Ship-Board & Auxiliary Bearings

For Reliability When It Counts Most   Kingsbury is proud to have supplied bearings to every major battleship, frigate, cruiser, destroyer, carrier, and submarine class that has been built by the United States Navy since World War I.   In addition, Kingsbury provides new and repaired bearings, design support, and field service expertise for commercial and industrial marine applications including freighters, tugs, cruise liners, and dredge pump vessels.

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Kingsbury Expert Services For Marine Applications

• Evaluation, Repairs, and Retrofits for:
  • Main Propulsion Thrust Bearings
  • Line Shaft Bearings
  • Main Bull Gear Thrust Bearings
  • Positioning Gearing Thrust & Journal Bearings
  • Auxiliary ship-board pump, turbine, compressor and gearbox bearings
  • Dredge-Pump high-impact loading bearings
  • Vibration-Reducer Submarine Designs
• Kingsbury is certified to various MIL-Spec and ABS Specifications
• Fast-turnaround service on both coasts - East (Hatboro, PA) and West (Yuba City, CA)
• Field Service available shipboard and dry-dock locations

23” line shaft bearings and housings

21” dredge-pump bearing retrofit

Large double-acting thrust and plain journal with housing for U.S. Navy