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Newport, R.I. Shipyard

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Newport Ship Yard, Inc., of New- port, R.I., has announced that the 137-year-old firm has two recently produced brochures available to those in the marine industry inter- ested in their facilities and services.

Famous as the "Home of Amer- ica's Cup Defenders and Challengers" since the 1930s, the shipyard has dynamically faced the ever-increasing needs of commercial, military and pleasure craft customers. An expan- sion program has enabled Newport

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Those desiring the company bro- chures may write to 379 Thames

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Blue Water Marine

Publishes New Bulletin

An eight-page, two-color Bulletin 571 describing the services and lines of equipment and supply is available from Blue Water Marine Supply,

Inc., P.O. Box 5457, Houston, Tex- as 77012.

Major categories included in the bulletin containing 22 photographic illustrations are specialty and pollu- tion control items, towing, fishing, dredging and work boat equipment and supplies, and equipment packag- ing for offshore operations. Also featured is a table showing anchor chain, wire rope and cordage sizes required for given breaking loads of from 25 to 1,200 tons.

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