Volume 4 — APPENDIX No. 27. Vol. iv., p. 583.
Reading edition
Number and Tonnage of Iron Steam Vessels built and first registered in the United Kingdom in each Year, from 1861 to 1874.
Years. Number. Tonnage.
1861 159 68,368
1862 181 76,303
1863 240 105,837
1864 342 156,981
1865 344 177,382
1866 299 129,653
1867 224 90,823
1868 188 75,109
1869 238 118,421
1870 382 222,922
1871[470] 416 295,109
1872[470] 446 335,750
1873[470] 335 279,088
1874[470] 393 328,094
Total Tonnage (distinguishing sailing and steam) belonging to the United Kingdom, British Possessions, United States, France, Holland and Norway, in each of the Years 1850, 1860, 1870, 1871, 1872, 1873 and 1874 (so far as the same can be given).
Years. British Empire. United States. France. Holland. Norway.
United Kindom. British possessions. Registered Enrolled and Licensed.
Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons.
Sailing:
1850 3,337,546 707,785 1,540,769 1,468,739 690,111 393,750 Not dist-
1860 4,134,390 1,076,434 2,448,941 2,036,990 915,971 543,320 inguished
1870 4,506,318 1,440,682 1,324,256 1,795,389 917,633 474,463 1,008,800
1871 4,305,112 1,425,976 1,244,228 1,898,551 917,133 458,274 1,042,259
1872 4,145,888 1,427,302 1,232,982 2,037,422 911,613 449,717 1,090,006
1873 4,024,581 1,443,911 1,229,865 2,252,895 882,866 438,031 1,205,998
1874 4,043,955 1,502,302 .. .. .. 440,879 ..
Steam:
1850 167,398 20,233 44,942 81,004 13,925 3,762 Not dist-
1860 452,352 47,792 97,296 770,641 68,025 12,990 inguished
1870 1,111,375 90,759 192,544 882,551 154,415 24,942 13,715
1871 1,317,548 94,255 180,914 906,723 160,478 34,629 20,015
1872 1,536,075 104,564 177,666 933,887 177,462 43,820 303,082
1873 1,711,787 113,951 193,423 963,020 185,165 57,254 39,295
1874 1,868,359 118,876 .. .. .. 71,101 ..
Total:
1850 3,504,944 728,018 1,585,711 1,949,743 704,036 397,422 281,377
1860 4,586,742 1,124,226 2,546,237 2,807,631 983,996 556,310 558,928
1870 5,617,693 1,531,441 1,516,800 2,677,940 1,072,048 499,405 1,022,515
1871 5,622,660 1,520,231 1,425,142 2,805,274 1,077,611 492,903 1,062,274
1872 5,681,963 1,531,866 1,410,648 2,971,309 1,089,075 493,537 1,120,388
1873 5,736,368 1,557,862 1,423,288 3,215,915 1,068,031 495,285 1,245,293
1874 5,912,314 1,621,178 .. .. .. 511,980 ..