
Caption | USS Melville (foreground, with USS Zane and another destroyer), USS Medusa, USS Litchfield (with another destroyer), HMS Exeter, and USS Truxtun (background, with another destroyer) in Balboa harbor, Panama Canal Zone, 24 Apr 1934 ww2dbase | |||||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Navy Naval History and Heritage Command | |||||||
Identification Code | NH 60813 | |||||||
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Photos on Same Day | 24 Apr 1934 | |||||||
Photos at Same Place | Balboa, Panama Canal Zone | |||||||
Added By | C. Peter Chen | |||||||
Added Date | 10 Aug 2017 | |||||||
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Licensing | Public Domain. According to the US Navy Naval History and Heritage Command, as of 21 Jul 2010: |
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WW2-Era Place Name | Balboa, Panama Canal Zone |
Lat/Long | 8.9386, -79.5563 |
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