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

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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
WW2-Era Location Name Balboa, Panama Canal Zone
Date 24 Apr 1934
Photographer    Unknown
 
Source Information
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Navy Naval History and Heritage Command
Identification Code   NH 60813
 
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Photos on Same Day 24 Apr 1934
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