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The first ''Panay'' was originally a Spanish Gunboat in the Philippines, purchased in 1899 after the American occupation, and in various service until 1914 , and sold in 1920 .

The second ''Panay'' (PR-5) was a River Gunboat launched in 1927 , and serving on the Yangtze in China until being sunk by the Japan ese in the 1937 Panay Incident .

The third ''Panay'' was the general auxiliary ''Midway'' (AG-41) , renamed in 1943 to make the name ''Midway'' available for an aircraft carrier.