish Dominions, Colonies, &c . 2,466 3,689,731 2 1,474 erica (United States of) . 4,800 26,900,739 ... NMARK . 667 1,122,608 . iNOE . 1,113 2,786,115 . RMANY . 1,236 427,749 l 922 ... ... EECE . 355 1,286,161 . ... LLAND . 1,422 2,737,132 1 195 LY . 808 2,099,629 . ’AN . 1,204 1,023,560 ... XWAY . 1,863 4,261,174 5 1,290 IN . 1,045 1,146,642 1 122 IDEN . 1,247 1,973,294 . ... ier European Countries . ... ... ... ... TRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA . ... ... 2 703 ier Countries . 2 1,602 3 794 Totals... 3 2,524 16 5,139 HOW LOST. MISSING. (a) BROKEN UP, CONDEMNED, ETC. (ft) MATERIAL OF CONSTRUCTION OF ABOVE SHIPS .-—STEEL, 44— 44,379 tons. FERRO-CONCRETE, Nil. 5,496 IRON, Nil. WRECKED. (C) I LOST ETC, ( d ) WOOD & COMPOSITE, 23— 5,988 tons. 2,056 31 29,485 STEAMERS, 31—40,566 tons. TOTAL. ( e ) PERCENTAGE LOST (STEAMERS *8-49. Ship’s Name, and Year of Build. Tons (Gross) Country. Descrip¬ tion. Voyage. Cargo. Circumstances and place. Date. J0718 Gracioso . •42 291 Mex. W.m.s. SalinaCruz, Oax. — Pine- Sank during heavy weather 60 9th Nov. Ensenada, Mex. apples miles S. of Cabo San Lucas, Lower California. 74268 Santa Maria . . ’26 594 Nic. Tw.Sc. Los Angeles — Liquor ... Capsized and sank 600 miles 24th Nov. m.s. Yokohama N.E. of Guam during heavy weather. 583 45 Borgoy . ’18 211 Nor. W.m.s. Aalesund — Herrings Sprang leak and sank between 2nd Oct. Gothenburg Lindesnes and Ryvingen. |69U Biholm . ’42 162 Nor. W.m.s. Dalen — Cement Sprang leak and sank 6 miles 14th Dec. Haugesund W. of J omf rnland. 30886 Grom . ’03 257 Nor. m.s. Rekkefjord— Mangan- Sprang leak and sank 10 miles llthNov. i More ese ore W. of Kvitsoy. 78187 Rojo . ’17 4f)<) Nor. S.S. Middlesbro’ — - Steel Sprang leak and sank in approx- 3rd Dec. Copenhagen iinately lat. 56 50N., long 2 65E. }6878 Wenche . ’19 201 Nor. s.s. Newcastle — ... Sprang leak and sank ahout 100 26th Oct. Bupp) Kopervik miles S. of Haugesund during heavy weather, while in tow. — Ruby Queen .. — 248 Phi. m.s. Manila — Sprang leak and sank off 27thNov. Naha, Okinawa Southern Formosa. 72138 Punta Laga ’15 122 Sp. s.s. San Esteban de Coal Sprang leak and sank 6 miles 30th Dec. Pravia — Pasa j es from Santona. TOTAL STEEL, 11—4.171 tons. IRON, Nil, WOOD & COMPOSITE, 5—968 tons. STEAMERS, 7—2,232 tons. MOTORSHIPS, 9—2,907 tons. J 19-6,1 (c.) Missing. (Under this heading are included only ships Posted or Reported as Missing during the quarter.) 9 Ship’s Name, and Year of Build. j Tens j (Gross j Country Descrip¬ tion. 1 Voyage. ! 1 Cargo. Circumstances and place. Late. 2274 Hopestar . ’36 5267 G.B.I. S.S. Newcastle — Philadelphia. Ballast ... Left the Tyne on 2nd Novem¬ ber, 1948 ; reported by wireless in approximately lat. 42 N., long. 57 W. on 14th November, and not since heard of. — Aqua Queen ... — 229 Dom. m.s. Suvadiva Atoll, Mai dive Islands — Colombo. Flour ... Left Suvadiva Atoll, Maidive Islands, on 12th August, 1948, and not since heard of. STEEL. 2—5,496 tons. STEAMERS, 1—5,267 tons. IRON, Nil. WOOD & COMPOSITE, Nil. MOTORSHIPS, 1—229 tons. | 2 — 5,496 tons. (d.) Broken up, Condemned, &c. (i.) Cases consequent upon stress of weather, etc. NIL. (ii.) Other cases. eg. 30k 8-49. Ship’s Name, and Year of Build. ( Gross)! c!ountr7' Descrip¬ tion. Voyage. j Cargo. Circumstances and place. GO 5 Almanzora ’14 15551 G.B.I. Trp.Sc. . Broken up . 1 S.S. 846 Challenger ’97 160 G.B.I. s.s. ... Broken up . 056 1371 Dorunda . Eastwick ( T.) . . ’90 102 1 G.B.I. 526 j G.B.I. I.s.s. s.s. Broken up . Broken up . 590 Euryades . ’13 f)801 G.B.I. S.S. ... ... Broken up . 583 Katharina ’10 127 G.B.I. m.s. Sunk for use as a wharf 89a Lenaship . ’92 103| G.B.I. S.S. ... Broken up . . . 523 Lorna Doone .. ’91 410 G.B.I. Pad.s.s. ... Broken up . 587 Mona’s Isle ’05 1644 i G.B.I. Trp.Sc. Broken up . Continued. 8 (ii.) Other cases — continues,. No. in Reg. Book 1948-49. Ship’s Name, and Year of Build. Tons (Gross) Country. Descrip¬ tion. Voyage. Cargo. Circumstances and place. Date, 69134 Narbada . ’15 8988 G.B.I. Tw.Sc. ... . Broken up . - 69250 Neleus . ’ll 6479 G.B.I. s.s. ... ... Broken up . 