Suez Canal
Here is a picture of the shadow of the Fleet passing through the Suez Canal.
In some places the canal was only 120 feet wide allowing only a 20 foot clearance on either side of the ship, not much room for a heavy vessel that is slow to respond to the helm. The transit took 18 hours to complete the passage and the Fleet made the transit with only one navigation incident involving the USS Georgia running around. She was able to free herself after a couple of hours, but it because one of the incidents that would add up to Captain Qualtrough to be relieved of command.
This is a picture of some dwellings beside the canal.
The schedule was as follows:
The Connecticut, Kansas, Vermont, and Minnesota entering at Suez and reaching Port Said, January 4
The Louisiana, Virginia, Missouri, Ohio, and Kentucky entering January 5 and reaching Port Said January 5 and 6
The Georgia, Nebraska, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Kearsarge, Wisconsin and Illinois leaving Suez January 6 and reaching Port Said January 7.
Cheers
Sean
