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... locks designed for such ships would have no greater size capacity , but a sea - level canal that could accommodate 150,000 DWT ships routinely could accommodate 250,000 DWT ships under controlled conditions . 7. The new capacity that ...
... locks designed for such ships would have no greater size capacity , but a sea - level canal that could accommodate 150,000 DWT ships routinely could accommodate 250,000 DWT ships under controlled conditions . 7. The new capacity that ...
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... locks at Gatun and Miraflores and design of structures and appurtenances were almost complete when the project was ... locks 140 feet wide , 1,200 feet long and 45 feet deep , separated from and adjacent to each of the existing locks ...
... locks at Gatun and Miraflores and design of structures and appurtenances were almost complete when the project was ... locks 140 feet wide , 1,200 feet long and 45 feet deep , separated from and adjacent to each of the existing locks ...
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... Locks Plan , the proposed locks would be 140 feet wide , 1,200 feet long and 50 feet deep , located adjacent to the existing locks . † This plan had been proposed in 1943 by Capt . Miles P. DuVal , USN , then Captain of the Port at ...
... Locks Plan , the proposed locks would be 140 feet wide , 1,200 feet long and 50 feet deep , located adjacent to the existing locks . † This plan had been proposed in 1943 by Capt . Miles P. DuVal , USN , then Captain of the Port at ...
Contents
RUDOLPH J TAUSSIG | 1 |
No Fortifications for the Panama Canal Reprinted from American Review of Reviews | 13 |
FESSENDEN N OTIS | 25 |
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