Balboa, Panama
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Balboa is a district of Panama City, located at the Pacific entrance to the Panama Canal. It was the capital of the Panama Canal Zone under American administration. The Panama Canal Authority has its
View of the city showing the Panama Canal and the headquarters building
Former YMCA Building in 2014
Port of Balboa
Naval Base Panama Canal Zone
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From 1917 to 1997 the United States Navy had a number of bases in the Panama Canal Zone. They were used during World War II to both protect the Panama Canal and the key shipping lanes around the Panam
Balboa, Panama
…The International Maritime University of Panama has a waterside campus in Balboa. Naval Base Panama Canal Zone…
O-class submarines at Coco Solo in 1923.
Rodman Naval Station in 1989 with USS Briscoe (DD-977), USS Richard E. Byrd (DDG-23), Jesse L. Brown , Manitowoc, and the Colombian ARC USS Independiente (54) and ARC Antioquia (FM-53)
NAS Coco Solo in 1937
PT Boat Base Taboga Island on 1 August 1942