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.
1,176,694
1,797,825

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.
6,077

No.
10

Tons.

No. Tons.

-Barges-
No. Tons. No.

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
3,436,964 19
3,253,584 17
3.340,968 18
3,255,543 20
3.202,293 99
3,132,011 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
12,777,734 79 3,464,360 21 12.610,923 79
14,573,685 81 3,397,355 18 14,645,544 82
15,065,620 83 3,375,535 18 15,094,392 82 6,629,119 19
14,259,769 82 3,317,598 18 14,439,164 82 6,658,566 19
13,126,184 80 3,307,223 20 13.233,673 80 6,562,766
20
11,866,535 78 3,236,641
22
11,967,902 78 6,438,934 22
12,172.816 79 3,231,556 21 12,283,213 79 6,363,567 21
11,904,043 79 3,303,373 21 12,024,299 79 6,534,946 21
12,450,767 79 3,259,046 20 12,494,185 80 6,624,562 20
12,026,336 78 3,415,004 22 12,253,900 78
3,724,325 23 12,227,794 77 3,988,454 24 12,354,693 76 7,712,779
4,083,121 23 14,024,140 77 4,066,757 23 14,082,105
4,380,804 24 13,823,491 76 4.455.402 24 13,805,430 76
4,469,955 (6) 16,543,469 78 4,536,151
16,624,882 78
4,358,686 22 15,223,130 78 4.403,362
15,357,384 78
4,654,679
15,334.984
15,531,772
4,472,830

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.
37,296 208.279 $2,684,540

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.