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American Ships Equipped with Oertz Streamline Rudders An Oertz Rudder guides the ‘‘H. M. Flagler’ of Standard Oil Co. of N. J. (Standard Ship- ping Co.) 12,313 dw. tons. The ‘‘George G. Henry’’, Pan American Petro- leam & Transportation Co., 10,200 dw. tons, in- stalled an Oertz Rudder during conversion. The The Sun Oil Co. ' [ ““ President chose Oertz Rud- - Warfield” of the der for the “Sun e Baltimore Steam Oil’, 14,500 dw. c Packet Co.,2,676 dw. tons, was re- cently launched with an Oertz Rudder. tons, during its building. Dollar Steamship Line vessel, ‘“‘S. S. Diana Dollar’, 10,300 dw. tons, with Oertz Rudder installed after having lost old plate type rudder in storm off Texas coast, Dec. 30, 1927. Alert American Ship Owners are demanding Oertz Rudders Ship Tonnage equipped with Oertz Rudders With the Oertz Rudder, speed is increased has quadrupled within the last 18 months 6 to 13% or required S.H.P. reduced cor- which testifies to the advantages of the respondingly 8 to 15%. It requires 30 to Oertz Rudder in actual service. 277 ships 50% less steering engine power and greatly (1,368,000 deadweight tons) are now Oertz- improves steerability as its turning radius equipped. is less than half that of the standard rudder. Two parts—a fixed forepart about 13 the No rudder tackles even in heaviest weather total length and a movable rear part— are needed with Oertz Rudder. It practi- with the greatest thickness at the pintles cally eliminates strong vibration in the stern, leaves a hardly notice- afford minimum resistance to the water flow and greatest pres- . 5 able wake, and completely pre- Cross section of Oertz Rudder vents yawing. sure sideways (steering power). pe ee 75 WEST STREET OERTZ STREAMLINE RUDDER CORP. NEW YORK CITY 75 West St., New York City Without obligation to us, please give more details about the Oertz Rudder. MARINE ReEview—April, 1928 51