Technical information
Type | River gunboat |
Displacement | 474 BRT |
Length | 191 feet |
Complement | 59 men |
Armament | 2 3" AA guns (2x1) 8 .30cal MG |
Max speed | 15 knots |
Notes on class | The name ship of this class, USS Panay (PR-5)(Lcmdr James Joseph Hughes, USN) was sunk in error by Japanese naval aircraft on the Yangtze river on 12 December 1937. The commanding officer was wounded in the sinking. |
All ships of the Panay class
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USS Oahu (PR-6) | Lost on 6 May 1942 | |
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See all River gunboat classes.
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