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| Keywords: Missouri panama canal.jpg en USS Missouri BB-63 in the Miraflores Locks Panama Canal 13 October 1945 while en route from the Pacific to New York City to take part in Navy Day celebrations Note the close fit of the ship in the locks The beam of battleships of this era was determined by Panama Canal lock dimensions Specifically the locks are 110 feet wide and the beam of the vessels are 108 feet and some inches leaving about 8 inches of clearance per side http //www history navy mil/photos/sh-usn/usnsh-m/bb63-a1 htm<br />Photo 80-G-701369 Official U S Navy Photograph now in the collections of the National Archives October 1945 PD-USGov-Military-Navy Miraflores Locks USS Missouri BB-63 1944-1955 Aerial photographs of naval ships of the United States Missouri 13 October 1945 in Panama Canal Zone United States Navy on the Panama Canal | ||||
