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"TAE. MARINE. REVIEW 33 SHIP BUILDING ABROAD. London, Feb. 4.--The annual return of Lloyds Register of Shipping shows that during 1905, exclusive of warships, 795 vessels qf 1,623,168 gross tons, (viz. 737 steamers of 1,604,796 tons, and 58 sailing vessels of 18,372 tons), have been launched in the United Kingdom. The warships launched at both government and private yards amount to 28, of 129,801 tons displacement. The total output of the United Kingdom for the year has, therefore been 823 vessels, of 1,752,969 tons. The output of merchantile tonnage in the United Kingdom during 1905 shows the great increase of 418,000 tons on that of last year, and is the highest on record. The previous record for merchant vessels (1,524,739 tons) was reached in 1901, and the present figures 98,429 tons in excess of that total. As regards. war vessels; however, the total for 1905 is 82,1€0 tons less than in 1901. It may be mentioned that 99.9 per cent of the tonnage launched has been built of steel, and that 08.87 per cent is composed of steam tonnage. After allowing: for removals from the. regis- ter the net increase of United. Kingdom tonnage during 1905, is about.:469,0co tons. For the previous five years the es- timated net increases were as follows: 1900, 220,000 tons; 1901, 543,000 tons; 1902, 643,000 tons; 1903, 405,000 tons; 1904, 429,000 tons. The largest steamers which have been launched during the year 1905 are as follows: Amerika, 22,724 tons gross; Carmania, 19,524 tons gross; Nieuw Am- sterdam, 17,100 tons gross; and Empress. of Britain 14,500 tons gross. Of the principal ship building centers of the country, New- castle-on-Tyne takes the lead, showing an output of 310,391 tons. Then follow in order Sunderland, 305,169 tons; Glas- gow, 285.465 tons; Greenock, 230,121 tons; Belfast, 142,541 tons; Middlesboro, 132,748 tons; and Hartlepool, 124,006 tons. In warship tonnage the leading ports stand thus: Bar- row, 34.590 tons; Newcastle, 31,038 tons, and Glasgow, 13,550 tons. The employment of the turbine method of propulsion, to which attention has been drawn, is steadily increasing.. Dur- ing 1905, seven vessels fitted with steam turbines have been launched in the United Kingdom. 'Their names are as fol- 19,524 tons gross; Mahens, 5,000 tons Dieppe 1,216 tons gross; Carmania, - gross; Bingera, 2,092 tons gross; Invicta, 1,680 tons gross; Onward, 1,671 tons gross; Viking, 1,951 tons gross; the last five being channel steamers. In ad- dition to the two large express steamers for the Cunard company, there are at present under construction in the United Kingdom to vessels of about 21,400 tons, which are to be fitted with steam turbines. There have been built outside the United Kingdom dur- ing 1905, 525 steamers of 801,705 tons, and 250 sailing vessels of 90,049 tons, in addition.to 90 war vessels, of 233,410 tons displacement. These figures show an increase of about 109,- ooo tons, as regards merchant vessels as compared with those of 1904. This increase which affects the output of most coun- tries, is not, however, shared by the British colonies, nor France, the total tonnage of the former showing a reduction for the year of 20,000 tons. Among foreign countries the three leading places are held by the United States of America, 303,000 tons; Germany, 255,000 tons, and France 73,000 tons. The total output of war vessels by foreign countries shows a reduction of about 74,000 tons digplacement on the figures of the preceding year. The total mercantile tonnage reported from the United States shows an increase of over 64,000 tons'on that of the previous year, which accounts for 5834 per cent of the total increase in the colonial and foreign output for 1905. The most noticeable feature in the output for the United States is -the enormous increase which has taken place in the: tonnage built for service on the great lakes, which from an average of 163,000 tons for the years 1901-3 had fallen to 49,000 tons lows: in 1904, and has now reached the record total of over 195,000. This total includes no less than 20 steamers of over 6,000 tons gross, whilst it may be mentioned that only three sea-going