⚓ Naval Base Panama Canal Zone

From 1917 to 1997 the United States Navy had a number of bases in the Panama Canal Zone. They were used during World War II to both protect the Panama Canal and the key shipping lanes around the Panama Canal Zone. Bases were built and operated on the Atlantic Ocean side and the Pacific Ocean side. The main Naval Base at the Panama Canal was the Naval Station Coco Solo that had been in operation since 1918.