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[[File:Naval Station Coco Solo with submarines 1923.jpg|right|thumb|[[United States O class submarine|O-class submarines]] at Coco Solo in 1923.]] |
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[[Image:NS Coco Solo Panama 1941 NAN7-64.jpg|thumb|Aerial view of the U.S. Naval Station Coco Solo in 1941]] |
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'''Coco Solo''' was a [[United States Navy]] facility that operated a [[submarine base]] and a [[naval air station]]. It was established 6 May 1918.<ref name=nan>{{cite book |last=Van Wyen |first=Adrian O. |authorlink = |title =Naval Aviation in World War I |publisher =Chief of Naval Operations |volume = |edition = |date =1969 |location =Washington, D.C. |page =64 |isbn =}}</ref> The site corresponds with modern-day [[Cativá]] in [[Panama]]. It was on the [[Atlantic Ocean]] (northwest) side of the [[Panama Canal Zone]], near [[Colón, Panama]]. Five [[United States C-class submarine|C-class submarines]] were based there during 1914-1919. |
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[[United States Senator|US Senator]] [[John McCain]] was born in 1936 at a small Navy hospital<ref name="alexander">{{cite book |title = Man of the People: The Life of John McCain |first = Paul |last = Alexander |authorlink=Paul Alexander (American writer)|url= |isbn = 0-471-22829-X |year = 2002 |publisher = [[John Wiley & Sons]]|page=12}}</ref><ref name="wapo-fc-hosp">{{cite news | url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/fact-checker/2008/05/john_mccains_birthplace.html | title=The Fact Checker: John McCain's Birthplace | author=Dobbs, Michael | publisher=''[[The Washington Post]]'' | date=2008-05-20 | accessdate=2009-07-25 | authorlink=Michael Dobbs (US author)}}</ref> at Coco Solo Naval Air Station.<ref name="timberg-bio-ch1">{{cite book | last=Timberg | first=Robert | title=John McCain: An American Odyssey | publisher=[[Touchstone Books]] | year=1999 | isbn=0-684-86794-X}} [https://www.nytimes.com/books/first/t/timberg-mccain.html pp. 17–34.]</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://blog.washingtonpost.com/fact-checker/2008/05/citizen_mccain.html |title=The Fact Checker: Citizen McCain |author=Dobbs, Michael |publisher=''[[The Washington Post]]'' |date=2008-05-02 |accessdate=2008-12-26 |authorlink=Michael Dobbs (US author) |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080706003725/http://blog.washingtonpost.com/fact-checker/2008/05/citizen_mccain.html |archivedate=2008-07-06 |df= }}</ref><!-- the alleged birth certificate floating around the web stating that McCain was born outside the PCZ is likely a forgery; see http://www.obamaconspiracy.org/2009/02/the-birth-certificate-is-a-forgery/ --> |
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The larger Coco Solo Hospital was constructed in the summer of 1941.<ref name="wapo-fc-hosp"/> The area containing it was transferred from the civil part of the Panama Canal Zone to the naval part when [[Franklin Roosevelt]] signed Executive Order 8981 on December 17, 1941.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=60931 | title=Executive Order 8981 - NAVY HOSPITAL AREA, COCO SOLO, CANAL ZONE | publisher=[[United States Government]] | date=1941-12-17 | accessdate=2008-05-16}}</ref> During [[World War II]], Coco Solo also served as a Naval Aviation Facility, housing a squadron of [[P-38 Lightning]] aircraft. |
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By the 1960s, no US Navy vessels remained, only some support staff and housing. At the far end of Randolph Road was [[Fort Randolph (Panama)|Fort Randolph]], unused except for military training exercises, and where the Fort Randolph Riding Club was located as used by the Canal Zone Horsemen's Association. |
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Until the mid-1990s, the town site of Coco Solo was used by the civilian employees of the Panama Canal as a residential area. Navy communications operations at the nearby [[Galeta Island, Panama|Galeta Island]] facility were conducted as well. |
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After the turnover of the Panama Canal to Panamanians in 1999, US military activity ceased at both Coco Solo and Galeta Island. |
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Coco Solo is now the site of two [[container terminal]]s: Colon Container Terminal<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.cct-pa.com/location.htm | title=Colon Container Terminal, S.A. - Location | publisher=[[Colon Container Terminal, S.A.]] | accessdate=2010-08-14}}</ref> and [[Manzanillo International Terminal]], which is the busiest container port in Latin America.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.tideworks.com/company/casestudies/pdf/MIT.pdf | title=Manzanillo International Terminal Case Study | publisher=[[Tideworks Technology]] | accessdate=2010-08-14}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
