▁The ▁practical ▁results ▁were ▁spect ac ular ▁– ▁the ▁troubles ome ▁thrust ▁block ▁became ▁dram atically ▁smaller ▁and ▁l ighter , ▁significantly ▁more ▁efficient , ▁and ▁remark ably ▁free ▁from ▁maintenance ▁troubles . ▁It ▁was ▁estimated ▁that ▁the ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁saved ▁coal ▁to ▁a ▁value ▁of ▁£ 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁alone ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁fitting ▁Mich ell ' s ▁til ting - pad ▁bear ings . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁AS ME ▁( see ▁reference ▁link ), ▁the ▁first ▁Mich ell / K ings bury ▁fluid ▁bearing ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁was ▁installed ▁in ▁the ▁Hol t wood ▁H ydro elect ric ▁Power ▁Plant ▁( on ▁the ▁Sus que h anna ▁River , ▁near ▁Lanc aster , ▁Pennsylvania , ▁US ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 2 . ▁ ▁The ▁ 2 . 2 5 - ton ne ▁bearing ▁supports ▁a ▁water ▁tur bine ▁and ▁electric ▁generator ▁with ▁a ▁rot ating ▁mass ▁of ▁about ▁ 1 6 5 ▁t onnes ▁and ▁water ▁tur bine ▁pressure ▁adding ▁another ▁ 4 0 ▁t onnes . ▁ ▁The ▁bearing ▁has ▁been ▁in ▁nearly ▁continuous ▁service ▁since ▁ 1 9 1 2 , ▁with ▁no ▁parts ▁replaced . ▁ ▁The ▁AS ME ▁reported ▁it ▁was ▁still ▁in ▁service ▁as ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁the ▁manufact urer ▁estimated ▁the ▁bear ings ▁at ▁Hol t wood ▁should ▁have ▁a ▁maintenance - free ▁life ▁of ▁about ▁ 1