75535 Solent Queen ...’89 324 G.B.I. I.Pad. S.S. ... Broken up . — 52680 Beaver . ’86 222 Bom. Tw.Sc. s.s. ... ... Converted into a barge . . . — Cape St. Francis ’08 3624 Dom. s.s. ... ... Broken up . — 58751 F. W. Thompson ’04 130 Dom. W.m.s. ... Broken up . — 65486 L. J. Yicat ...’44 4690 Dom. F.C.s.s. ... Used as a floating breakwater... — ZO o cc Zenon C . ’32 119 Dom. W.m.s. Broken up . — ■ 50234 Admiral Sebree ’06 2446 Amr. S.S. ... Broken up . — 51687 Arizpa . ’20 5437 Amr. s.s. ... Broken up . — 51702 Armand ’44 Considere 4690 Amr. F.C.S.S. ... Used as a floating breakwater. . . — 61127 H. Le Chatelier ’44 4690 Amr. F.C.s.s. ... Used as a floating breakwater. . . — 61572 Hayward . ’23 1653 Amr. S.S. ... Broken up ... . . — 63930 John Smeaton...’44 4826 Amr. . F.C.s.s. ... Used as a floating breakwater. . . — 65700 Lake Chelan ...’18 2010 Amr. s.s. ... Broken up . — 72192 Queens . ’05 1954 Amr. Tw.Sc. Broken up . . . — 74569 Sea Scout . ’21 472 Amr. W .s.s. Broken up ... . — 79472 Warbler . ’17 715 Amr. S.S. Broken up . — 79639 West Gotomska ’18 5728 Amr. s.s. Broken up . — 79738 Whitehall ...’23 875 Amr. S.S. • . . Broken up . — 80228 Yankee Arrow ’21 (■ T •) Santa Cruz (T.) ’21 8046 Amr. S.S. Broken up . — 74238 3934 Arg. s.s. ... Dismantled . — 51515 Arapua . ’07 525 Brz. S.S. Dismantled . — 51523 Aratau . ’19 1065 Brz. Tw.Sc. Dismantled . — 51530 Araxa . ’05 1349 Brz. s.s. S.S. Dismantled . — 63120; Itaipava . ’91 904 Brz. s.s. Dismantled . — 63121 Itaituba . ’91 913 Brz. s.s. Dismantled . — 63136 Itaperuna . ’91 914 Brz. S.S. ... . . . Broken up . — 72481 Recife . ’99 2692 Brz. s.s. ... Broken up . — 74272 Santa Maria ...’07 257 Brz. s.s. ... Broken up . — 50743 Alfonso . ’94 178 Chi. s.s. Broken up . — 71155 Penco . ’04 4413 Chi. s.s. ... Broken up . — 66808 “M” Astrea (ex ’85 UM. G. Melchior ”) 1029 Den. I. s.s. Broken up . — 78770 Vendome . ’20 4731 Fra. s.s. Broken up . — 68012 Melchior Treub ’12 3242 Hoi. Tw.Sc. Broken up . . . — 53483 Brandasund ...’58 244 Nor. s.s. I.S.S. Broken up . — 54418 Capt. A. F. ’04 Lucas (?'.) 4188 Pan. s.s. Broken up . . ... — Continued. 9 (ii.) Other cases — continued. in •19 Ship’s Name, and Year of Build. Tons (Gross) Country. Descrip¬ tion. Voyage. Cargo. Circumstances and place. Date. ’45 Comol Cuba (T.) ’19 5086 Pan. S.S. Broken up . — :70 Ormondale ( T .) ’12 4302 Pan. S.S. Broken up . — ;28 Panama City... ’18 641 Pan. Tw.Sc. S.S. Broken up . taic S c/. (/.) — , STEEL, Nil. IRON, Nil. WOOD & COMPOSITE, Nil. TOTAL, Nil. 1AL:> I d.(//.).— STEEL, 38— 111,78Stons. IRON, 4— 1,699 tons WOOD & COMPOSITE, 3— 72? tons. \TnTii jq 0 FERRO-CONCRETE, 4—18,896 tons. yUlAL, Ay 133,0149 tons. STEAMERS, 46— 132, 723 tons. M0T0RSHIPS.3—376tons. TOTAL, 49— 133,099 tons. (e.) Burnt. in k 49. Ship’s Name, and Year of Build. Tons (Gross) Country. Descrip¬ tion. Voyage. Cargo. Circumstances and place. Date. ;95 'P-) 62 ’93 Ilex . ’19 Marion Mosher ’10 America . ’30 694 121 Dom. C’ Tw.Sc. S.S. W.m.s. St. John’s, Nfli.— Harbour Buffet, Nfl. Fish Caught fire after explosion and beached in Kingman Cove, Bonavista Bay. Total loss. Off Miquelon . Abandoned on fire off San Pablo, Lower California. 27 th Oct. 23rd Dec. 279 Amr. W.m.s. Fishing . 14th Oct. .09 San Marcos ...’44 283 Amr. W.Tw. Sc.m.s. Tug . . Caught fire 31 miles S. of Galveston South Jetty and beached. Total loss. 15th Dec. 32 San Saba . ’44 708 Amr. W.s.s. Tug . Caught fire off Sabine Bar, Texas, and beached. Total loss. 15th Oct, 587 Hsuan Huai ...’45 1926 Chn. S.S. Petrol . . . Sank after explosion at mouth of River Liao, near Yingkow. 2nd Nov. 118 Alku . ’24 199 Pin. W. Aux. Sc.m.s. . Caught fire after explosion and drifted ashore at Biskop- sudden, Stockholm. 14th Oct. Reima . — 223 Pin. m.s. Antwerp — Oporto & Venezuela. Cement . . . Caught fire after explosion and abandoned in lat. 42 45N., long. 9 25W. 21st Dec. TOTAL STEEL, 3—2,843 tons. IRON, Nil. STEAMERS, 3—3,323 tons. WOOD & COMPOSITE, 5— 1.585 tons. MOTORSHIPS, 5—1,105 tons. 8 — 4,428 tons. (f.) Collision. in S- 3k -49. Ship’s Name, and Year of Build. Tons (Gross) Country. Descrip¬ tion. Voyage. Cargo. Circumstances and place. Date. !88 Heptane . T9 415 Amr. m.s. Tug . ... Off mouth of the Columbia River. 