Aerial view of the Naval Station Coco Solo in 1941
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Naval base
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United States Navy
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In use
1918–1999
Panama Canal Zone mapO-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)A schematic of the Panama Canal, illustrating the sequence of locks and passagesLocation of Panama between the Pacific Ocean (bottom) and the Caribbean Sea (top), with the canal at top center
Naval Base Panama Canal Zone refers to a number of United States Navy bases used during World War II to both protect the Panama Canal and the key shipping lanes around the Panama Canal Zone. Bases were built and operated on the Atlantic Ocean side and the Pacific Ocean side. The main Naval Base at the Panama Canal was the Naval Station Coco Solo that had been in operation since 1918.[1][2]
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