United Total for Period. Kingdom. Foreign. World. Gross Gross Gross Tons. Tons. Tons. 1914. August and September 314,000 85,947 *399,947 4th Quarter 154,728 126,688 281,416 1915. 1st Quarter 215,905 104,542 320,447 2d Quarter 223,676 156,743 380,419 3d Quarter 356,659 172,822 529,481 4th Quarter 307,139 187,234 494,373 1916. 1st Quarter 325,237 198,958 524,195 2d Quarter 270,690 251,599 522,289 3d Quarter 284,358 307,681 592,939 4th Quarter 617,563 541,780 1,159,343 1917. 1st Quarter 911,840 707,533 1,619,373 2d Quarter 1,361,870 875,064 2,236,934 3d Quarter 952,938 541,535 1,494,473 4th Quarter 782,889 489,954 1,272,843 -------- ------- --------- Totals 7,079,492 4,748,080 11,827,572 * This figure includes 182,839 gross tonnage interned in enemy ports. The next statement shows output of merchant shipbuilding of the United Kingdom and the world (excluding enemy countries) since the outbreak of war: United Total for Period. Kingdom. Foreign. World. Gross Gross Gross Tons. Tons. Tons. 1914. August and September 253,290} 4th Quarter 422,320} 337,310 1,012,920 1915. 1st Quarter 266,267} 2d Quarter 146,870} 3d Quarter 145,070} 551,081 1,202,000 4th Quarter 92,712} 1916. 1st Quarter 95,566} 2d Quarter 107,693} 3d Quarter 124,961} 1,146,448 1,688,000 4th Quarter 213,332} 1917. 1st Quarter 246,239 282,200 528,439 2d Quarter 249,331 377,109 626,440 3d Quarter 248,283 368,170 616,453 4th Quarter 419,621 512,402 932,023 --------- --------- --------- Total 3,031,555 3,574,720 6,606,275 ENEMY TONNAGE CAPTURED A further statement shows the enemy tonnage captured and brought into service by United Kingdom and by Allies since the outbreak of war: United Kingdom. Allies. Total. Period. Gross Gross Gross Tons. Tons. Tons. 1914. August and September 725,500 453,000 1,178,500 4th Quarter 28,000 5,000 38,000