History of the United States Navy the Panama Canal, which was completed in 1914. The Great White Fleet required almost 50 coaling ships, and during the cruise most of the fleet's coal was purchased from the British, who could deny access to fuel during a military crisis as they did with Russia during the Russo-Japanese War. When United States agents discovered that the German merchant ship "Ypiranga" was carrying illegal arms to Mexico, President Wilson ordered the Navy to stop the ship from docking at the port of Veracruz. On 21 April 1914, a naval brigade of marines and sailors occupied Veracruz. A total of 55
Port international de Port-au-Prince Port international de Port-au-Prince The (UN/LOCODE: HTPAP) is the seaport in the capital of Haiti, Port-au-Prince. It suffered catastrophic damage in the 2010 Haiti earthquake. Some of docks and warehouses are operated by the government's "Autorité Portuaire Nationale" (APN), and some are run by private companies. On 13 June 1872, a German fleet composed of SMS "Vineta" and SMS "Gazelle" seized Haitian Navy ships "Union" and "Mont Organisé" which were anchored in the port, as a means of pressure to have the Haitian government pay a 20,000 thaler debt to a German businessman. In 1906, a Haitian-American company gained a