USS Wake

USS Wake (PR-3) was a United States Navy river gunboat operating on the Yangtze River. Originally commissioned as the gunboat Guam (PG-43), she was redesignated river patrol vessel PR-3 in 1928, and renamed Wake 23 January 1941. She was captured by Japan on 8 December 1941 and renamed Tatara. After her recapture in 1945, she was transferred to Chinese nationalists, who renamed her Tai Yuan. Communist forces captured her in 1949. On 1 May 1949 Tai Yuan was sunk by Nationalist aircraft in the Caishiji River.

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World War II Q362

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ship launching

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ship commissioning

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USS Guam (PG-43) underway on 15 December 1927

USS Guam (PR-3) at anchor off Changsha, China, on 4 July 1931

Nationalist China Navy gunboat Tai Yuan in 1946-1949

USS Guam (PR-3) and USS Panay (PR-5) at Ichang, China, on 18 May 1937 (NH 81615)

Japanese soldiers aboard USS Wake (PR-3) at Shanghai, China, 8 December 1941 (NH 96568)

USS Guam (PR-3) and USS Tutuila (PR-4) at anchor at Lung men Hao, China, in the 1930s

Enhanced scan from the Decemeber 1928 edition of the The Far Eastern Review (copyright expired) of U.S.S. Guam shortly after being commissioned .

United States Ensign from USS Wake (PR-3) (30667323554)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		USS Guam (PG-43) underway on 15 December 1927		Commons
commons	image		USS Guam (PR-3) at anchor off Changsha, China, on 4 July 1931		Commons
commons	image		Nationalist China Navy gunboat Tai Yuan in 1946-1949		Commons
commons	image		USS Guam (PR-3) and USS Panay (PR-5) at Ichang, China, on 18 May 1937 (NH 81615)		Commons
commons	image		Japanese soldiers aboard USS Wake (PR-3) at Shanghai, China, 8 December 1941 (NH 96568)		Commons
commons	image		USS Guam (PR-3) and USS Tutuila (PR-4) at anchor at Lung men Hao, China, in the 1930s		Commons
commons	image		Enhanced scan from the Decemeber 1928 edition of the The Far Eastern Review (copyright expired) of U.S.S. Guam shortly after being commissioned .		Commons
commons	image		United States Ensign from USS Wake (PR-3) (30667323554)		Commons