War Losses of Merchant Vessels (Allied and Neutral)

August 1914 to November 1918

Losses of all classes of vessels in Gross Tonnage.
Note that Gross Registered Tonnage (GRT) is a measure of carrying capacity (volume) and not the displacement (ie "weight") of the ships themselves. 12,543,392 tons are recorded.

Source:

  • Salter, J. A. Allied Shipping Control, pages 355-359.
    Oxford (Clarendon Press), 1921.

    September
    1914
    CountryAugustOctober NovemberDecemberTotal
    America --- ---
    Belgium 34-- --34
    Brazil --- ---
    British Empire 46,60379,79883,651 15,73026,596252,738
    Cuba --- ---
    France --2,221 5,1837,01014,414
    Greece 406131,802 7-2,462
    Italy -48- --48
    Japan --- ---
    Peru --- ---
    Portugal --- ---
    Roumania -285- --285
    Russia 71753,377 --4,094
    Uruguay --- ---
    Argentina --- ---
    Denmark 6,8681,270- 5802,45811,176
    Holland 5,3883,8041,127 2001,45511,974
    Norway 5,1021,234694 1,5073,36511,902
    Persia --758 --758
    Spain --- ---
    Sweden -2,5341,652 2,5953,0949,875
    Totals 64,75289,58695,282 25,80243,978319,400
    FebruaryMayAugustNovember
    1915
    CountryJanuaryMarch AprilJune JulySeptember OctoberDecember Total
    America 3,374 4,050 - 3,331 - - 1,924 1,571 1,904 - - - 16,154
    Belgium 68 5 - - - 7,058 3,774 4,553 - 1,850 - 4,215 21,423
    Brazil - - - - - - - - - - - - -
    British Empire 32,40336,63679,230 29,37692,92490,605 56,418149,08499,731 54,28789,92974,848 885,471
    Cuba - - - - - - - - - - - - -
    France 4,39014,487 4,909 399 3,857 1,419 6,962 2,21216,409 20,43012,124 6,389 93,987
    Greece 6 - - 2,989 - 1,128 29 - 76 2,508 3,883 5,132 15,751
    Italy - - - - 8 1,373 1,987 - 3,420 1,22020,93910,432 39,379
    Japan - - - - - - - - - - 9,30214,155 23,457
    Peru - - - - - - - - - - - - -
    Portugal - - - 348 623 - - - - - - - 871
    Roumania - - - - - - - - - - - - -
    Russia 1,315 - - 9,061 251 5,155 16,403 1,265 1,145 - 226 - 34,821
    Uruguay - - - - - - - - - - - - -
    Argentina - - - - - - - - - - - - -
    Denmark 968 - - - 13,183 1,895 777 453 3,320 25 - - 20,621
    Holland - - 2,088 5,284 100 2,099 - 15715,401 1,751 94 2,376 29,350
    Norway 2,291 5,012 544 4,010 9,48520,308 16,58413,560 5,012 5,177 8,077 4,146 94,206
    Persia - - - - - - - - - - - - -
    Spain - - - - - - - 3,762 - - - - 3,762
    Sweden 3,366 - 1,598 3,802 4,552 4,598 2,186 6,979 1,107 1,418 327 2,930 32,863
    Totals 48,18160,19088,369 58,500124,983135,638 107,044183,596147,525 88,666144,901124,623 1,312,216
    FebruaryMayAugustNovember
    1916
    CountryJanuaryMarch AprilJune JulySeptember OctoberDecember Total
    America - - - - - 2,294 - - - 69211,734 - 14,720
    Belgium 64 6,543 - - - - - 5,773 1,433 1,810 222 200 16,045
    Brazil - - - - 2,258 - - - - - - - 2,258
    British Empire 72,23469,15998,409 138,68964,69032,273 80,92543,554107,120 170,120180,078174,376 1,231,867
    Cuba - - - - - - - - - - - - -
    France 1,29813,22120,871 5,79512,583 9,868 5,574 8,87613,142 27,37921,85029,372 169,829
    Greece - 2,461 18 1,110 5,058 3,546 650 7,088 6,581 15,89422,10121,599 86,106
    Italy 4,277 3,301 2,790 33625,40036,635 18,30260,75022,439 22,240 6,65830,190 233,318
    Japan - - - - - 3,091 - 6,264 - - 3,512 3,208 16,075
    Peru - - - - - - - - - - - - -
    Portugal - - - - - - - - - - 1,041 - 1,041
    Roumania - - - - - - - 269 - 3,894 15 256 4,434
    Russia - 6,966 327 844 593 762 1,107 2,774 1,153 13,685 114 5,227 33,552
    Uruguay - - - - - - - - - - - - -
    Argentina - - - - - - - - - - - - -
    Denmark - - 4,086 6,480 787 - 1,324 5,217 6,211 4,86411,37919,003 59,321
    Holland 7,667 7,78821,882 4,384 1,569 2,200 3,503 1,537 8,482 5,271 5,719 - 71,002
