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Bird-Johnson Names Vaughn

Seattle Operation's Marketing

And Sales Manager

The Bird-Johnson Company of Walpole,

Mass., has named Jon Vaughn as marketing and sales manager for their Seattle operation in

Seattle, Wash. Mr. Vaughn brings over 14 years of marine industry experience to his new position and was most recently a regional sales manager for Samson Ropes throughout the Pa- cific Northwest and Western Canada.

Mr. Vaughn will manage Bird-Johnson's marketing and sales efforts in connection with their Seattle operation marine propeller product lines and marine propeller repair services. The

Seattle operation includes the foundry and ma- chine shop for stainless steel and bronze alloy

Coolidge fixed-pitch propellers, custom-de- signed fixed-pitch propellers, shafting and vari- ous marine propeller accessories. They also offer extensive marine propeller and marine shafting repair services and are an authorized represen- tative of Michigan Wheel products in the Pacific

Northwest and Alaska.

Bird-Johnson Company, an Axel Johnson Inc. company, is a world leader in the manufacture of naval and commercial marine controllable pitch and fixed-pitch propellers. In addition to the

Walpole, Mass., and Seattle, Wash., facilities, they also have a large propeller manufacturing plant in Pascagoula, Miss.

For more information and free literature on marine propeller product lines and services from

Bird-Johnson,

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Kockums Marine Launches

First Air-Independent Sub

Shipbuilder Kockums Marine AB of Sweden recently made a significant breakthrough when it launched the first air-independent fleet sub- marine propelled by a closed-cycle Sterling engine.

According to Kockums, the engine, which runs on liquid oxygen and diesel fuel, should enable the submarine to stay submerged for up to two weeks without surfacing.

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