PANAY PR 5

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

River Gunboat
Built in 1927 as Patrol Gunboat (PG) 45 - Launched 10 November 1927
Reclassified as a River Gunboat (PR) 5


1. USS PANAY PR 5
   Commissioned 10 September 1928
   SUNK by Japanese Naval Aircraft 12 December 1937 in the Yangtze River

 

Naval Covers

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1. USS Panay PR-5 Covers Page 1    (1932-35)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

Locy Type 3 (BC-BBT) "HANKOW / CHINA"

1934-10-27

Navy Day

 

Locy Type 3 (BC-BBT) "HSIAKWAN / CHINA"

1935-08-06

Deane C. Bartley R/S marking on the back along with a J. N. LAWRENCE / USS MONOCACY (PR-2) boxed marking.

 

Locy Type 3 (BC-BBT) "HSIAKWAN / CHINA"

1935-08-06

Back side of the August 6 1935 cover. Deane C. Bartley R/S marking along with a J. N. LAWRENCE / USS MONOCACY (PR-2) boxed marking.

 

Locy Type 5s " / CHINA"

1932-04-05

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Locy Type 3r (B-BTT) "NEW BEDFORD / MASS" Hamilton DD 141

1938-10-27

Navy Day. Cachet by C. Wright Richell and Loring W. Stannard. Cachet remembers the loss of FULTON AS-1, PANAY PR-5, AKRON ZRS-4, MACON ZRS-5 and SWALLOW AM-4.

 

Locy Type F "FLAGSHIP / SQUADRON 4 / HAWAII" USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. A-39

1938-12-12

USS Argonaut APS-1. Frederick Horton's return address may indicate sponsorship of the cover which commemorates the 1st Anniversary of the sinking of USS PANAY.

 

USPO Machine Cancel Seattle WA

1945-08-14

N/A

Cachet from the John Paul Jones Chapter No. 2, USCS

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - An island of the Philippines.

Three ships of the US Navy have borne the name PANAY - USS PANAY (1899 Gunboat), USS Panay PR-5 and USS PANAY AG-41

 

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