Sea Change-tonnagage

Question 1

% of World tonnage owned by Britain in 1960

Answer 1

16%

Question 2

Example of a fluctuation of Seaborne trade In 1914-18

Answer 2

loss of vessels, markets: volume down 60%

Question 3

Example of fluctuation in seaborne trade in 1918-39

Answer 3

Stagflation: depression in 1939; coal decline

Question 4

Example of fluctuation of sea borne trade in 1939-45

Answer 4

Losses to the enemy; the “fourth service”

Question 5

Example of fluctuation of sea borne trade in 1945-73

Answer 5

the “Long Boom”

Question 6

Reduction of British tonnage in WW1

Answer 6

2. 6 million
   1914: 18.9 million registered tonnes
   1919: 16.3 million registered tonnes

Question 7

% of World fleet made up by the Uk Merchant fleet in 1914? - How much tonnage did the fleet have?

Answer 7

39. 3%

19. 3 million gross tons

Question 8

What percentage of the world fleet was made up by the UK Merchant Fleet in 1975?
How much tonnage did the world and uk fleets have?

Answer 8

9.7%

world= 342.1
UK = 33.2

Question 9

What percentage of the world fleet was made up by the UK-Registered merchant Fleet in 1910? - how much tonnage did the UK and world fleet have?

Answer 9

4.1%

World - 426.0

UK - 0.9

Question 10

UK output in 1914 (gross tons) and the percentage of UK output made up the percentage of world output

Answer 10

1648

59.0%

Question 11

UK output of grooms tons in 1938 + % of world out put

Answer 11

1030

34.0%

Question 12

UK output in 1955 + % of world

Answer 12

1474

27.7

Question 13

UK output in 1966 + % of world trade

Answer 13

1084

7.6

Question 14

UK output in 1976 + % of World trade

Answer 14

1341

4.3%

Question 15

UK output in 1986 + % of World

Answer 15

237

1.5

Question 16

UK output in 1990 + % of world

Answer 16

28

0.1

Question 17

% of World tonnage owned by Britain in 1914

Answer 17

50%