My grandfather, by family oral tradition, was assigned onboard the US gunboat (they were not really even a full “warship” for that time) behind the Panay when she was bombed by the Japanese.
He got his revenge though: Later in the war, he was on a merchant, sailing behind the Japanese battleships shelling the US carriers at Letye Gulf.... But he was on the opposite horizon, and they were shooting the other way.
Wow, great history.
The USS PANAY was convoying three Socony oil tankers when the attack took place: Mei Ping, Mei Hsia and Mei An. All four ships were sunk by the Japanese attack. USS OAHU and HMS LADYBIRD picked up the survivors a couple of days later.