cial figures covering the losses incurred by the American merchant
marine. From newspaper and other accounts, however, it appears that
between February 1, 1917, and July 16, 1917, from thirty to forty
American ships of more than 100,000 tons were lost. The first of these
was the steamer _Housatonic_, sunk on February 3, 1917, near the
Scilly Islands without loss of life. The sailing schooner _Lyman M.
Law_ was sent to the bottom of the sea on February 12, 1917, off the
coast of Sardinia in the Mediterranean, also without loss of life.
Next on the list was the steamer _Algonquin_, sunk on March 12, 1917,
near the Scilly Islands without loss of life. Four days later, March
16, 1917, the steamer _Vigilancia_ went down with a loss of fifteen
men. On March 17, 1917, the _City of Memphis_ was torpedoed, and on
March 18, 1917, the _Illinois_, both without loss of life. The sinking
of the steamer _Healdon_ in the North Sea on March 21, 1917, however,
brought about the loss of twenty-one members of her crew, seven of
whom were Americans. On April 2, 1917, the sinking of the armed
steamer _Aztec_ was reported. With her twenty-eight of the crew,
including a U. S. N. boat-swain's mate, perished. The _Missourian_
went down on April 4, 1917, and the _Seward_ on April 7, 1917, both in
the Mediterranean. On April 24, 1917, the sinking of the schooner
_Percy Birdsall_ was reported. The crew was rescued. Later that month
another small schooner, the _Woodward Abrahams_ was sent to the
bottom. On April 28, 1917, off the north coast of Ireland, the oil
tanker _Vacuum_ was sunk. As a result of exposure in lifeboats,
seventeen of her crew, including some naval gunners, died. On May 2,
1917, the loss of the steamer _Rockingham_ was reported, two of her
crew being lost. During May, 1917, the following American-owned boats
were sunk: _Hilonian_, _Harpagus_, _Dirigo_, _Frances M._, _Barbara_,
and _Margaret B. Rouss_. Between June 12, 1917, and July 16, 1917, the
American merchant marine lost, besides some small boats, the following
eight vessels with a total tonnage of over 38,000: _Hansau_,
_Haverford_, _Bay State_, _Moreni_, _Petrolite_, _Massapequa_,
_Orleans_, and _Grace_.

The following list shows the losses of the British merchant marine
during the period from February 25, 1917, to July 22, 1917. The
figures are those published weekly by the British admiralty. During
the month of February, 1917, 110 British ships of varying size and of
a t