16th Nov. 312 Aik . ’33 200 Hoi. m.s. Amsterdam — Pig Iron.. While at anchor S. of Jungfrun, 22nd Nov. >86 Varing . ’98 1441 Swd. S.S. Helsinki: Gdansk — Lorient. Coal - Kalmarstmd - - - - - In lat. 54 28N., long. 11 33E. 15th Dec. ( STEEL, 3—2,056 tons. IRON, Nil. WOOD & COMPOSITE, Nil. 1 STEAMERS, 1—1,441 tons. MOTORSHIPS, 2— 615 tons. 10 (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 Tear of Build. Tons (Gross) Country. Descrip¬ tion. Voyage, Cargo. Circumstances and place. Dab 1948-49. 55698 Colwith Force. ..’18 805 G.B.I. S.S. Goole — Coal Stranded and capsized in the ! 2nd h Plymouth River Ouse at Goole. 13th I 91559 Howardenco ...’44 413 G.B.I. Tw.Sc. London — Ballast . . Broke adrift from tow and ex (Supp.) m.s. Ras Tanura, • tensively damaged by stranding Persian Gull in Pevensey Bay. Refloated and sold for breaking up. 68305 Mildenhall ...’35 434 G.B.I. S.S. Trawler . 2 miles S.W. of Cape Nyemet- 31st ( •/. ski, N. Finland. 74379 Sargon . ’13 297 G.B.I, s.s. Trawler . ! In Patriksfjord Iceland. i 1st D 95630 Southern ’48 438 G.B.I. s.s. Whaler . 1 # , 4 On Lazar etc Beach, Porto 22nd I (Supp.) Flyer Grande, C.Y.I. 54401 Capitola . ’04 167 Dom. m.s. Coatzacoalcos, Bananas : 80 miles S of Brownsville, Tex. ! 26th I Mex. — ! after breakdown of engine. Brownsville, Tex I 1 55999 Corticelli . ’31 115 Dom. W.m.s. St. John, N.B. — Foodstuffs' 20 miles from St. John, N.B. 7 th E Ca<1 Minas Basin, Bay j i of Fundy 71564 Plettenberg ...’04 1857 Dom. s.s. Cape Town — Ballast .. Struck submerged object 70 21st C * °\C- Durban miles N.E. of- East London and sank 16 miles from East London 78612 Valinda . ’33 140 Dom. W.Tw. Griquet, Nfl. — Cod & Of On Horse Islands, Nfl. 13 th C Sc.m.s. Lascie, Nfl. 79304 W.L. MacKenzie’19 147 Dom. W.Aux. Fishing . ... ^Dragged anchors and stranded 16th I King D. T. Sheridan. ..’39 C. Ay. Sc.m.s. at Bi.-mi vista Nfl. Total loss. 56276 257 Amr. m.s. Tug .-. . ... Sank after striking rocks at 5th N Monhegan Island, 35 miles S of Rockland, Me. 58494 Esso ’44 10172 Amr. s.s. Santos — Abadan Ballast ... On a reef off Quoin Point, S. 5th N Wheeling (T.) Skarstone ...’43 Africa. — 261 Amr. m.s. Liquor .. On Yakataga Reef, Gulf of Ala.-ka. 17th C 72630 Rene . ’40 1136 Big. m.s. Lisbon — General & Off Fcdalah, Morocco. 13th N Casablanca cement 77142 Teodor . ’06 183 Costa C.s.s. Aarhus — Gefle Crane Near Masknuv Lighthouse, off 12th D Rica parts Nynashamm . 54494 Carl . ’84 399 Den. S.S. Helsinki — Plywood Stranded and sank at Tarnskar, 25th 0 Nordstjernen ...’13 Gothenburg near Hango. 69699 246 Den. W.Aux. Wismar — Faroe Timber... Off Foula Island, Shetlands. 13 th N Sc.m.s. Islands Outside Pelling. 72313 Rea(«z“Ragnhild”y2 1 ' 172 Fin. W .Aux. Kotka — Timber... 4th 0( Sc.m.s. Stockholm 76482 Svanen . ’90 148 Fin. W.Aux. Oxelosund — Struck breakwater at Yxpila. 3rd 0< Sc.m.s. Brahestad 73701 Saint- ’38 480 Fra. m.s. Nantes — Irvine Ballast ... Sank after striking rocks near 1st Nc Guenole (T.) Penberth, near Porthcurno. 72092 Aghios ’06 258 Grk. s.s. Southampton— Broke adrift from tow 6 miles 31st Dt “p” Georgios II (e.x“Prudence”) Piraeus S.W. of Bur lings and stranded at .Erieeira, Portugal, Total / loss. 50728 Alexandroupolis ’41 Grk. S.S. Lemnos — Perseus General... Stranded and sank near Tigani, Lemnos Island. 30th N. 64221 Juni . ’20 327 Icl. s.s. Trawler . ... At Saudanes, Iceland. 1st D& 64653 Kegums . ’12 5525 Lat. s.s. Hampton Roads — Coal 3 miles off La Coubre. 8th De Bordeaux 90837 Henny . ’43 342 Nor. W.m.s. Dalen — Namsos Cement... At Trettholmen, S.W. of Rong- 25th Oc (Supp.) levaer. 77177 Terningen ...’18 136 Nor. W.m.s. Oslo — Namsos Cement... At Utvorda, Namsfjord. 31st Oc — Lurin . ’ — 117 Per. m.s. Salaverry — Sugar Near Los Leones Islands. 