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| − | [[File:Uss_panay.png|thumb|300px]]The second '''USS''' '''''Panay''''' (PR–5) was a [[United States Navy]] river gunboat that served on the Yangtze Patrol in [[China]] until it was sunk by [[Japan]]ese aircraft on December 12, 1937. The [[U.S.]] and Japan were not at war at the time. Japan took responsibility, claiming that they did not see the American flags on the ship's deck, and |
+ | [[File:Uss_panay.png|thumb|300px]]The second '''USS''' '''''Panay''''' (PR–5) was a [[United States Navy]] river gunboat that served on the Yangtze Patrol in [[China]] until it was sunk by [[Japan]]ese aircraft on December 12, 1937. The [[U.S.]] and Japan were not at war at the time. Japan took responsibility, claiming that they did not see the American flags on the ship's deck, and believed it to be a Chinese ship, with whom Japan was [[Second Sino-Japanese War|unofficially at war]]. The so-called ''Panay'' Incident was a step toward war between the U.S. and Japan. |
== USS Panay in [[Days of Infamy series|Days of Infamy]] == |
== USS Panay in [[Days of Infamy series|Days of Infamy]] == |
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Revision as of 11:36, 24 January 2022
The second USS Panay (PR–5) was a United States Navy river gunboat that served on the Yangtze Patrol in China until it was sunk by Japanese aircraft on December 12, 1937. The U.S. and Japan were not at war at the time. Japan took responsibility, claiming that they did not see the American flags on the ship's deck, and believed it to be a Chinese ship, with whom Japan was unofficially at war. The so-called Panay Incident was a step toward war between the U.S. and Japan.
USS Panay in Days of Infamy
The sinking of the USS Panay stuck sore with many of the soldiers, sailors and flyers of the United States. Although the Japanese had paid for damages and apologised, many believed it was only a sign of things to come. After the conquest of Hawaii, many Navy pilots were glad things didn't come to blow over the matter as they would've hated to face Japanese planes in such obsolete fighters as the F3F.
USS Panay in The War That Came Early
The sinking of the USS Panay had happened less than a year before the outbreak of the war in Europe. While that war did not immediately impact U.S. interests, the tensions between the U.S. and Japan could be felt in occupied-Peking, and the sinking of the Panay was still a sore-spot for U.S. military personnel stationed there.
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