U.S.S. Saratoga and H.M.S. Despatch in Miraflores Locks, Panama Canal
Entry/Object ID
PC00382
Description
Color postcard of the HMS Despatch & the USS Saratoga in the Miraflores Locks, Panama Canal, launched 7 April 1925, earned seven battle stars WWII, sunk by Test Baker at Bikini in 1946, Struck from Navy List 15 August 1946, The HMS Despatch (D30) was launched 24 Sevptember 1919, of the Danae Class Light Cruiser scrapped 5 April 1946.
Photograph Details
Type of Photograph
Color
Collection
Postcard Collection
Made/Created
Artist
Source, Unknown
Studio
Panama Hats, silks, French perfumes, souvenirs PO Box 281 Panama
Date made
1919 - 1946
Place
Canal
Panama Canal
Territory/Commonwealth
Panama Canal Zone
Country
Panama
Region
Central America
Ocean
Eastern North Pacific Ocean, North Pacific Ocean, Pacific Ocean, World Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean
