US navy commissioning dry dock and workshops at Balbao according to the Dutch magazine Marineblad dated 1916-1917 no. 7

An item reported that the at Balboa the large dry dock and the work shops were taken into service. The dimensions of the dry dock were 305 x 33,52 metres. With a medium water level could ships with a maximum draught of 10,6 metres and with high tide with 13,7 metres be docked.