bernd1151 Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 Let’s visit first Panama City Above the canal’s entrance I realize that crossing it would be much more interesting in a ship The last time I have used a ship was the Queen Mary in Sydney. She has crossed the canal multiple times, so I won’t use her now for this crossing. I know of a ship, which has used this canal only once, in 1946. It’s the German battle cruiser Prinz Eugen, now under her new name USS Prinz Eugen The first locks near Panama city are the Cocoli locks Having left the Miraflores Lake, we approach the Via Centenario Bridge With a speed of 35 knots, it is easy to overtake other ships Suddenly I feel so tiny The final locks before we arrive in Colon on the Pacific side are the Gatun locks Colon is in the background On our way to the US Naval Base in San Diego 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sniper31 Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 A great set of salty naval images Bernd The Panama Canal is a very interesting feature, and that is one nicely detailed battleship! Landon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken2410 Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 Some fantastic shots, very nice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradB Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 These shots are a lock to be your best so far this year Bernd . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 An outstanding flight, with some great perspectives and a little history lesson (I did not know about that ship before). Thanks Bernd! PS: And reading about the fate of Prinz Eugen on wikipedia is even more interesting. It seems to be a radioactive wreck now, contaminating a piece of paradise. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Mac Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 Fantastic shots, and great perspective and story! John. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bernd1151 Posted May 19, 2022 Author Share Posted May 19, 2022 (edited) 20 hours ago, Sniper31 said: A great set of salty naval images Bernd The Panama Canal is a very interesting feature, and that is one nicely detailed battleship! Landon Many thanks for your kind comment, Landon. 18 hours ago, ken2410 said: Some fantastic shots, very nice. Thanks a lot, Ken. 13 hours ago, BradB said: These shots are a lock to be your best so far this year Bernd . Hahaha, many thanks, my friend. 6 hours ago, Stillwater said: An outstanding flight, with some great perspectives and a little history lesson (I did not know about that ship before). Thanks Bernd! PS: And reading about the fate of Prinz Eugen on wikipedia is even more interesting. It seems to be a radioactive wreck now, contaminating a piece of paradise. Thank you so much, Gerold. I thought I spare the audience here the fate of Prinz Eugen, that is why I didn't mention it. 6 hours ago, John Mac said: Fantastic shots, and great perspective and story! John. Many thanks, John, for your comment. Edited May 19, 2022 by bernd1151 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boetie Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 A great tour Bernd! So much to look at! Cheers Graeme 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adambar Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 Great tour of the Panama Canal and surroundings Bernd, well done! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bernd1151 Posted May 19, 2022 Author Share Posted May 19, 2022 Many thanks, Graeme and Adam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlosqr Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 Very nice and different 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Low Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 On 5/18/2022 at 5:15 PM, Sniper31 said: A great set of salty naval images Bernd The Panama Canal is a very interesting feature, and that is one nicely detailed battleship! Landon The Prinz Eugen was a heavy cruiser, not a battleship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sniper31 Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 43 minutes ago, Christopher Low said: The Prinz Eugen was a heavy cruiser, not a battleship. My bad, did not research it at all. Bad assumption. So, nicely detailed heavy cruiser Landon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wain71 Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 great shots there of some excellent scenery, excuse my ignorance but they're all boats to me... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bernd1151 Posted May 23, 2022 Author Share Posted May 23, 2022 12 hours ago, wain71 said: great shots there of some excellent scenery, excuse my ignorance but they're all boats to me... We (still) live in a free world Wayne, so what's wrong with boats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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