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Marine Review (Cleveland, OH), August 1931, p. 3

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Another record is broken with _ SHARPLES Protection aboard ae 2 é Sie The World’s Largest Diesel Tug “MAMO” recently hung up a new world’s record for long- distance towing. The “MAMO”, owned by Young Brothers of Honolulu, and powered by two 750 H.P. Fairbanks Morse Engines, completed its record-breaking tow from San Francisco to Honolulu —a distance of 2100 miles — in 10 days, 15 hours. Long, hard pulls like this naturally call for every protection against failure—and a Sharples Oil Purifier in the engine room of the “MAMO” kept the Diesels supplied with clean, safe oil, minimizing the danger of worn bear- ings, valve troubles and shut-downs. THE SHARPLES SPECIALTY COMPANY, 2338 WESTMORELAND STREET, PHILADELPHIA. Boston, New York, Pittsburgh, Chicago, Detroit, Tulsa, New Orleans, San Francisco, Seattle, Los Angeles. Factories in England and France. SHARPLES CENTRIFUGAL ENGINEERS * °* PHILADELPHIA MarRInE Review—August, 1931

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