Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Marine Review (Cleveland, OH), June 1934, p. 3

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20 Contrarudders ordered by American-Hawaiian Line The Contrarudder is a com- Order Follows Extended Trial Demonstrating bination of contrapropeller and streamline rudder. Hundreds of Fuel Savings — Greater Speeds installations have proved that it Increases Speed The American-Hawaiian Steamship Company for several years has been Reduces testing Contrapropellers and Contrarudders on three classes of vessels. The Fuel Consumption results in fuel savings and increased speeds have been so satisfactory that Improves Steering the company recently placed an order for equipping twenty more ships. Diminishes Vibration In normal operation Contrarudder installations pay for themselves in one year. © Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Ltd., is sole manufacturer of the » . Contrapropeller under license from Th. Goldschmidt Corporation, 70 Pine Street, New York. Full information as to the possibilities of improving the performance of your ships with this equipment can be obtained from any Bethlehem Sales Office or Plant, or from the Goldschmidt Corporation. = BETHLEHEM SHIPBUILDING aT eieg—CORPORATION, LTD. GENERAL OFFICES: BETHLEHEM, PA. General Sales Offices: New York, San Francisco. District Offices: Boston, Baltimore, San Pedro. Ship Repair Yards: Boston Harbor, Atlantic and Simpson Works; Baltimore Harbor, Baltimore Dry Docks and Sparrows Point Works; San Francisco Here are two views of a typical Contrerudder installation. Harbor, Potrero, Hunters Point and Alameda ~ Works; Los Angeles Harbor, San Pedro Works, MARINE REvIEw—June, 1934

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