Inauguration of the SS Ancon Panama Canal

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  • 28/08/2014 18:12
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  • 28/08/2014 18:12
Stories from the United States' relationship with the Panama Canal, in celebration of its centenary

On August 15, 1914, SS Ancon became the first ship to officially cross the Panama Canal. It was a steamboat which served to transport materials and passengers during the Canal construction. In 1910 the Panama Railroad Company was acquired and named Ancon, in honor of the hill where the Panama Canal Administration building was located.

The Ancon had a second vessel, the Cristobal, which also transported many workers during the construction. The Ancon became a military ship at the end of the World War One, when it returned American soldiers.

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