Japanese Escort Ship No.17
History
CD-17 was laid down by Nippon Kokan K. K. at their Tsurumi Shipyard on 15 December 1943, launched on 26 February 1944, and completed and commissioned on 13 April 1944. During the war CD-17 was mostly busy on escort duties.
On 12 January 1945, off Cape St. Jacques in the South China Sea (10°20′N 107°50′E / 10.333°N 107.833°E), CD-17 was attacked by aircraft from the USS Lexington (CV-16), USS Hancock (CV-19) and USS Hornet (CV-12) which were part of Vice Admiral John S. McCain, Sr.'s Task Force 38 that had entered the South China Sea to raid Japanese shipping. She received three torpedo hits and sank at 0952. 159 crewman including 12 officers were killed. CD-19 and Chiburi were also sunk.
CD-17 was struck from the Navy List on 10 March 1945.
References
- ^ Hackett, Bob; Cundall, Peter Cundall; Whitman, John; Casse, Gilbert (2012). "IJN Escort CD-17: Tabular Record of Movement". combinedfleet.com. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ^ "Chapter VII: 1945". The Official Chronology of the U.S. Navy in World War II. 2006. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
Additional sources
- "Escort Vessels of the Imperial Japanese Navy special issue". Ships of the World (in Japanese). Vol. 45. Kaijinsha. February 1996.
- Model Art Extra No.340, Drawings of Imperial Japanese Naval Vessels Part-1 (in Japanese). Model Art Co. Ltd. October 1989.
- The Maru Special, Japanese Naval Vessels No.49, Japanese submarine chasers and patrol boats (in Japanese). Ushio Shobō. March 1981.
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