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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 to the Panama Canal ; Convert the Panama Canal to a sea - level canal ; or Construct a new lock canal in Nicaragua . Anticipating increases in the capacity of the Panama Canal made possible by construction of Madden Dam , † the ...
... locks to the Panama Canal ; Convert the Panama Canal to a sea - level canal ; or Construct a new lock canal in Nicaragua . Anticipating increases in the capacity of the Panama Canal made possible by construction of Madden Dam , † the ...
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... Locks Plan , the proposed locks would be 140 feet wide , 1,200 feet long deep , located adjacent to the existing locks . and 50 feet † 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 deep , located adjacent to the existing locks . and 50 feet † This plan had been proposed in 1943 by Capt . Miles P. DuVal , USN , then Captain of the Port at ...
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RUDOLPH J TAUSSIG | 1 |
FESSENDEN N OTIS | 25 |
PAUL J SCHEIPS | 53 |
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