SHIPS LOST IN 1926
Lloyds Register wreck returns for the quarter endod 31st December last shew that the number of vessels totally lost, oi\condemned in consequence of casualty or, stress of weather, were as follows : Steamers and Motor-ships.—Great Britain and Ireland, 16 of 35,289 gross trins; other countries, 77 of 81,343 tons. Sailing Ships.—Great Britain and Ireland, nil; other countries, 49 of 26,277 tons.
Steamers and sailing ships broken up in Great Britain totalled nine of. 19.244 gross tons, and for other countries 132 vessels of 314',1551 tons.The gross reduction in the Mercantile Marine of the world, from all causes, amounted to 25 vessels of 54,535 gross tons in Great Britain and Ireland, and 258 vessels of 421.971 tons in other countries, representing a total of 233 vessels of 476.504 gross tons.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 9 November 1927, Page 8
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132SHIPS LOST IN 1926 Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 9 November 1927, Page 8
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