3 Jul 1940
Panama Canal Zone
Panama Canal Zone
5 Jul 1940
Panama Canal Zone
Panama Canal Zone
30 Jul 1940
Panama Canal Zone
Panama Canal Zone
27 Dec 1941
Panama Canal Zone
Panama Canal Zone
16 Jan 1942
Panama Canal Zone
Panama Canal Zone
15 May 1942
Panama Canal Zone
Panama Canal Zone
- Submarine USS Growler transited the Panama Canal on her way to the Pacific Theater. ww2dbase [Panama Canal | Growler | Balboa | DS]
5 Apr 1943
Panama Canal Zone
Panama Canal Zone
2 Apr 1944
Panama Canal Zone
Panama Canal Zone
9 Jul 1944
Panama Canal Zone
Panama Canal Zone
18 Jul 1944
Panama Canal Zone
Panama Canal Zone
25 Sep 1944
Panama Canal Zone
Panama Canal Zone
- USS Astoria transited the Panama Canal and then made port call at Balboa, Panama. ww2dbase [Panama Canal | Astoria (Cleveland-class) | Balboa | CPC]
29 Nov 1944
Panama Canal Zone
Panama Canal Zone
14 Dec 1944
Panama Canal Zone
Panama Canal Zone
25 Jan 1945
Panama Canal Zone
Panama Canal Zone
- USS Shangri-La departed Balboa, Panama Canal Zone. ww2dbase [Shangri-La | Balboa | CPC]
3 Jun 1945
Panama Canal Zone
Panama Canal Zone
1 Sep 1945
Panama Canal Zone
Panama Canal Zone
9 Oct 1945
Panama Canal Zone
Panama Canal Zone
12 Jan 1947
Panama Canal Zone
Panama Canal Zone
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Contributors: Alan Chanter, C. Peter Chen, Thomas Houlihan, Hugh Martyr, David Stubblebine
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