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Fortifications at Panama Canal to deter hostile fleets
The plan details fourteen and sixteen inch guns at Limon bay and Balboa, mortars on Marguerita and Perico islands, rapid fire six inch guns at multiple positions, and coastal artillery batteries manned by eighteen companies. Fortifications aim to deter attacks on the canal with heavy artillery and turreted emplacements.
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Uncle Sam
Panama Canal
Pacific
Atlantic
Parison
Fort Monroe
Taft
Congress
Limon Bay
Point Toro
Marguerita Island
Gatun Lake
Colon
Louse
Canal
Panama
Balboa
Panama Bay
Perico
Perico Island
Sandy Hook Proving Ground
Flamingo
Naos