25 Jul 1919

25 Jul 1919 Photos
Battleship USS New Mexico at the Culebra Cut while transiting the Panama Canal, 25 Jul 1919.
7 Apr 1935

Panama Canal Zone
13 Jan 1939

Panama Canal Zone
6 Jul 1939

Panama Canal Zone
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
9 May 1941

Panama Canal Zone
  • Submarine USS Thresher transited the Panama Canal and reported to the Pacific Fleet. ww2dbase [Thresher | Panama Canal | DS]
11 Mar 1942

Panama Canal Zone
28 Aug 1942

Panama Canal Zone
13 Nov 1942

Panama Canal Zone
23 Dec 1942

Panama Canal Zone
26 Jan 1943

Panama Canal Zone
11 Jul 1943

11 Jul 1943 Photos
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
25 Aug 1944

Panama Canal Zone
13 Feb 1945

Panama Canal Zone
  • After transiting the Panama Canal, submarine USS Narwhal departed bound for the Philadelphia Navy Yard. ww2dbase [Narwhal | 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
15 Sep 1945

Panama Canal Zone
11 Oct 1945

Panama Canal Zone
18 Oct 1945

Panama Canal Zone
10 Nov 1945

Panama Canal Zone
  • Submarine USS Thresher transited the Panama Canal and set a course for the Portsmouth Navy Yard at Kittery, Maine. ww2dbase [Thresher | Panama Canal | DS]



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