108 Chapter 2
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: A German U-boat torpedoed a Panamanian freighter near the approach to
the canal.
95 Panama/325 Italy
MID#2306
Dispute Number: 2306
Date(s): August 14, 1937
Participants: 325 Italy/95 Panama
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: Italian submarines shelled and set fire to the Panamanian tanker, Mac
Knight, off the coast of Tunis. Mussolini was supporting fascist forces in the Spanish
Civil War by intercepting supplies bound for Republican forces.
Coding changes: Settlement changed from Unclear.
MID#3854
Dispute Number: 3854
Date(s): July 11, 1940
Participants: 325 Italy/95 Panama
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: An Italian submarine torpedoed a Panamanian tanker.
Coding changes: Start Date changed from September 19, 1940. End Date changed
from September 19, 1940.
MID#3525
Started in December 1941. See the narrative in the 95 Panama/740 Japan dyad dispute list.
95 Panama/740 Japan
MID#3525
Dispute Number: 3525
Date(s): December 7, 1941 to December 12, 1941
Participants: 95 Panama/255 Germany, 325 Italy, 740 Japan
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (Unclear)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: Panama declared war on Japan, Germany, and Italy.