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Test Results Of Thordon

Rudder Bearings Offered

By Thomson-Gordon

Thomson-Gordon Ltd., of Bur- lington, Ontario, Canada, is offer- ing information on field tests of

Thordon molded stave rudder bearings.

According to the company, wear figures indicate that the bearing can reasonably be ex- pected to last as long as the ves- sel. Thordon, a resilient-elasto- meric product, is a replacement for phenolic rudder stock stave bearings.

Among the test results were: steering torque values reduced 30 percent, and the bearings op- erated with water, oil, or grease lubrication, or in the dry condi- tion.

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MarAd Awards Support

Contract For CAORF

To Ship Analytics

The Maritime Administration has awarded a $540,836 contract to Ship Analytics of Centerport,

N.Y., to provide engineering maintenance and operations sup- port for MarAd's Computer-

Aided Operations Research Fa- cility (CAORF).

CAORF, operated by the Na-

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Centrico Offers Free 124-Page Guidebook

Westfalia Oil Separators

A free, full-color, 124-page ring-bound book is now being offered by Centrico, Northvale,

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Navy Awards Magnavox $29.7-Million Contract

For 97,638 Sonobuoys

Magnavox Government and In- dustrial Electronics Company,

Fort Wayne, Ind., has been awarded a $29,765,204 firm-fixed- price contract to furnish 97,638

AN/SSQ-53B sonobuoys with as- sociated data. The place of per- formance is Garrett, Ind. The

Naval Avionics Center, Indianap- olis, is the contracting activity (N00163-83-C-0067).

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