Volume One - Into the Victorian Age - Some newspaper reports from the 1890's

• 1899 - World's Fleet - 'Lloyd's Register of Shipping reports a summary of steam and sailing vessels of 100 Tons Net and upwards, belonging to each of several countries of the world, as recorded in the Register Book.' [760]

The British percentage of the world's shipping registered at Lloyd's of London in 1899 was 38.13% by number and by tonnage, a massive 49.1%. Britannia really did Rule the Waves!