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SAV I up to 300 barrels of oil per year!

ELIMINATE THAT OLD STEAM HORN

The Kahlenberg TRITON Piston Horn is a unique sound producing unit because it requires no compressed air and no diaphragms yet utilizes air vibrations in a tuned sound column. The unit consists of an electric motor driving a pis- ton with a cylinder similar in appearance to an air compres- sor. Very economical to operate and install. Write for bulle- tin. 92C. The KB-20 electric horn is available in 110 volt,

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Fish Expo '86

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C.O.R.E. '86

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Pacific Marine Expo

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Deck Machinery & Cargo

Handling Equipment —A Review—

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Ingalls Gets $402.5-Million

Navy Contract To Build

Amphibious Assault Ship

Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagou- la, Miss., a division of Litton Indus- tries, has been awarded a $402.5- million contract by the Naval Sea

Systems Command for construction of the amphibious assault ship

LHD-2. This award is in addition to a $38,877,000 Navy contract for the design phase, bringing the total cost of the LHD-2 to $441,377,000.

The first ship of this new class, the Wasp (LHD-1), is now under construction at the Ingalls yard.

With a displacement of approxi- mately 40,500 tons, the LHDs will have an overall length of 844 feet and beam of 106 feet. Propulsion will be by twin steam turbine plants with a total output of 70,000 shp, giving a service speed of 20 knots.

The primary mission of these ships will be embarking, deploying, and supporting elements of a Marine

Corps landing force. $13.8-Million Contract

To Metro Machine For

Destroyer Overhaul

Metro Machine Corporation,

Norfolk, Va., is being awarded a $13,792,872 firm-fixed-price con- tract for regular overhaul of USS

Mahan (DDG-42). Work will be per- formed in Norfolk, and is expected to be completed July 29, 1987.

Twenty bids were solicited and eight were received. The Naval Sea

Systems Command, Washington,

D.C., is the contracting activity (N00024-85-H-8187).

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