    Norway 4,433 2,20314,925 15,765 6,03612,636 3,34211,45545,327 66,59136,21447,934 276,861
    Persia - - - - - - - - - - - - -
    Spain 4,844 - 1,137 4,787 2,845 4,501 - 8,254 6,626 - 3,15810,144 46,296
    Sweden - 2,881 1,115 4,872 1,136 2,966 524 3,266 3,684 10,595 4,909 6,896 42,844
    Totals 94,817114,523165,560 183,032122,955110,772 115,251165,077222,438 344,035318,704348,405 2,305,569
    FebruaryMayAugustNovember
    1917
    CountryJanuaryMarch AprilJune JulySeptember OctoberDecember Total
    America - 4,44320,886 22,84618,06520,104 27,106 6,48713,095 16,85516,075 - 165,965
    Belgium 5,440 16 5,962 5,990 - 900 2,734 - 7,049 1,759 4,296 1,463 35,609
    Brazil - - - 4,461 3,670 - - - - - 1,891 - 10,022
    British Empire 153,899310,868352,344 526,447345,293398,773 359,539331,370186,647 261,873175,194257,807 3,660,054
    Cuba - - - - - - - - - - - - -
    France 48,13138,32140,836 38,81127,34853,534 33,13542,45267,243 18,38832,43518,800 459,454
    Greece 12,87416,97212,073 45,31627,47637,556 15,23912,53115,277 11,68913,45715,610 236,070
    Italy 22,20737,74815,607 51,35022,97538,233 30,54229,491 2,724 52,762 5,82627,057 336,522
    Japan 5,097 3,837 2,532 - 13,844 2,143 10,961 2,929 6,557 10,367 - - 57,267
    Peru - 1,374 - - - - - - - - - - 1,374
    Portugal 295 109 7,294 - 201 2,603 538 485 246 377 619 4,166 16,933
    Roumania - - - - - - - - - - - - -
    Russia 5,21310,213 2,822 15,87812,918 6,475 6,851 9,74210,973 6,946 2,604 7,032 97,567
    Uruguay - - - 1,957 - - - - - - - - 1,957
    Argentina - - - 281 - 2,241 - - - - - - 2,522
    Denmark 17,919 1,460 3,678 33,424 7,86216,949 12,068 8,415 3,760 8,890 3,484 5,691 123,600
    Holland 9,92138,631 9,319 2,598 3,64311,921 3,205 - 137 2,655 5,447 1,140 88,617
    Norway 62,58456,610108,065 99,04171,18661,346 48,18138,24428,320 33,96217,35535,055 659,949
    Persia - - - - - - - - - - - - -
    Spain 14,135 5,044 6,163 6,075 7,620 4,902 3,345 2,671 69 - 2,440 6,203 58,667
    Sweden 7,05211,936 2,964 2,13212,216 7,725 5,995 3,858 - 2,936 3,427 5,735 65,976
    Totals 364,767536,582590,545 866,610574,317665,405 549,359488,675342,097 429,459284,550385,759 6,078,125
    FebruaryMayAugustNovember
    1918
    CountryJanuaryMarch AprilJune JulySeptember OctoberTotal
    America 2,981 9,771 4,922 2,66013,50528,699 5,90946,93714,574 9,202 3,070142,230
    Belgium 201 174 2,556 7,423 242 2,966 4,881 6,663 694 2,360 2,430 30,590
    Brazil - - - - - - - - - - - -
    British Empire 173,387213,045199,426 214,426179,395143,639 163,801143,944129,483 56,330 15,352 1,632,228
    Cuba - - - - - - - - - - 1,510 1,510
    France 31,42011,48415,795 23,14321,20715,799 18,76126,782 4,854 8,862 - 178,107
    Greece 14,935 5,306 5,199 10,232 9,181 419 5,369 670 4,854 229 1,305 57,699
    Italy 28,28528,62337,964 5,25418,168 9,520 14,065 570 380 7,624 - 150,453
    Japan 3,038 - 4,555 - - - - 7,029 - 7,935 - 22,557
    Peru - - - - - - - - - - - -
    Portugal 670 403 929 337 - - 1,287 1,147 1,105 3,403 - 9,281
    Roumania - - - - - - - - - - - -
    Russia 9,642 - - 1,189 1,309 - - 909 - - - 13,049
    Uruguay - - - - - 1,638 - - - - - 1,638
    Argentina 1,753 - - - - - - - - - - 1,753
    Denmark 4,103 118 7,361 - 2,125 670 3,17410,943 217 278 - 28,989
    Holland 4,575 821 115 461 187 2,196 264 1,177 279 - 851 11,026
    Norway 17,82016,17524,622 4,785 7,71021,720 8,89119,196 6,903 8,268 1,208 137,398
    Persia - - - - - - - - - - - -
    Spain 5,15112,96213,629 3,753 3,146 5,882 5,150 4,523 - 5,570 - 59,766
    Sweden 5,6476,627 3,635 1,353 7,245 8,232 6,289 6,032 3,265 1,483 - 49,808
    Totals 303,608305,509320,708 275,016263,420241,380 237,941276,522166,608 113,054 24,316 2,528,082

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