CLASSIFICATION BY SIZE OF THE SAILING AND STEAM TONNAGE OF THE UNITED STATES, FOREIGN AND COASTING TRADES, AND THE FISHERIES TONNAGE OF THE UNITED STATES, Tonnage. 1860. 2,379,396 2,644,867 1,459 68,367 Since 1789, the years of greatest tonnage in the various trades were: Foreign trade, 2,496,894 tons in 1861; coasting trade, 3,896,826 tons in 1897; whale fisheries, 198,594 tons in 1858; cod and mackerel fisheries, 204,197 tons in 1882. CLASS, NUMBER, AND GROSS TONNAGE OF VESSELS BUILT IN THE UNITED STATES, JUNE 30, 1898, BY STATES. -Sailing Vessels-Steam Vessels Canal Boats States in which Built. No. Tons. No. Tons. No. Tons. -Barges- Total Tons. 26 26 1,018 STATES, JUNE 30, 1 5,728 694 111,602 CLASS, NUMBER, AND GROSS TONNAGE OF IRON AND STEEL VESSELS BUILT IN THE UNITED No. Tons. No. Tons. 11 1,125 44 11,996 25 5,717 62 6,704 147 28,774 3 684 12 3,302 22,336 723 227,096 38 NUMBER AND TONNAGE OF SAILING AND STEAM VESSELS BUILT IN THE UNITED STATES FROM 1840 TO 1898-FISCAL YEARS. 48,594 Since 1797, the years of greatest tonnage were: Sailing vessels, 510,690 tons in 1855; steam vessels, 185,037 tons in 1891; total tonnage, 583,450 in 1855. NOTE. For earlier and intervening years to 1797, refer to Volume I, pages 195 and 196. TONNAGE OF AMERICAN AND FOREIGN VESSELS ENTERED AND CLEARED IN FOREIGN TRADE FROM 1821 TO 1897. (Bureau of Statistics.) 7,428,574 28 19,468.604 72 1878... 3,642,417 25 1879. 1880.. 1881. 1882. 1883.. 1884... 1885. 3,415,410 21 1886.. 3,231,573 21 1887. 3,365,516 21 1888. 5,366,767 22 1889. 1890. 1891. 1892.. 1893. 1894.. 1895.. 1896. 1897. 10,821,387 75 3,872,203 26 5,196,320 25 15,792,864 75 5,329,599 25 16,084,986 5,525,328 18,234,922 5,618,142 18,091,053 24 27.628.921 33.168,351 30,580,514 78 30,866,756 77 30.068,404 77 MOTIVE POWer and Chief Materials OF CONSTRUCTION OF THE WORLD'S MERCHANT MARINE. (Recorded in Lloyd's, 100 tons or over.) Marine Wrecks and Disasters. The following statement of disasters to vessels of the United States, from 1884 to 1898, is compiled from the reports of the General Superintendent of the Life-Saving Service: Num ON THE ATLantic, GULF, AND PACIFICc Coasts of the United STATES. ber of Involv and Un Pas Ves ing Total known Totally Vessels Losses to Loss. Damage. 545 Lost. Damaged. Vessels. Crews. Lost. $1,014.850 6,834 30,277 218,292 2,416,530 627,000 151 41,423 2,388,605 994,055 6,422 6,801 110 5,013 6,431 144 1,012,680 9,103 7,860 202 1891. |