c. 1930s
River Gunboat:
Built in 1927 as Patrol Gunboat, PG-45 by the Kiangoan Dockyard and Engineering Works, Shanghai, China
Launched 10 November 1927
Reclassified as a River Gunboat, PR-5
Commissioned USS Panay (PR 5), 10 September 1928
Sunk by Japanese Naval aircraft 12 December 1937.
Specifications:
Displacement 474 t.
Length 191'
Beam 29'
Draft 5' 3"
Speed 15 kts.
Complement 59
Armament: Two 3" gun mounts and eight .30 cal. machine guns.
