Du Pont (DD 941) - Naval Cruise Book

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G' if ' ' mgefqvmfa n PANAMA ANAL The Panama Canal is 50 miles long from deep water in the Atlantic to deep water in the Pacific. lt was cut through one of the narrowest places and at one of the lowest saddles of the long isthmus which joins the North and South American conti- nents. The original elevation was 312 feet above sea level where it crosses the Continental Divide in the rugged mountain range. The Canal runs from northwest to southeast with the Atlantic entrance being 33.5 miles north and 27 miles west of the Pacific entrance. The airline distance between the two entrances is 43 miles. It requires about 9 hours for an average ship to transit the Canal. During this brief time, the passengers aboard can see one of the modern wonders of the world. Because of its historical background, no part of the Canal trip is more interesting to the ship pas- senger than Gaillard Cut. During the Canal con- struction period it was called Culebra Cut, but was renamed for Colonel David DuBose Gaillard, the engineer who was in charge of this section of the Canal work. This portion of the channel is 8 miles long and through solid rock for most of the dis- tance. lt was here that the principal excavation was required and here that the devastating slides occurred during construction and soon after the Canal was opened. The ship enters the Cut where the Chagres River flows into the Canal channel at Gamboa. More than any other section of the Canal, Gaillard Cut gives the impression of an enormous man-made ditch. A short distance before the ship reaches Pedro Miguel Locks it passes Gold Hill on the left, the highest promontory along the chan- nel. lt rises 662 feet above sea level. The channel in Gaillard Cut was originally excavated to a width of 300 feet but was later widened to 500 feet in order to provide a passing section for large ships. - f 'ff fW W WA? 5' 3 iwffffiifs IWVWWAXI N