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, FROM 1840 TO 1898. - -Whale FisheriesTonnage. No. Tonnage. -Cod and Mackerel Fisheries. No. Tonnage. 1840. .... 762,838 1,439,094 2,379,396 1,176,694 2,644,867 136,927 104,305 1870. 2,643 3,409,435 Since 1789, the years of greatest tonnage in the various trades were: Foreign trade, 2,496,94 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. States in CLASS, NUMBER, AND GROSS TONNAGE OF VESSELS BUILT IN THE UNITED STATES, JUNE 30, 1898, Sailing Vessels-Steam Vessels--Canal Boats BY STATES. which Built. No. Tons. No. Tons. No. Tons. 26 CLASS, NUMBER, AND GROSS TONNAGE OF IRON AND STEEL VESSELS BUILT IN THE UNITED STATES, JUNE 30, 1 NUMBER AND TONNAGE OF SAILING AND STEAM VESSELS BUILT IN THE UNITED STATES FROM 1840 TO 1898-FISCAL YEARS. 48,594 5,268 32 40,181 5 3,146 60 113,220 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.) 1836. 1,255,384 64 1837. 1,299,720 62 1838. 1,802,764 68 1839. 1,491,279 71 1840. 1,576,946 .68 1841.. 1,631,909 68 1842.. 1,510,111 67 1843. 1,143,523 68 1844. 1,977,438 68 1,315,523 66 1,266,622 62 1,408,761 69 1,477,928 71 1,647,009 69 1,634,156 68 1,536,451 67 1,268,083 70 2,010,924 68 053,977 69 2,221,028 69 2,202,393 65 2,461,280 63 2,753,724 62 2,632,788 60 3,200,519 62 3,230,590 61 3,766,789 62 2,132,224 37 3,911,392 64 2,083,948 36 4,068,979 65 2,486,769 35 4,538,364 64 2,464,946 35 4,580,651 64 2,209,403 34 4,490,033 66 2,540,387 33 5,297,367 66 2,353,911 29 6,165,924 70 2,217,554 31 4,889,313 68 2,245,278 31 4,961,818 67 2,640,378 37 4.447,261 59 3.471,219 54 3.090,948 45 3,216,967 53 3,025,134 45 4,410,424 57 3,383,176 43 4,318,673 56 3,419,502 43 4,495,465 56 3,717,956 44 5,347,694 62 3,381,383 38 5,669,621 62 3,506,929 38 6,266,444 63 3,746,942 37 7,094,577 66 3,682,309 34 8,083,086 70 3,756,564 9,197,829 71 3,982,052 8,118,860 70 3,736,639 31 3,611,436 28 8,899,312 72 3,732,415 736,444 32 523,949 930,275 31 968,178 31 34 1,176,605 1,404,159 37 1,675,709 1,728,214 40 1,929,535 2,057,358 39 1,924,487 71 2,253,601 2,208,690 66 2,753,270 2,566,342 63 2,711,735 71 706,486 31 3,223,955 740,497 33 3,046,562 30 2,411,606 36 9,913,230 2,107,802 8,885,675 4,948,878 35 4,955,116 34 4,522,162 33 8,159,868 69 99 2,376,999 33 10,079,503 9,061,959 6,157,382 46 56882289888888888782888888-8888888 70 70 1,927,917 30 2,396,951 35 64 4,194,270 35 70 44 8,848,808 56 8,784,163 56 9,056,525 55 6,784,031 39 10,720,264 61 11,332,095 62 12,417,981 62 14,146,002 65 16,148,218 68 18.405,225 70 9,006,105 29 33,168,351 8.762,048 9,394,597 8,977,057 23 10.525,919 25 31,877,850 75 36,325,975 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 PACIFic Coasts of THE UNITED STATES. ber of Involv and Un Vessels Tonnage Pas Totally Vessels Losses to Year. sels. Lost. Damaged. Vessels. Cargoes. 37,296 208,279 $2,684,540 $1,014.850 gers. 7,638 6,397 1887. 197 47 7,332 7,047 151 6,422 6,801 110 Crews. Lost. 6,241 1888. 746 35,529 |