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NEW ZEALAND MERCANTILE MARINE December, 1939, to December, 1946 Strengths, Number of Ships on New Zealand Register, and Net Tonnage

Casualties to New Zealand Seamen

Summary of Casualties Total killed .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 Total died while prisoner of war in Japanese Camps .. 5 Total lost at sea, presumed dead .. .. .. 101- ' 110 Total internees in German hands .. .. .. 72 Total internees in Japanese hands .. .. 51 123 233

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Date. Number of Men Employed. Number of Ships. Net Tonnage. 31st December — j 1939 2,954 186 83,832 1940 2,990 170 85,744 1941 .. .. 2,713 165 75,113 1942 2,585 157 72,153 1943 2,506 143 71,039 1944 2,308 137 64,252 1945 2,174 136 59,892 1946 2,469 145 66,930

— Officers. Men. | Total. 1 Serving on Ships Registered in New Zealand— Killed Died while prisoner of war in Japanese camps Internees (in Japanese hands) Internees (in German hands)* 4 2 19 11 i 1 3 32 38 4 5 51 49 36 73 109 .Serving on Ships not Registered in New ZealandLost at sea, presumed drowned .. .. Internees (in German hands) .. .. 23 9 78 14 101 23 32 92 124 Total casualties .. .. ■ .. 68 165 233 ♦Represents crews of " Holmwood " and " Komata " captured by a German raider in late November and earlyDecember, 1940. They were landed at Emirau Island, in the Bismark Group, from which they were taken off and repatriated to New Zealand in January, 1941.