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SHIPBUILDING, Worlds Output A\most Doubled sels throughout the world dur- ing 1934 was almost double that of 1938, according to a state- ment recently issued by Lloyd’s Reg- ister of Shipping, covering launch- ings of all vessels of 100 gross tons and upward, for all countries except Russia, for which returns have not been available for some time. Last year’s total of 967,419 gross tons, showed a gain of 478,000 tons over 1933, and of 241,000 tons over 1932; but is 650,000 tons less than the 1931 figure, and 2,365,000 below the total for the last pre-war year, 19138. Much the largest gain reported was for Great Britain and Ireland, which launched about three and a half times as much tonnage in 1934 as in 1933, the increase amounting to 826,000 gross tons, or more than two thirds of the gain for the entire werld. Japan more than doubled its figure for 1933. Launchings for the United States aggregated about two and a half times this country’s production for 19338, but the increase represented only about 14,000 tons. All the American construction was carried out on the Atlantic coast. C “seis tiroushos of merchant ves- Tonnage Launched Compared How launchings in Great Britain and Ireland, the United States, and the other maritime countries, taken as a group, have compared during the last two years is shown in the fellowing table, the figures repre- senting gross tons: 1934 1933 Great Britain and Ireland.. 459,877 138,115 Wnited: States oc. oe kee. 24,625 10,771 Other countries ............c0c0008 482,917 845,130 WOFle COtRE 2 i cocci sdacetsctseces 967,419 489,016 The total amounts of merchant shipping launched throughout the world during the last pre-war year, 1913, and for all years since the end of the war, are given in the follow- ing figures of gross tonnage. Yearly Gain or Launchings Loss ES oes arsisensscvissoeatness BBO a0 OO aos ac vensosadasereses ONG ise csaccietsscscestses 7,144,000 +3,812,000 OZ Ooo x cs sessascdcossceoeens 5,861,000 —1,283,000 AS 7 RSS SN pe ie Pe 4,356,000 —1,505,000 i EP ee oe een aaa 2,467,000 —1,889,000 MDZ Bsus tah csasssssces ces cdece 1,643,000 — 824,000 OA agile cavsveseavsechcas 2,247,000 + 604,000 MOLD isisisistecsacacssucuedosans 2,193,000 — 54,000 MOD Gree isis css 1,674,000 — 519,000 NO co sisca2ssunscccsttvnesastc 2,285,000 + 611,000 | BT pis Rea pI 2,699,000 + 414,000 OO re ee ects Ades 2,793,000 + 94,000 MOBO oiecccssivsscdscivelitice 2,889,000 + 96,000 Discogs isa svevccvvesteckaeae 1,617,006 —1,272,000 OB ese 7o5s is scsvsecbecsstivecs 726,000 — 891,000 Ue Ea eet Ne I 489.000 — 237,000 aL CS as AN eae 967,000 + 478,000 34 United States Output Small In 1932, the shipyards of the Unit- ed States launched only about 45,000 gross tons of merchant vessels less than were sent down the ways in Great Britain and Ireland. In 1933, however, the gap was 123,000 tons, and last year the lead of Great Brit- ain and Ireland expanded to 435,000 tons. Before the war Great Britain and Ireland were launching about 1,- 650,000 tons more than the United States, but in 1919 American ship- yards led by about 2,450,000 tons. Great Britain and Ireland are now building about twenty tons for every one produced in the United States. The comparison in the output of these countries during recent years is shown in the following gross ton- nage table: United Great Britain States and Ireland ROW oe tcuee ects aicteets 276,000 1,932,000 TOUS tee ces cease ease 4,075,000 1,620,000 ODO Bee ae eae ae 2,476,000 2,055,000 ODA eases cusuckt tel Sonstauee 1,006,000 1,538,000 MOB tes roseccctncetessectoetss 119,000 1,031,000 BP eee Ran ORE 172,000 645,000 SYP. Eset in atin Sepa se 139,000 1,439,000 NO 2b siuavsecssticasasesramsiencs 128,000 1,084,000 ODO eecgeiiees sewierecsens 150,000 639,000 NLDA ee aera ie a ae ee 