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Two Fleets United Strength of American Navy
The piece defends organizing Atlantic and Pacific fleets into two complementary divisions linked by the Panama Canal. It argues dual fleets strengthen coastal defense, support strategic reach, and allow joint operations, while preserving Mahan’s principle against weakly separated forces. It recounts canal- and war-era reasoning, competition, and anecdotal inventor interactions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodmah “Ag
Panama Canal
Navy Department
Mahan
Paci Cc
Navy
Shockers
Tila
Secretary of the Navy
Atlantic
Pacific
Tanama Canal
Aantic
Jersey City
United Blake
Oregon
South America
Wilson Umield
Cameron McRine Winslow
Lyons
Roosevelt
Germany
United States
Innz
Baltic Sea
China Sea
Ishipa
Meris
Bix- Lout
Compas
Ness
North Sea
Genilla
General Board
Loos Ako
Caribbean Sea
Admiral Dewey
Aea
Bernfort
Marine Corps