"c           VAR 0878      02135 MCHT SHP   843-940               MD= 1E-37   "
"c           REF 0878         LOC 2824 WIDTH  9             DK  45 COL 62-70  "
"c                                                                            "
"c                                                                            "
"c              TOTAL MERCHANT MARINE, ANNUAL DATA ONLY                       "
"c              ---------------------------------------                       "
"c                                                                            "
"c              NBER SERIES: 02135                                            "
"c              AREA COVERED: UNITED STATES                                   "
"c              UNITS: THOUSAND GROSS TONS                                    "
"c              ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1843 - 1940                                  "
"c              QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE                                      "
"c              MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE                                        "
"c              SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE                                     "
"c              SOURCE: U.S. BUREAU OF NAVIGATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE,    "
"c             "MERCHANT MARINE STATISTICS", 1935, PP. 24-26 AND LATER        "
"c              ISSUES.                                                       "
"c                                                                            "
"c              NOTES: DATA GIVEN AS OF JUNE 30 IN THOUSAND GROSS TONS.       "
"c              GROSS TON = CAPACITY OF SPACE WITHIN FRAMES AND CEILING OF    "
"c              HALL AND CLOSED IN SPACES ABOVE DECK AVAILABLE FOR CARGO,     "
"c              STORES, PASSENGERS, AND CREW EXPRESSED IN TONS OF 100 CUBIC   "
"c              FEET.                                                         "
"c                                                                            "
"c              CHECKED MANUALLY; NO CORRECTIONS NECESSARY.                   "
"c                                                                            "
"c           ...............................................................  "