Maritime Reporter, April 1976

<BODY> <div> The Rattler strikes... and propeller-driven ships arrive. more sophisticated designs and machinery and advanced quality lubricants to service them. Among shipowners and engi- neers Gulf Harmony Oils have an outstanding reputation. They are highest quality rust, oxidation and foam inhibited oils especially for- mulated for use in turbine bearings and gears and for auxiliary ship- board machinery. The year was 1845. And within the British Admiralty, the controversy raged on between proponents of the paddle wheel vessel, and those fa- voring the screw propeller. Suddenly, on an absolutely calm day in the North Sea, in April of that year, the issue was settled. On that day, the 800-ton Rattler, first screw-driven vessel in the Brit- ish Navy was matched against the 800-ton paddle-driven Alecto. The two vessels were attached, stern-to- stern, and on a given signal their 200 horsepower engines engaged in a "tug-of-war." The result? The propeller-driven Rattler towed the Alecto stern first with a speed of 2.8 knots, across the calm North Sea into a new naval age. Today's propeller-driven ships dwarf the Rattler, and enjoy far Gulf Harmony Oils-unsurpassed for quality, performance, and excellence. GULF OIL TRADING CO., NEW YORK, N Y. </div> <span id="lblContents"></span> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.digitalwavepublishing.com/" title="Digital Magazine">Digital Wave Publishing</a> </BODY>