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Show SPLENDID WORK OF BRITISH NAVY LONDON, Oct. 25. Figures made public pub-lic today on the growth of the British navy during the war show tho fleet, including in-cluding auxiliaries, increased from 2,500,-000 2,500,-000 tons displacement to 6.500,000 tons, and the personnel from 146,000 to 406,000. Since the outbreak of the war 21,500,000 soldiers have been transported by sea. Of this .number 439 L were lost. For the requirements re-quirements of the British naval and military mili-tary forces more than 86,000,000 tons of stores were transshiped, While more than 24,000,000 tons were taken overseas for Great Britain's allies. Transportation also was provided for 2,000,000 animals. |