Does anyone know details on the Ancon, the first ship to use the Panama Canal?

Question

I can't find anything about this. i keep finding things about the newer Ancon but i need details about the original one. a website or any fatcs you know will be helpfull.

Answer 1

I don't have it in front of me, but she is the cover picture, and referred to in the text ,of David McCullough's wonderful, hugely entertaining meticulously researched ( as are all his books) definitive history called "The Path Between The Seas"

Did you know that "a man a plan a canal panama" can be slightly rearainged to read the same backwards?

amanap lanac a nalp a nam a

Answer 2

http://www.czbrats.com/Articles/SSAncon....

seems to have alot of details

Answer 3

google it not yahoo