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* [[List of former United States military installations in Panama]] |
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==References== |
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{{reflist}} |
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==External links== |
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{{commons category|Naval Station Coco Solo}} |
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* [http://panamaliving.com/NavalStationCocoSoloPhotoAlbum.html History and photo page on Coco Solo] |
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* [http://www.czbrats.com/Photos/PO/POcocosolo2.jpg Photo of the US Naval Hospital Coco Solo] |
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* [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0IAV/is_1_90/ai_70777165 "The Battle for Coco Solo Panama, 1989", Infantry Magazine] |
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* [https://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080408/ts_nm/usa_politics_panama_dc "Tropical decay blights McCain's Panama birthplace", 2008 Reuters story] |
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[[Category:Panama Canal]] |
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[[Category:Panama Canal Zone Townships]] |
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[[Category:Closed military facilities of the United States in Panama]] |
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[[Category:Colón, Panama]] |
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[[Category:United States Navy submarine bases]] |
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[[Category:Buildings and structures in Colón Province]] |
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Coco Solo was a United States Navy facility that operated a submarine base and a naval air station. It was established 6 May 1918.[1] The site corresponds with modern-day Cativá in Panama. It was on the Atlantic Ocean (northwest) side of the Panama Canal Zone, near Colón, Panama. Five C-class submarines were based there during 1914-1919.
US Senator John McCain was born in 1936 at a small Navy hospital[2][3] at Coco Solo Naval Air Station.[4][5]
The larger Coco Solo Hospital was constructed in the summer of 1941.[3] The area containing it was transferred from the civil part of the Panama Canal Zone to the naval part when Franklin Roosevelt signed Executive Order 8981 on December 17, 1941.[6] During World War II, Coco Solo also served as a Naval Aviation Facility, housing a squadron of P-38 Lightning aircraft.
By the 1960s, no US Navy vessels remained, only some support staff and housing. At the far end of Randolph Road was Fort Randolph, unused except for military training exercises, and where the Fort Randolph Riding Club was located as used by the Canal Zone Horsemen's Association.
Until the mid-1990s, the town site of Coco Solo was used by the civilian employees of the Panama Canal as a residential area. Navy communications operations at the nearby Galeta Island facility were conducted as well.
After the turnover of the Panama Canal to Panamanians in 1999, US military activity ceased at both Coco Solo and Galeta Island.
Coco Solo is now the site of two container terminals: Colon Container Terminal[7] and Manzanillo International Terminal, which is the busiest container port in Latin America.[8]
See also
References
- ^ Van Wyen, Adrian O. (1969). Naval Aviation in World War I. Washington, D.C.: Chief of Naval Operations. p. 64.
- ^ Alexander, Paul (2002). Man of the People: The Life of John McCain. John Wiley & Sons. p. 12. ISBN 0-471-22829-X.
- ^ a b Dobbs, Michael (2008-05-20). "The Fact Checker: John McCain's Birthplace". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2009-07-25.
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(help) - ^ Timberg, Robert (1999). John McCain: An American Odyssey. Touchstone Books. ISBN 0-684-86794-X. pp. 17–34.
- ^ Dobbs, Michael (2008-05-02). "The Fact Checker: Citizen McCain". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2008-07-06. Retrieved 2008-12-26.
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suggested) (help) - ^ "Executive Order 8981 - NAVY HOSPITAL AREA, COCO SOLO, CANAL ZONE". United States Government. 1941-12-17. Retrieved 2008-05-16.
- ^ "Colon Container Terminal, S.A. - Location". Colon Container Terminal, S.A. Retrieved 2010-08-14.
- ^ "Manzanillo International Terminal Case Study" (PDF). Tideworks Technology. Retrieved 2010-08-14.