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May, 1924 What happens to 12-inch guns when attacked by Oxweld cutting apparatus and Oxweld service disarmament HE DISARMAMENT PRO- GRAM called for scrapping, among others, the battleships Ohio and Ken- tucky. The contracting concern that purchased these two ships used not only Oxweld apparatus, but Oxweld service, too. Much of the armor plate is chrome and nickel steel. The guns and turrets are special alloys of steel. These and other factors and conditions constantly raised new questionsastothe most practicable and economical pro- cedure. This required Oxweld service: the service of Oxweld engineers who have had years of experience on cut- ting and welding operations; the ser- vice of Oxweld Field Men who checked the methods of the operators and who supervised apparatus adjustments and repairs. Oxweld service helps - WELDING AND CUTTING APPARATUS | MARINE REVIEW Before you buy and after you purchase XWELD SERVICE is yours before you buy and after you purchase. With- out obligation to you, our nearest Resident Engineer will survey your plant to see if the Oxweld method of welding and cutting offers an economy to you in production or in plant maintenance. Your purchase of Oxweld injector-type blowpipes is followed by Oxweld Service that continues indefi- nitely in a variety of ways. Installation of your Oxweld equipment will be made by a trained representative who will also assist you in training your operator. Oxweld Field Men are at your call to advise you on especially difficult work, to suggest new methods, to inspect your equipment and supervise minor repairs. Oxweld’s engineering department and research laboratories are daily solving the technical problems which aid in the application of the process to new uses and the better doing of old ones. All of this is Oxweld Service. Send now for our illustrated booklet,.““Oxweld Can Do It,” or better still, telephone or wire for the nearest Oxweld Resident Engineer. OXWELD ACETYLENE COMPANY Chicago Long Island City, N.Y. San Francisco 3642 Jasper Place Thompson Ave. & Orton St. 1050 Mission Street WORLD’S LARGEST MANUFACTURERS OF WELDING AND CUTTING EQUIPMENT Please mention MARINE REvIEW when writing to Advertisers