steel steamers of between 2,000 and 3,000 tons were launched on the coast. The largest steamer built in the world during 1905 viz., the Kaiserin Auguste Victoria, of 26,000 tons, has heen launched at Stettin. Germany has also launched the largest sailing vessel of the year, viz., the Pamir, 3,020 tons. German output is an increase of 53,080 tons on that of 1904. The total output of the world during 1905, (exclusive of warships) appears to have been 2,514,922 tons, (2,406,501 steam, 108,421 sail). Lloyds recent years show that the tonnage of all nationalities totally lost, broken up, etc., in the course of twelve months, amounts to about 725,000 tons. (430,000 steam, 295,000 sail). The net increase of the world's mercantile tonnage during 1905 is thus about 1,790,000 tons. Sailing tonnage has been reduced by 187,000 tons, while steam tonnage has increased by 1,977,- ooo tons. Compared with the net increase for the world, the net increase of 469,000 tons, as stated above, for the United Kingdom is equivalent to over 26 per cent. In the net in- crease of the world's steam tonnage, viz., 1,977,000 tons, the United Kingdom has shared to the extent of 592,000 tons, or 30 per cent. Of the tonnage launched during 1905, the United Kingdom has acquired nearly 51 per cent, and of the new, steam tonnage over 5214 per cent. The Cunarder, Caronia, 20,000 tons grosss# has arrived at Fiume on her yachting trip from New York... On reaching Gibralter the commander of the Caronia received a testi- monial. signed by all the passengers on board. The Caronia again left Fiume for New York on Friday, Jan. 26, via Naples, with cabin and 2,000 third-class passengers on board. An interesting paper on "Trans-Atlantic Lines and Steam- ships" has just been read before the Liverpool Engineering Society. by A. J. Maginnis which outlines the important de- velopments of the last decade. The paper contains the fol- lowing interesting comparisons of Atlantic liners, including the new Cunarders now being built on the Clyde and Tyne. Lucania. Oceanic. Baltic. Displacement Voce se ee 20,000 26,100 33,000 Draweht. 3.6 oe weil ren ox ere : 30 30 30 Speed Se cee le hese ee 22 20 16% Ie Paw ee ee 30,000 29,000 +16,000 Pressure oe so a 65 192 210 Consumption -- 6. ie ee ee 485 400 260 Length (over. Bice oa a eae 620 704 open Bength Bi Pies. s cee ee 598 685.7 700 Breadth 2534 saa. ideo eo ee eee 65 - 68.3 75.6 Depth as ee 43 ay 49 Gtoss' tonnage 1. os 30 oe 12,950 17,274 23,800 Ee 1 GVTMGersi nc vec. Sas 4 of 37 2.0f 4734 =2. of 23... Tee Pls eylindérs 321. ese. 2°0f- 79 2-ot 79 2 of 47% Secondo Be ice ac ose wae a eee oe 2 of 68% Seconds Wo Piss oe eae cere 4 of 98 4 of 93 2 of 98 Stroker eo. Soe eee 5 Se 5.75 6 feet 5.25 No: of 'boilers:. .:..22. ee 13 16 8 No? of furnaces. = oi.2 3. ane ee 102 96 48 (srate: Areas: fac atece sows Shas 2,200 2,183 1,014 Heatitic. surface: .)00. 05 <. oe 82,000 N. D. 74.000 A. D. 41,860 'Potal' cCOSEs trike: ON ee ee ee £615,000 £739,000 £800,000 : . Kaiser New Wilhelm II. Cunarders. Displacement: ae eee ee ees ees 26,000 41,500 Dratiebt 0 es ees pee ae > Soe cee 30 32 Speed os. eer gw Ga ae os eae 2305 Ay Tos Pe ee ee ee as a 38-40,000 60,000 Pressures oi oc Se ee 22 195 Gomsumpmon: iil oes eas eee ees 660 840, Jeeneth (Oven all) 656 a. 0 os os oe ered 706.5 785 Length BeeP. ss a ee 684.3 760 Breadth eyes Oh ae ee ee 92.3 a OB Depth 7250 ec oe 52.6 60.5 Gross tONNdSe 7. re acs es ee 19360022 28; 830 - He PS cylinders; 3 cere c sc awe te oe ee 4 of .37.4 Ts Po heylinderss 3155 @i es es ee ce 4 of 49.2 Four * Second ty. Bi ctiee eis ec tS aca eee 4 of 74.85 lute |: Second: "L.. Bie seas oe ea ee 4 of 112.2 | bines. Stroke ceo ee ee . 5.8 feet J No: ot. boilers: 636 7. oc oie oe ee 12 double and / single 24 No; of furnaces. ic. sci a sake eae tiene <8 124 192... Grate atea....... ROE RA A 3,ick 3,954 Heating Surface .: 2.0%. 0c: <eice ee sede tee oe 107,643. N. D. 160,000 "Total: cost. ssc oa ee eis als «bee eae £927, 200 . £1,250,000 It is reported in marine insurance circles here that a fav-. arable account of the Allan liner 'Bavarian, which went. ashore in October of last year. in, the St. Lawrence, and The total Register wreck returns for