179,000 1,225,000 TOD Bee escent nae 91,000 1,445,000 BIO AS Saale een, Sanat eet aes 126,000 1,522,000 LOB eee Sa 2 246,000 1,478,000 1903 fl IRS aee es eer ape ee 205,000 502,000 BOG 2 esctanssesteentvinees 143,000 187,000 WO SS vicscissststasatvvesiev sess 10,000 133,000 1 GY aca ea eno pee irene 24,000 459,000 Nearly 75 per cent of all the world’s merchant shipping launched last year was built to Lloyd’s super- vision. Vessels launched during 1934 in- cluded 46,757 gross tons construct- ed for countries other than those in which the vessels were built, as com- pared with only 12,077 tons in 1933. Tanker Launchings Increase Launchings of steam and motor tankers of 1000 gross tons and up- wards, each, last year were more than double the total for 1933. More than a third of the total tanker launchings last year were in Great Britain and Ireland. The compari- sons between 1933 and 1934 in this type of production are given in gross tons in the following table: 1934 1933 Great Britain and Ireland.... 69,066 — .......... SWEGON aiicossssscchvsnccvecccenscvveccsaes 32,150 32,420 GOErMANy: Genie ikea 24,700 12,197 DADEN Ee ietecitavetenesssanca histo ZOMOO ss fice & WOW an sec cieessvcccve tees LECT) a een a Ae DON MIALIC? iiiiecstec ear eteeeaeecceeee 17,897 8,500 Mnited: States ci ic.vvsscssccsasn AOR ee re OEWErS: cave ociisiaisssnetacce as 10,760 29,558 World: total ieee 198,337 82,675 ‘Of the total tanker construction, MARINE REVIEw—March, 1935 all but 16,744 gross tons represent- ed motor tankers. Over Half In Motorships During 1934 there was a continu- ation of the trend shown markedly in 1933, when production of motor- ships was greater than that of all other types of vessels combined. In 1932 launchings of motorized ships aggregated 190,000 gross tons less than that of other types, taken to- gether. In 1934, however, motor vessels exceeded all other types by about 160,000 tons, and represented about 58 per cent of all launchings for the entire world. The compari- son last year was not so marked as in 1933, however, when motor ves- sels represented 69 per cent of world launchings. Great Britain and Ireland, which stood third in motorship construc- tion in 19338, led all countries last year, with a-gain of 141,000 gross tens, replacing Javan in the leader- ship. Japan’s gain over 1933 was 60,000 tons. The comparison in mo- torship launchings for the last two years is shown in the following ton- nage table: 1934 1933 Great Britain and Ireland.. 188,994 47,825 ERY BINA Secor a hacees coe serecoenesceeaies 125,688 65,273 DV CHIM AD Hs fesse ceacseceteetesoeteteess 53,886 20,887 SWEdeIN oiccus cosy ccsscancec suearccventens 48,031 60,860 Germany. nase Sateen 45,009 40,150 oblan deities ccccesscestcaxsesseiece 43,171 35,699 hits Kise ia etnaN iene SEAS ATES Cara 25,668 16,560 Wmnited|States Nena 6,402 1,607 Other countries ...............000 26,752 48,960 World totale) 32380 oe 563,601 337,821 Production of motor vessels ex- ceeded that of all other types for the first time in 1930 and 1931, falling behind in 1932, but regaining the lead the next year. How the launch- ings of these classes of vessels have compared in recent years is shown in the following tonnage table: Motor Vessels Other Types 1921... 306,000 4,035,000 1922... 209,000 2,258,000 1923... 226,000 1,417,000 1924... 501,000 1,746,000 1925... 843,000 1,350,000 1926... 704,000 970,000 1927... 863,000 1,422,000 1928... 1,183,000 1,516,000 1929... 1,269,000 1,524,000 1930... 1,582,000 1,307,000 L981... 920,000 697,000 19382... 268,000 458,000 19338... 337,000 151,000 1934 563,601 408,818 The returns show that 42 steam- ers and motorships of 6000 to 9999 gross tons each were launched last year throughout the world, as com- pared with 25 in 1933. Of the larg- er types of ships, 10,000 gross tons (Continued on Page 40)