An impressive collection of United States warships anchored at Balboa, Panama Canal Zone in April 1934.
Amazingly, people have identified almost every ship in this photo. Some of the warships anchored here include:
First row (closest to camera, l to r)
USS Elliot (DD-146)
USS Roper (DD-147)
USS Hale (DD-133)
USS Dorsey (DD-117)
USS Lea (DD-118)
USS Rathburne (DD-113)
USS Talbot (DD-114)
USS Waters (DD-115)
USS Dent (DD-116)
USS Aaron Ward (DD-132)
USS Buchanan (DD-131)
USS Crowninshield (DD-134)
USS Preble (DD-345)
USS William B. Preston (DD-344).
Center Row:
USS Yarnall (DD-143)
USS Sands (DD-243)
USS Lawrence (DD-250)
-Unknown destroyer, several ideas but nothing concrete
USS Detroit (CL-8) She was one Flagship of the Destroyer Force
USS Fox (DD-234)
USS Greer (DD-145)
USS Barney (DD-149)
USS Tarbell (DD-142)
USS Chicago (CA-29) First Flagship of the Cruisers Force
Top Row (Farthest Away)
USS Southard (DD-207)
USS Chandler (DD-206)
USS Farenholt (DD-332)
USS Perry (DD-340)
USS Wasmuth (DD-338)
USS Trever (DD-339)
USS Melville (AD-2)
USS Truxtun (DD-229)
USS McCormick (DD-223)
USS MacLeish (DD-220)
USS Simpson (DD-221)
USS Hovey (DD-208)
USS Long (DD-209)
USS Litchfield (DD-336)
USS Tracy (DD-214)
USS Dahlgren (DD-187)
USS Medusa (AR-1)
USS Raleigh (CL-7) Second Flagship of the Destroyer Force
USS Pruitt (DD-347)
USS J. Fred Talbott (DD-156)
USS Dallas (DD-199)
The four destroyers tied up together are unknown as well.
USS Indianapolis (CA-35) Second Flagship of Cruiser Force