THE MERCHANT NAVIES OF THE WORLD.
A French naval periodical, recentlypublished, contains the following statement of the number of sailing vessels on the high seas belonging to each flag:—
According to this table, the supremacy of Kngland, even in this primitive mode of navigation, which the clearness of coal and wages has made more prosperous than erer, is very marked. It is curious to note the supremacy of Greece over Russia.
I Flag. English American ... ... Norwegian Italian ... v German 2Tre»ch Spanish Greek Dutch Swedish Russian Austrian Danish Portuguese Southern American Central American ... Turkish Belgian ... Asiatic Number of Vessels. Tonnage. 20,538 5,383,763 6,869 2,181,659 4,46* 1,349,138 4 343 1,257,816 3,483 852,789 3,780 786,326 2,674 509,767 2,063 406,937 1,418 385,302 1,904 361,368 1,428 331,350 955 327,742 1,238 173,480 410 92,808 219 82,761 138 46,580 287 43,360 51 17,153 35 13,527 56,289 14,523,630
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Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 1935, 17 March 1875, Page 4
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140THE MERCHANT NAVIES OF THE WORLD. Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 1935, 17 March 1875, Page 4
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