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PR-5 Panay

Sunk 12 December 1937

River Gunboat: Built in 1927 by the Kiangoan Dockyard and Engineering Works, Shanghai China; Launched 10 November 1927; Commissioned 10 September 1928; Sunk by Japanese Naval Aircraft 12 December 1937; Struck from the Naval Register (date unknown).

Specifications: Displacement 474 t; Length 191'; Beam 29'; Draft 5' 3"; Speed 15 kts; Complement 59; Armament two 3" gun mounts, eight .30 cal. machine guns.


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