| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | Panay |
| Builder | Cavite Navy Yard |
| Laid down | 1884 |
| Completed | 1885 |
| Acquired | by purchase, 1899 |
| Commissioned | 3 June 1899 |
| Decommissioned | 7 August 1902 |
| Recommissioned | 12 January 1907 |
| Decommissioned | 5 October 1907 |
| Stricken | 19 June 1914 |
| Fate | Sold, 15 April 1920 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Gunboat |
| Displacement | 162 long tons (165 t) |
| Length | 94 ft 10 in (28.91 m) |
| Beam | 18 ft 2 in (5.54 m) |
| Draft | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Speed | 8 kn (9.2 mph; 15 km/h) |
| Complement | 27 |
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USS Panay was laid down for the Spanish Navy in 1884 by Cavite Navy Yard; completed in 1885; purchased by the United States Army upon American occupation of the Philippines; and transferred to the United States Navy in 1899. She commissioned on 3 June 1899, Ensign Harris Laning in command.