Full titles read: "Unique "Naval Occasion" - American, French and British ships-of-war meet and exchange courtesies during passage of the famous Canal."

Panama, Central America.

Various shots show the American, French and British warships on the Panama Canal. Sailors in white uniforms on the American ship seem to be standing to attention; perhaps someone is being piped aboard.

Intertitle reads: " H.M.S. Hood - biggest battleship in the world - made a magnificent spectacle."

L/Ss of HMS Hood.