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ON STEAM NAVIGATION AT HULL. 57 
Continuation of Report on Steam Navigation at Hull. By James 
O.tpHAM, C.L. Hull, MICE. 
On the occasion of the Meeting of the British Association at Hull in 1853, 
I had the honour of reading a short paper “ On the Rise, Progress, and present 
Position of Steam Navigation at Hull,” and thinking that a continuation of 
the subject might be interesting to the Association, to show the increase or 
advance which has taken place since 1853, I have prepared a second Report 
as a Supplement, which I beg now to present, but as it consists chiefly of 
Tables of Statistics, I shall only read to you the summary of the Tables, com- 
paring them with those of 1853; before doing so, however, I will just refer 
to one other point introduced in my former paper, I ailude to the facilities 
offered in the Port of Hull to iron ship-building. I then called upon ship- 
owners of that Port to encourage their fellow-townsmen in this important 
branch of art, and the result has been, that, since the Meeting of 1853, about 
fifty-six iron ships have been launched and completed, and by the end of the 
present year that number will be increased to sixty iron vessels of various 
descriptions, which will have been built in Hull by two houses, viz. Messrs. 
Charles and William Earle, and Messrs. Martin Samuelson and Co., in about 
four years,—varying in tonnage from about 1600 downwards, but producing 
an aggregate of about 27,000 tons burthen. Several of the above were built 
for other British Ports, and some for foreign Companies. The result is 
highly encouraging, and although a mere fraction of what has been effected 
throughout the United Kingdom, yet it illustrates the spirit which animates 
the determined and onward movement of commercial enterprise. Our 
builders too have made. rapid improvements in both ships and machinery, 
and have proved, that, by following out the principles laid down by Mr. Scott 
Russell, the results will always be satisfactory. 1 may mention asa proof of this 
remark, that in one case a steam-ship of upwards of 1100 tons register, and 
only of 135 nominal horse-power, has made the passage from Cronstadt to 
Hull with a full cargo of goods, of upwards of 1500 tons weight, in 53 days. 
It will be seen by the summary of the Tables of Statistics, compared with 
1853, that there is under each head, except one, that of B, a great increase 
of steam shipping, viz—A gives an increase of 10,564 tons and 2755 horse- 
_ power. B a decrease of 1317 tons, and a decrease of 733 horse-power; 
but this is chiefly owing to some of the steamers having been placed in the 
list B, when they ought to have been in list D of 1853. C gives an in- 
- erease of 15,363 tons and of 3066 horse-power. D gives an increase of 
_ 1275 tons and of 676 horse-power. 
The total number of steamers, leaving out several tugs and other boats, 
' but some of which were included in 1853, has increased from 81 to 131. 
The total increase in tonnage is 25,885, and of horse-power 5764. 
Tables of Statistics. 
_ The following Tables show the present position of Hull in regard to the steamers which 
belong to, or trade from the Port :—(A.) Sea-going steamers belonging to the port. Total 
_ tonnage, 19,841; horse-power, 5554; averaging 3°57 tons per horse-power. (B.) River 
‘steamers belonging to the port. Total tonnage, 901; horse-power, 402; averaging 2°24 
_ tons per horse-power.——(C.) Sea-going steamers belonging to other ports, but trading to 
Hull. Tonnage, 21,272; horse-power, 5302; averaging 4:01 tons per horse-power. 
(D.) River steamers belonging to other ports, but trading to Hull. Total tonnage, 2431; 
_horse-power, 1102; averaging 2°20 tons per horse-power. 
_ The total number of steamers trading to Hull amounts to 131, of the aggregate burthen 
of 44,445 tons, and 12,360 horse-power; averaging on the whole 3°60 tons per horse- 
power ; giving also an average on the total number of steamers of 339-198 tons each. 
Note.—68 screw and 63 paddle-steamers = 131. 
