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THE WORLDS SEA LOSSES According to the official figures of the British Admiralty Germanys Uboats sea raiders and the elements have accounted for llSLTST gross tons of allied and neutral shipping during the three and a half years of war ended December 31 1917 Of this huge total 7079492 tons represent the loss sustained by Great Britain Following the declara ¬ tion of unstricted submarine warfare on January 31 1917 the quarter comprising the mouths of April May and June was the most disastrous During that period 13J1870 tons of British and 870004 tons of foreign shipping were sunk sunkThe The worlds net loss considered apart from that of the central powers of course amounts to 2 i32L17 tons New ships launched in the United Kingdom since the outbreak of hostilities total 3031 tons while those built by other countries aside from the enemy bring the figure to 0000275 tons tonsEnemy Enemy vessels to the extent of 2589000 tons have been captured and brought into senIce This tonnage added to that constructed during the war making a total of 9195275
