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                                                                      Exhibit 23
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT




Graham Corporation


         We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement
No.'s 2-83432, 2-82275, 33-82432, 333-00401 and Post-Effective Amendment No. 1
to Registration Statement No. 33-82432 of Graham Corporation and subsidiaries on
Forms S-3 and S-8 of our reports dated May 22, 1998 (which express an
unqualified opinion and includes an explanatory paragraph relating to a change
in accounting for revenue recognition from the completed contract to the
percentage-of-completion method for certain long-term contracts), appearing in
this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Graham Corporation and subsidiaries for the
year ended March 31, 1998.




/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
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Deloitte & Touche LLP
Rochester, New York
June 23, 1998