Galveston (CLG 3) - Naval Cruise Book

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The ship navigated the channels through the help of markers along the banks. The Canal has changed the course of trade routes to many parts of the globe. The location of the Panama Canal geo- graphically is due south of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The distance to New York is 1,974 nautical miles, to San Francisco 3,245 nautical miles. Between New York and San Francisco the distance is 13 ,135 nautical miles by way of the Straits of Magellan. The Panama Canal has reduced this distance s nd the Pacific Left Behind by 7,873 nautical miles. Captain W. T. Clute piloted us on our journey. S3-3322-Z ...K ap... gs YQ Members of the crew watch as the ship descends. T'T.WEE'?YfE.'3,f'iVli'Y !'.f -7-1 m ai' if v 'var-mg: z rf 1-l-v -' -'vw ' - -- t. Trp., f- . , .,,. , , . i ' 'f L-:-.H fig:-v . -7 ' - ,, ' Jn. Q ' 1 ' .. r . 'Y , Ang -'..QL?An-Af -v ' frr- -.- V- - 1 v . , . 1 . , sl .-, . .71 r r,. 1 1 , I YY Y.. giwfql-734 ,. 'PQ' 51' x . 1 . fir. -1' ' 'V '-'1-- L7'JiFl . ei-M Aiqzzrtw ,Ili Ffffzlgil 'r -- 1 -.4 -- - L rr f 4 L- -'- .'. W f :bi flxw'1m+Ilr-wi!zrE5 fI1Ifr l,iEf,,V,f1 -f5fr',5lQ,29,f1,21gfl'1lJ-a I 472+ un-'T ,f ff v L

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Locomotives pulled the ship through the locks. 5 h I 1 . ,r , Mxmg . K ' f 4 4. , kv V w 1s N, Q It took nearly half an hour for each lock to fill After passing through the first series of locks the ship had been elevated 55 feet.

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1 The final loek in the canal was our gateway to the Atlantic and eventually to the Mediterranean, 1 Fishing proved profitable as we traversed the locks, ll QI!! ss? ffsf t, We passed several ships going the other way.