29th De Callao 57376 Ebba . ’01 243 Swd. W.Aux. ; Ustka — Limhamn Coal Struck wreck and sank in 23rd De JSc.m.s. - Gdansk Bay. - 62813 Ingemar . ’07 105 Swd. W.Aux. | Aabenraa — Scrap Off Hallands Vadero. 20th Nc Sc.m.s. ! Halmstad iron 70593 Otic . ’01 1258 Swd. s.s. ! Gefle — Szczecin Iron ore Struck wreck and sank 7 miles 15th Oc j N.N.E. of Swinoujscie. 75184 Sinop . ’13 1742 Trk. S.S. j (ionguldak — Coal Off Kefken Island, Black Sea. 30 th No Istanbul TOTAL f STEEL’ 20—27,508 tons. IRON, Nil. \ STEAMERS, 14— 24, 860 tons. WOOD &. COMPOSITE, 11—1,977 tons MOTORSHIPS, 17—4,625 tons. (h.) Lost. (Under this heading are included total losses which for want of sufficient information, or for other reasons, cannot otherwise be classified.) So. in Reg. Book. 1948-49. Ship's Name, and Tear of Build. Tons (Gross) Country. ’ Descrip¬ tion. Voyage. Cargo. Circumstances and place. Date. 72993 Biver Loyne ...’16 153 G.B.I. Tw.Sc. m.s. Penmaenmawr — Liverpool. Stone . . . Left Penmaenmawr on 7th December, 1948. Reported vessel located sunk near entrance to Menai Strait. — 64814 Kiang Peng ...’40 167 Dom. W.m.s. Singapore — Pekan Baroe. Foodstuffs & textiles Sunk by aircraft 1 mile off Pekan Baroe, N.E. Sumatra. 31st Dec. 90159 (Supp.) Chinthe . ’41 668 Bur. Tw.Sc. S.S. Pilot. Vessel Sunk by mine in River Irra¬ waddy 10 miles below Ran¬ goon. 19th Nov. 75074 Silja . ’29 251 Den. s.s. Whaler . Broke from tow in lat. 61 18N., long. 4 34W. Search made but no trace of vessel. 5th Nov. STEEL, 3—1,072 tons. IRON, Nil. WOOD & COMPOSITE. 1—167 tons. ) STEAMERS, 2— 919 tons. M0T0RSHIPS,2—320 tons. j 4 1'239tons II.— SAILING SHIPS AND BARGES. (a.) Abandoned at Sea. NIL. (b.) Foundered. No. in Reg- Book L948-49. Ship's Name, and Year of Build. , Gross) l Country. Descrip¬ tion. Voyage. Cargo. ' Circumstances and place. Date. 54931 Charles J. ’22 Hooper 2217 Amr. W.3m. Sr. Barge W. Barge Norfolk, Va.— New York. Coal Sank 2 miles N. of Barnegat Light while in tow. 7th Nov. 77735 Tompkinsville ’1!) 1274 Amr. Baltimore, Md.— Bucksport, Me. Coal ... Sprang leak and sank 2§ miles S. of Whitehead Life-Station ofl Penobscot Bay, while in tow. 17th Oct. TOTAL:— STEEL, Nil. IRON. Nil. WOOD & COMPOS ITE, 2— 3,491 tons. TOTAL, 2— 3,491 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 Reg. Book 948-49. Ship’s Name, and Year of Build. Tons (Gross) Country. Descrip¬ tion. Voyage. Cargo. Circumstances and place. Date. 74106 756631 San Luiz (T.) ...’03 Southern . .. — ...’17 3248 1972 J j Amr. j Amr. -1 4m.Sr. Barge — — Broken up . Sunk for use as a breakwater . . .j 1 79986 1 J William ’02 Nottingham i 1381 i Amr. i Barge W. Barge Dismantled . _ d. (/.) .—STEEL, Nil, IRON, Nil. WOOD & COMPOSITE, Nil. TOTOL, Nil. cf .(//.) .—STEEL, 1—3,248 tons. IRON, Nil. WOOD & COMPOSITE, 2—3,353 tons. TOTAL, 3—6,6601 tons. TO TAL, 3—6,6601 tons. 12 (e.) Burnt. NIL. (f.) Collision. NIL. (g.) Wrecked. (Under this heading are included ships lost through stranding, or striking rocks, sunken wrecks, &c.) No. in Reg. Book 1948-49. Ship’s Name, and Tear of Build. Tons (Gross) Country. Descrip¬ tion. Voyage. Cargo. Circumstances and place. Date. ARR 738 . ’45 2297 Amr. Barge —Anchorage, Alaska. Near Cape Spencer, Alaska ... 9th No' TOTAL -.—STEEL, 1—2,297 tons. IRON, Nil. WOOD & COMPOSITE, Nil. TOTAL, 1—2,297 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. Printed by Lloyd’s Register or Shipping, at thr Society's Printing House, 64, Southwark Street, London, S.E.l, England hipping. ftlmnVs tUgisixr STATISTICAL SUMMARY OF MERCHANT VESSELS OF 100 TONS AND UPWARDS TOTALLY LOST, BROKEN UP, &e., DURING THE YEAR 1948. Note : — This Summary, which is based upon the quarterly returns of total losses, &c., includes vessels which had not been given up as total losses, or of the loss of which information had not been received, when the returns for the quarters in which they respectively occurred were compiled. Particulars of all such additions to the quarterly returns are given on pages 7 to 9. A distinguishing feature of the Wreck Returns published by Lloyd’s Register is that, except as stated in the footnotes to Table No. 1, they are compiled strictly according to the dates at which the casualties resulting in total loss actually occurred, and not according to the dates at which reports of casualties wpt-p received. _ 71, FENCHURCH STREET, LONDON, E.C.3. October , 1949. 