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Identifier: panamacanalinpic01abbo (find matches)
Title: Panama and the canal in picture and prose ..
Year: 1913 (1910s)
Authors: Abbot, Willis John, 1863-1934. (from old catalog)
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Publisher: New York (etc.) Pub. in English and Spanish by Syndicate publishing company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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nst asea attack and to secure a safe exit for our fleet inthe face of a hostile fleet. o/^ PANAMA AND THE CANAL 2. The construction of field works and a mobileforce of troops to protect the locks and assure im-portant utilities against an attack by land. The seacoast fortifications will include 16-inch,14-inch and 6-inch rifles and 12-inch mortars.This armament will be of more powerful and effectivetypes than that installed in any other locality in theworld. At the Atlantic end of the Canal the arma-ment will be located on both sides of Limon Bay. Panama Canal Zone of a mobile force consistingof three regiments of infantry, at a war strength ofnearly 2000 men for each regiment, a squadronof cavalry, and a battalion of field artillery. Theselatter fortifications and the mobile garrison are in-tended to repel any attacks that might be madeby landing parties from an enemys fleet againstthe locks and other important elements or accessoriesto the Canal. As an attack of this character might
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BITING THROUGH A SLIDE: FIVE CUBIC YARDS PER BITE At the Pacific end the greater part of the armamentwill be located on several small islands, Flamenco,Perico and Naos, which lie abreast of the terminus.Submarine mines will complete the seacoast arma-ment and will prevent actual entry into the Canaland harbors by hostile vessels. In addition to these fortifications, and thenecessary coast artillery and garrison to man them,the defensive plans provide for the erection of fieldworks, and for the maintenance at all times on the be coincident with or even precede an actual dec-laration of war, it is necessary that a force of thestrength above outlined should be maintained onthe Canal Zone at all times. This mobile garrisonwill furnish the necessary police force to protectthe Zone and preserve order within its limits intime of peace. Congress has made the initial ap-propriations for the construction of these fortifica-tions, and they are now under construction. Aportion of the mobile garri

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