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it's a record and we break it every week.

The outstanding performance and reliability of

General Electric's geared marine steam turbines enable the Ponce de Leon to continually set a new on-time departure record.

Maximum availability and reliability coupled with the use of lowest cost fuels quickly proved to her owners, Transamerican Trailer Transport, Inc. (TTT) that the GE MST-14 reheat plant was a winner.

As a result, the Eric K. Holzer, TTT's newest

RO-RO ship is also equipped with a GE MST-14 reheat power plant.

TTT states: "The performance of the General

Electric MST-14 reheat unit has contributed to our achievement of this outstanding record of on-time departures. Customers require on-time delivery of their goods. We have been pleased with the reliability of these GE marine steam powered ships which have helped build good customer relations."

Whatever your application—tankers, high speed containerships, OBO's, or LNG carriers, specify the proven propulsion technology—General Elec- tric marine steam turbines and gears.

For more information, write or call your nearest

GE Marine and Defense Facilities Sales Opera- tion representative. Or write General Electric

Company, Marine Turbine and Gear Dept., Lynn,

Mass. 01910. 225-23

GENERAL ELECTRIC

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