3 LLOYD’S REGISTER WRECK RETURNS. Annual Statistical Summary, 1948. I. — These Returns show that during the year 1948 the number and gross tonnage of ships of 100 tons s and above totally lost, condemned, etc., in consequence of casualty or stress of weather, were ollows : — Great Britain and Northern Ireland . Other Countries . World . Steamers and Motorships. j Sailing Ships and Barges. Total. No. Tons (Gross). No. Tons (Gross). No. Tons (Gross). 26 170 25,926 196,575 j 7 , 10,433 ! 26 177 25,926 207,008 ■ 196 222,501 1 i 7 10,433 203 232,934 II.— Cases of ships broken up, not known to be in consequence of casualty or stress of gather, are excluded from the foregoing table. The tonnage so excluded amounted to: — Steamers and Motorships. Sailing Ships and Barges. Total. No. Tons (Gross). No. Tons (Gross). No. Tons (Gtobb). Great Britain and Northern Ireland . 64 201,632 64 201,632 Other Countries . 149 512,277 10 19,219 159 531,496 World . 213 713,909 10 19,219 223 733,128 HI. — The gross reduction in the Mercantile Marine of the World, from all causes, reported during e year was therefore: — Steamers and Motorships. Sailing Ships and Barges. Total. No. Tons (Gross). No. TonB (Gross). No. Tons (GroBs). Great Britain and Northern Ireland . 90 227,558 ... 90 227,558 Other Countries . 319 708,852 17 29,652 336 738,504 World . 409 936,410 17 29,652 426 966,062 during the year 1948, COUNTRY. reat Britain and Northern Ireland ritish Dominions, Colonies, &c. ... merica (United States op) . ENMARK . RANGE . ERMANY . REECE . OLLAND . 'ALY . APAN . . ... ORWAY . 5AIN . VEDEN . peer European Countries . SJJTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA . ther Countries . STEAMERS & MOTORSHIPS OWNED, ACCORDING TO 18,02-1,852 3,089,781 20,900,739 1,122,008 2,780,115 427,749 1,280,101 2,737,132 2,099,029 1,023,500 4,201,174 1,140,042 1,973,294 Totals... 4ATERIAL OF CONSTRUCTION OF ABOVE SHIPS : — STEEL, 137—203,581 tons. FERRO-CONCRETE, 1-4,690 tons. ABANDONED AT SEA. | FOUNDERED. No Tons. No. Tons. l 119 5 988 ... ... 5 2,G73 3 3,901 1 475 i 922 1 300 2 2,032 5 1,290 2 446 l 170 ... l 309 i 132 i 5,818 4 5,0 i'(J - 1,(102 4 1,972 7 8,440 33 19,225 BROKEN UP, CONDEMNED, ETC. (4) 13,989 gross are not included in this return.) LOST. PERCENTAG BURNT. COLLISION. WRECKED. ( c) LOS T, ETC. (d) TOTAL, (e) (STEAMERS , MOTORSHIPS No. Tons. No. Tons. No. Tons. No. Tons. No. Tons. of Ships owned. of Tonn: oww i 4,220 3 1,834 n 5,041 2 948 26 25,926 0-43 o-l 9 3,436 1 120 18 7,868 2 524 36 14,850 1-46 0-4 5 8,560 1 415 5 22,556 11 31,531 0-23 o-i 5 7,431 3 2,219 11 13,551 1-65 1-2 2 4,267 i 185 4 4,927 0-36 0-1 ... i 208 4 1,708 0-32 0-4 3 6,221 i 3,351 5 9,872 I'll 0-7 2 348 1 395 i 274 6 3,049 0-42 o-i 2 2,476 2 2,476 0.28 0’1 ... 2 8,338 i 401 3 3,739 0-25 0-8 2 10,000 7 10,615 3 2,891 18 24,913 0-97 0-5 1 169 i 126 3 1,561 7 2,302 0-67 0-2 i 1,441 8 2,605 1 637 12 5,142 0-96 0-2 2 422 2 3.854 9 16,746 1 1,485 16 22,948 2 3,0 13 10 14,1 13 1 143 18 27,903 2 3,193 8 20,229 1 668 17 27,664 ... 24 33,313 n 8,138 94 125,462 19 13,934 196 222,501 * Excluding ships trading on the Great Lakes of North America. f Japanese wood auxiliary vessels under 300 tons gross are not inserted in Lloyd’s Register Book, and are not included in this Table. (a) Under the heading “ Missing,” are included only ships so posted or reported during the period covered by the return, ( b ) Ships condemned after damage by tire, collision, stranding, Sic., are included, according to the date of the casualties, under “Burnt,” “Collision.” “Wrecked,” Sr c. Cases of breakingup, condemnation, &c., not consequent uponstressofweather.&o.. QVO flvnliidfifl fwniYi tRn IP, 1, 1 , * IRON, 2—336 tons. WOOD & COMPOSITE, 56—13,894 tons. STEAMERS. 