El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-21
SHOWS
ship LOSSES
Sinkings During War Ire
mendous But Shipbuild-
ing Is Increasing.
lContiaued Ion 20 b

United Kingdom 1850. 900 tons in 1918
and to reach an ultimate production
at the rate Of 100000 per annum is
well within the present and prospec-
tive capacity Of our ship yards and
marine engineering shops; but the
ranks Of the skilled men must be en-
larged without delay by the introduce
tlo@ - men and women AZ present IN
skilled
Everyone Must Work.
The Introduction Of these new
corners, upgrading and interchange
ability OF work, are essential and
must be pressed in with the good viii
Of employers and foremen: and fur
Their the board Of admiralty wish 10
make II perfectly clear that these re-
suits cannot be obtained unless max
imum output IS continuously given in
every shipyard and marine engine
shop by every one concerned. II en-
pioyers hesitate 70 play their part, II
men anywhere down tools or 90
slow for any reason, they will do so
IN ful knowledge OF the grievOus ex-
tent 10 which they are prejudicing the
vital interests OF the community.
1t is TO ensure the vigorous coop
Grafton OF all concerned that the ad-
miralty have recommended the publ
cation OF the facts"
Tables of Losses.
The admiralty's tables follows
Losses by enemy action and marine
risk Gin gross tons) for the period.
the United Kingdom. foreign and the
total for the world show respectively:
1919: August and September, 314.-
COO; S5.947; 3ss.9f7.
Fourth quarter-154.72S: 1266ss:
281.4l6.
1s15-first quarter-225,9o sos; 1Os.-
542; S20,f47. second quarter-223.-
6l65 1878: 3S0.f19. Third quarter
556-63s; ll2..S2-; 529,461- Fourth
quarter, 50I159; 1S7.234; 49A373.
TmHE
95S. 524,I95. Second quarter. 270.ssG;
29l .59s; 523.2S9. Third Quarter-2S4.-
S55: SUt.6el- 593-059- Fourth quarter
.6lI.565: 54i,7S0: 1,f59,343.
isl.- y quarter, 9l1.S4o; I0s.-
53@; 1.s19,S53. Second quarter. 1851
$50: S70.064; 2.236.93A Third quarter
-952,93S; 5f1.535. 1.494.473 Fourth
quarter, lS2.SS9: 4S9.95f. 1.27284S
Totals-7,079,49e; A.74S.eS0; 1881
SO.
-(Note: Figures for gross tonnage
OF worlds tonnage for August and
September. 1914. include 1S2.S29 gross
tons informed in enemy ports.)
The ShipbulldinE Output.
The merchant shipbuilding output
ON gross tons) for the period. the
United Kingdom. foreign and the to-
TAI for world. respectively IS as fol-
1919 to end q the year-s75.s1o;
1s15-For United Kiugdam. first
quarter, 266-e6s. second quarter. 1876
$50: third quarter. 145.070, fourth
quarter. s2.'l2 Foreign, for the
whole year, 55loS0. total for the
world for the whole year. 1902 900.
1916-For the United Kingdom.
first quarter. 1886: second quarter.
lo4.693; third quarter, 124. 1861. fourth
quarter. 215.332. Foreign output for
the whole year. 1.1fe.44S Total for
the world for the whole year. 1885,
I917-For the United kingdom.
first quarter. 246.e3s: foreign. $50
200; total for the world. 52S.f39. Sec
ond quarter. 249. 331. 377.10g: $500.
Third quarter. 24s-2S3; 36S.170: SIS
ass. Fourth quarter. 419.621-512.402
925. oe5. Totals, 3,031.555; 5.57s.72O.
The third table shows e5S9.00
gross tons OF enemy vessels captured I
and brought into service. OF this TO-
tai more than 100000 tons was
taken at the outbreak Of war.