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25 Jul 1919

Photo(s) dated 25 Jul 1919

Battleship USS New Mexico at the Culebra Cut while transiting the Panama Canal, 25 Jul 1919.

7 Apr 1935

Panama Canal Zone

USS Ranger transited the Panama Canal for the first time and entered the Pacific. ww2dbase [Panama Canal | Ranger | Panama Canal | DS]

13 Jan 1939

Panama Canal Zone

USS Ranger transited the Panama Canal on her way to Fleet Exercises in the Caribbean. ww2dbase [Ranger | Panama Canal | Panama Canal | DS]

6 Jul 1939

Panama Canal Zone

USS Nashville transited the Panama Canal on her way from Norfolk, Virginia to San Diego, California. ww2dbase [Panama Canal | Nashville | Panama Canal | DS]

12 Dec 1939

Panama Canal Zone

Submarine USS Saury transited the Panama Canal on her way to the Pacific. ww2dbase [Saury | Panama Canal | DS]

14 Nov 1940

Panama Canal Zone

USS St. Louis transited the Panama Canal. ww2dbase [Panama Canal | St. Louis | Panama Canal | DS]

11 Mar 1942

Panama Canal Zone

USS Hornet (Yorktown-class), USS Nashville, and their escorts transited the Panama Canal and entered the Pacific Ocean. ww2dbase [Panama Canal | Hornet (Yorktown-class) | Nashville | Panama Canal | DS]

28 Aug 1942

Panama Canal Zone

USS Washington, with USS Nicholas as an escort, arrived at the Panama Canal, transited through, and docked at Balboa, Canal Zone. ww2dbase [Nicholas | Washington | Panama Canal | Panama Canal | DS]

23 Dec 1942

Panama Canal Zone

Auxiliary Aircraft Carrier USS Bogue transited the Panama Canal from the Pacific to the Atlantic. ww2dbase [Panama Canal | Bogue | Panama Canal | DS]

26 Jan 1943

Panama Canal Zone

Auxiliary Aircraft Carrier USS Card transited the Panama Canal from the Pacific to the Atlantic. ww2dbase [Panama Canal | Card | Panama Canal | DS]

11 Jul 1943

Photo(s) dated 11 Jul 1943

Many of the design features of the Essex-class can be seen here as the USS Yorktown squeezes through the locks of the Panama Canal, 11 Jul 1943. Notably, the deck-edge aircraft elevator is in the raised position.

16 Jul 1944

Panama Canal Zone

USS Ranger transited the Panama Canal and entered the Pacific. ww2dbase [Ranger | Panama Canal | Panama Canal | DS]

25 Aug 1944

Panama Canal Zone

Fleet oiler USS Severn with destroyer escort USS Tabberer transited the Panama Canal into the Pacific. ww2dbase [Tabberer | Henry Plage | Panama Canal | Panama Canal | DS]

27 Jun 1945

Panama Canal Zone

Escort carrier USS Bogue transferred to the Pacific Fleet and transited the Panama Canal bound for San Diego, California. ww2dbase [Bogue | Panama Canal | Panama Canal | DS]

1 Sep 1945

Panama Canal Zone

Destroyer USS Shaw transited the Panama Canal and entered the Caribbean Sea. ww2dbase [Shaw | Panama Canal | Panama Canal | DS]

15 Sep 1945

Panama Canal Zone

Gato-class submarine USS Silversides transited the Panama Canal for the first time. ww2dbase [Panama Canal | Silversides | Panama Canal | DS]

11 Oct 1945

Panama Canal Zone

USS Ranger transited the Panama Canal and entered the Caribbean. ww2dbase [Panama Canal | Ranger | Panama Canal | DS]

18 Oct 1945

Panama Canal Zone

Destroyer USS Cummings transited the Panama Canal as part of her final voyage. ww2dbase [Cummings | Panama Canal | Panama Canal | DS]

Timeline Section Founder: Thomas Houlihan
Contributors: Alan Chanter, C. Peter Chen, Thomas Houlihan, Hugh Martyr, David Stubblebine
Special Thanks: Rory Curtis

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