100—177,831 tons. MOTORSHIPS, 96—44,670 tons. (c) Under the heading “Wrecked,” are included ships lost through stranding, or through striking rocks, sunken wrecks, &c. (d) Under the heading “Lost, &c„" are included total losses which for want of sufficient information, or for other reasons, cannot be otherwise classified. j TABLE No. 2:* — Showing the number, gross tonnage and nationality of SAILING SHIPS and BARGES totally lost, broken up, &c., during the year 1948, (a) For explanation and notes see footnote on page 4. (b) Cases of breaking up, condemnation. &c., not known to be consequent upon stress of weather, &c., are excluded from the Table. During the year, 10 sailing ships and barges of 19,219 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. (See Summary on page 3.) * Excluding ships trading on the Great Lakes of North America. TABLE No. 3:— Showing the number and gross tonnage of STEAMERS & MOTORSHIPS of 100 tons and upwards totally lost, condemned, &c„ during the years 1924 to 1939 and 1946 to 1948 distinguishing the principal maritime countries, and showing also the percentage lost of the tonnage owned by the various countries. Ko. Ton, c^.No.|Ton, ^ No. Ton, Tons. ^ No. Ton, No. Ton, No. Ton, *»No Ton, ^ No. Ton, No. Tons, j Ho. Ton, No.| Ton, No. Ton, ^ No-j Tons. | ! 1924 67 108,077 0-57 31 26,613 1 02 26 42.445! 0 84 7 12,248 1-24 13 23,908 0-73 20 15,642 0 54 3 9,626 1 27 1 801 0 03 12 3S,125 1 10 42 70,933 1'86 21 22,863 0'96 6 9,336 079 11 14,084 118 32 45,899 1926 64 61,778 0-32 25 15,674 0-60 II 27,416 0-23 4 1,812 0 18 16 12,949 0'39 23 18,370 061 11 21.477 2 40 5 11,431 0-66 17 37,736 1 29 38 42,788 1 09 21 20,367 0 78 14 17,616 1 53 16 14,504 1 16 26 21,000 1026 55 111,780 0-58 31 29.680 I- 10 20 j 39,547 0-35 3 771 0 07 13 26,981 0-81 21 21,512 0-80 9 16,031 174 6 9,991 0-39 19 47,905 1 62 43 44,576 M2 22 26,410 0-94 12 15,954 M2 9 10,510 0'81 35 23,589 1928 67 1 16 629 0 59 17 23,289 0 85 15 46,890 0 42 1 2,65I| 0 25 18 54,008 1 66 22 13,935 0’37 7 19,045 1 60 5 7,083 0 25 18 28,836 086 35 69,416 1 68 28 23,721 0 80 7 14,113 1 24 10 15,891 1 13 38 46,027 1929 69 113,146 0-66 29 ,12,615 1-17 26 61,095 0-55 5 9,715 0-94 19 27,492 0 83 28: 32,297 080 14 38,168 3-01 4 2 689 0 09 19 36,634 1 14 33 67,032 1-60 30 26,460 079 » 16,805 M8 7 7,462 0 50 38 44,396 1030 46 100,169 0 49 13 2,482 0 09 19 33,058 0 31 9 7,154 0 07 llj 12,631 0 36 15 30,596 073 9 28,184 2 03 4 13,968 0-45 11 14,147 0 43 41 64,870 1 60 18 24,615 0 67 12 9,211 076 11 11,955 076 28 30,943 1931 41 34,747 0 17 16 25,963 0 89 13 22,526 0-22 4 4,190 0-37 III 15,857 0 45 13 10,207 0 24 17 48,985 3 50 8 9,379 0 30 10| 23,401 071 37 51,011 1 26 11 17,681 0 44 7 9,331 077 9 8,503 0-51 31 j 32,744 M < GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND.* BRITISH DOMINIONS.* ui No. Cent. No. Tons. *>er Cent. No. 1924 67 108,077 0-67 31 26,518 1-02 26 1925 64 61,778 0-32 25 15,671 0-60 11 1926 66 1 11 ,780 0-58 31 29,680 M0 20 1927 52 64.419 0-34 19 14,931 0 55 25 1928 67 1 16 623 0-59 17 23,289 0 85 15 1929 69 113,146 0*66 29 32,615 117 26 1930 46 100,169 0-49 13 2,482 0-09 19 1931 41 34,747 0 17 16 25,963 0 89 13 1032 51 59,326 0-30 22 31,455 1 06 16 1933 61 71,774 0-39 21 7,090 0-24 9 1934 62 74,694 0-42 22 13.353 0 45 8 1936 47 71,240 0 41 21 18,090 0*61 10 1936 41 41,209 0-24 30 12,411 0 41 16 1937 49 80,611 0-46 24 26,993 0 91 12 1938 56 88,932 0-50 18 8,692 0-29 12 1939 179 548,407 3-06 13 7,500 0-24 hi ►1946 43 79,328 — 26 14,788 — 26 1947 32 50,983 0-29 31 43,005 1 24 21 1948 26 25,92c| 0-14 36 14,850j 0-40 11 DENMARK. FRANCE. GERMANY. GREECE. HOLT, AND. ITALY. SPAIN. SWEDE IN. COUNTRIES. No.j Tons. Per Cent. No. Tons. Per Cent. No. Tons. 6 9,336 0-79 11 14,084 118 32 45,899 14 17,516 1 53 16 14,504 1 16 26 21,000 12 15,954 1-42 9 10,510 0 81 35 23,589 10 10,424 0-94 8 9,933 0-75 27 22,406 7 14,113 1 24 10 15,891 1 13 i 38 46,027 9 16,805 1-48 7 7,462 0-50 38 44,396 12 9,211 0-76 11 11,955 0-75 1 28 30,943 7 9,331 0 77 9 8,503 0*51 31 