River Gunboat (PR)
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"This type gunboat is of shallow draft, 6 feet average, and was built solely for river duty. It has triple expansion engines, and is fitted with three rudders for navigating rivers with swift currents. It finds its chief use in the rivers of China where all the principal naval powers maintained such ships."
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River Gunboats (PR)

PR-1 Palos ex PG-16
PR-2 Monocacy ex PG-20
PR-3 Wake ex Guam (PG 43)
PR-4 Tutuila ex PG-44
PR-5 Panay ex-PG-45
PR-6 Oahu ex PG-46
PR-7 Luzon ex PG-47
PR-8 Mindanao ex-PG-48

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