32,744 6 16.760 1 -26 6' 6,194 0-37 26 38,030 12 11,393 0 91 12 10,057 0-61 43 61,070 5 6,624 0-57 4 3,281 0 21 33 ■ 65,017 9 8,328 0-72 10 10,868 0 71 29 33,374 1982 51 59,326 0,30 22 31,455 1 06 16 31,772 0-31 5 3,753 0 32 9 20,422 0 58 7 2,392 0 06 14 42,462 2 89 4 15,139 0-51 8 16,943 051 24 55,777 1-31 10 10,680 0-26 6 j 15.760 1 1-26 6 6,194 0 37 26 38,030 1933 61 71,774 0-39 21 7,090 0 24 9 20.762 021 8 -1,536 0-39 13 14,468 0-42 15 4,252 0 11 11 30,355 2 14 3 519 0 02 7 14,881 0 48 19 35,524 083 20 33,558 0-82 12 11,393 0 91 12 10057 0-61 43 61,070 1934 52 74,694 0 42 22 13.353 0 45 8 24,477 0 25 4 5,712 062 14 10,989 0 34 13 25,036 0-68 6 25,749 1 71 6 11,856 0 45 7 21,064 0 73 13 21,637 063 19 21,278 063 5 6,624 067 4 3,281 0 21 33 65,017 1986 47 71,240 0 41 21 18,090 061 10 16,379 0-17 4 2,359 0 21 11 11,670 039 14 9,753 0 26 6 13,892 081 5 2,718 0 11 7 21,510 076 19 33,314 0-82 21 16,233 0-41 9 8,328 0 72 10 10,868 07 1 29 33,374 1936 41 41,209 0-24 30 12,411 041 16 31,107 0-33 5 1,483 0 13 9 21,912 074 14 26,468 071 14 40,688 2-26 8 7,227 0 29 10 21,844 071 33 45,961 1-09 21 29,035 0-72 11 24,624 2-15 9 5,101 034 45 55,659 1937 49 80,611 0-46 2 4 26,993 0 91 12 40,374 0-43 7 9,173 0-82 16 13,358 0 47 12 22,734 068 12 40,364 2 18 4 7,020 0 27 13 33,117 1 04 25 33,987 076 19 20,199 0-46 16 i 56,928 564 1 178- 0 01 38 62,724 1938 do! 88,932 0-50 18 8,692 0 29 12 18,411 021 4 8,179 0-72 13 43,568 161 9 12,834 030 9 34,345 1 06 5 7,940 0-28 . 5 18,014 0-55 23 33,714 0-67 18 17,567 0-38 11 20,619 2 18 8 13,247 0 84 26 38,133 1939 179' 648,407 3-06 13 7,500 0'2-l 111 24,360 0-27 10 28,232 2-40 .27131,788 4-49 35 155,576 3-47 21 67,461 3-79 12j 40,779 1-37 4 9,768 0-28 22 42,920 076 47 85,763 177 5 41,652 4 62 29 47,52, 3-01 69 116,036 1940-1945 — W orld War II. ►1946 43| 79,328 — 26 14,288 — 26 156,146 — 6' 7,242 — 6 2,777 — 2 3,272 — 7 19,885 — 6 9,264 — l| 5,191 — 1 725 — 13 15,653 — 5 6,506 — 7 1,66 r — 31 j 50,566 h I 11 ; 1947 32: 50,983 0-29 31 43,005 1 24 21 103,883 0-34 5|13,003 1 27 5 10,044 0 43 2 359 0 06 9 40,988| 3*99 5 10,697 0-44 7 5,676 0 44 — — — 22 39,742 1 06 6 3,065 0 27 10 7,810 0 43 45 j o9,U>8 1948 26] 25,926| 0*14 3G 14,85o| 0-40 11 31,531 0 12 11|13,551 1*21 4 4,927 0-18 4 1,708 0 40 5 9,872| 0-77 6j 3,049 0*11 2 2,476 0-12 3| 3,73i)j 0 37 18 24,913j 0 o8 7 2,302 0 20 j 12 5,142 0-26 51 | 78.515 TOTAL. No. Tons. Per Cent. 292 440,404 0-74 280 327,748 0-55 298 428,240 0-71 280 449,700 0*74 288 481,628 0-77 320 515,056 0*81 250 383,983 0-59 234 817,634 0-48 208 350,105 0-53 244 320,269 0-50 206 330,767 0*53 213 269,728 0-44 269 364,735 0*69 248 437,761 0*70 217 361,195 0-56 474 1,347,768 2-04 179 372,910 — 200 388,423 0-48 196 222,501 0-27 * Figures of vessels registered in Eire are included finder British Dominions for 1942 and onwards, f Excluding ships trading on the Great Lakes of North America. + Owiner to conditions imnnaod U LLOYD’S REGISTER OF SHIPPING SUPPLEMENT TO LLOYD’S REGISTER QUARTERLY RETURNS OP MERCHANT VESSELS TOTALLY LOST, BROKEN UP, &c., DURING 1948. EXPLANATION OF CONTRACTIONS. COUNTRY. Amr. — U.S. of America. Egy. = Egypt. Itl. — Italy. Arg. = Argentina. Est. = Estonia. Jpn. :rr Japan. Big. = Belgium. Fin. = Finland. Lat. = Latvia. Brz. =: Brazil. Fra. = France. Mex. = Mexico. C.-S. = Czecho-Slovakia. G.B.I.= Great Britain and Northern Mor. — Morocco. Cba. = Cuba. Ireland. Nor. = Norway. Chi. = Chile. Ger. = Germany. Pal. = Palestine. Chn. = China. Grk. =: Greece. Pan. Panama. Den. = Denmark. Hoi. Holland. Per. ==. Peru. Dom. = British Dominions, Hon. = Honduras. Phi. = Philippine Colonies, etc. Id. = Iceland. Pol. — Poland. DESCRIPTION. Aux. = Auxiliary. c. = Composite. m.s. = Motorship. s.s, = Steamship. Bg. = Brig. F.C. = Ferro-Concrete. Pad. = Paddle. Sc. — Screw. Bk. = Bark. I. — Iron Qd. = Quadruple. Sr. = Schooner. Bkn. =. Barkentine. Lr. = Lugger. S. = Ship. Stl. = Steel. Bn = Brigantine. m. = Masts. Ptg. =. Portugal. Rou. =: Roumania. S.R. = Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Sia. = Siam. Sp. = Spain. Swd. r= Sweden. Trk. = Turkey. Urg. = Uruguay. Ygs. = Yugoslavia. ( T .) = Oil Tanker. Trp. == Triple. Tw. = Twin. W. = Wood. N.B. — Unless otherwise stated, all steamers and motorships were of steel construction and propelled by a single screw. a). List of Merchant Vessels, of 100 tons and upwards, totally lost, &c., during 1948 which were not given up as total losses, or of the loss of which information was not received, in time for them to be included in Lloyd’s Register Quarterly Returns. I. — STEAMERS AND MOTORSHIPS. Abandoned at Sea. NIL. Foundered. o. in i Reg. Book 18-49 . Ship’s Name, and Year of Build. Tons (Gross) Country. Descrip- 1 tion. Voyage. Cargo. Circumstances and place. Date. Vale Formoso ’41 Segundo 132 ptg. Aux.Sc. ... m.s. i Sprang leak and sank 8 miles S. of Oporto. • ■ 16th Sept. Missing. (Under this heading are included only ships Posted or Reported as Missing during the year.) NIL. Broken Lip, Condemned, &c. (i.) Cases consequent upon stress of weather. NIL. (ii.) Other Cases. Great Britain and Northern Ireland . 7 of 1,592 tons. British Dominions, Colonies, &c . 5 of 3,394 tons. U.S. of America . 24 of 99,030 tons. Prance . I of 3,689 tons. Japan . . 1 of 9,326 tons. 8 Burnt. No. in Reg. Book 1948-49. Ship’s Name, and. Tear of Build. Tons (Gross) Country. Descrip¬ tion. Voyage. Cargo. Circumstances and place. Da 71849 Prague . ’30 4220 G.B.I. Tw.Sc. s.s. Extensively damaged by fire and subsequent sinking while under repair at Clydebank. Refloated and broken up. 14th : Collision. No. in Reg. Book. 1948-49. Ship’s Name, and Year of Build. Tons (Gross) Country. Descrip¬ tion. Voyage. Cargo. Circumstances and place. Date 52363 Baltic Queen ...’24 1428 G.B.I. S.S. Liverpool — Stockholm. General... Extensively damaged by col lision and sinking in the River Mersey. Refloated and sold for breaking up. 24th ] 54534 Carmela . ’27 126 Sp. W.s.s. Trawler . In Cascaes Bay, Portugal. 10th I Wrecked. (Under this heading are included ships lost through stranding, or striking rocks, sunken wrecks, &c.) No. in Beg. Book 1948-49. Ship's Name, and Year of Build. Tons (Gross) Country. Descrip¬ tion. Voyage. Cargo. Circumstances and place. Date. Fofi . ’45 411 Dom. m.s. Extensively damaged by strand¬ ing in Pissouri Bay. Reported total loss and to be broken up. 18th, M 64402 Kalmarsund IX ’31 1158 Dom. ok S.S. Indian coasting. Grain ... Extensively damaged by strand¬ ing in lat. 16 33N., long. 73 15)E. Refloated and sold for breaking up. 14th Jt 62533 Hwa Loong ...’28 739 Chn. s.s. Canton — Hoihow. General . . . On Hainan Island. 27th Se 96020 (Supp.) Ming Fung ...’25 1311 Chn. Tw.Sc. s.s. General... At Hsiehtan. 26th A 77140 Teuyu Maru ...’02 1119 Jpn. s.s. . Near Cape Muroto. 27th A 68754 Mora . ’98 199 Swd. C.s.s. Gothenburg — Stockholm. General... In Lake Roxen. 1st Jur. Lost. (Under this heading are included total losses which for want of sufficient information, or for other reasons, cannot otherwise be classified.) No. in Eeg. Book. 1948-49. Ship’s Name, and Year of Build. Tons (Gross) Country. Descrip¬ tion. Voyage. Cargo. Circumstances and place. Date. 63998 Jo-o Maru ...’ — 401 Jpn. S.S. Sunk by mine. 28thJars 9 II— SAILING SHIPS AND BARGES. Abandoned at Sea. NIL. Foundered. NIL . Missing. (Under this Heading are included only ships Posted or Reported as Missing during the year) NIL. Broken up, Condemned, &c. (i.) Cases consequent upon stress of weather. NIL. (ii.) Other cases. l" S of America . ; of 6,539 tons. Burnt. NIL. Collision. NIL. Wrecked. (Under this heading are included ships lost through stranding, or striking rocks, sunken wrecks, &c.) NIL. Lost. Jnder this heading are included total losses which for want of sufficient information, or for other reasons, cannot otherwise be classified.) NIL. List of Merchant Vessels of 100 tons and upwards, included in Lloyd’s Register Quarterly Returns for 1948, as having been totally lost, &c., which have since been floated, repaired, &c. I— STEAMERS ft MOTORSHIPS. NIL. II.— SAILING SHIPS & BARGES. NIL.