| Japanese submarine chaser CH-17 | |
|---|---|
| Career (Empire of Japan) |  |
| Name: | CH-17 |
| Builder: | Tokyo Ishikawajima Zosen, Fukagawa |
| Laid down: | 1941 |
| Launched: | 3 May 1941 |
| Completed: | 31 July 1941 |
| Commissioned: | 31 July 1941 |
| Struck: | 10 September 1944 |
| Fate: | Sunk by submarine, 28 April 1945 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | No.13-class submarine chaser |
| Displacement: | 438 long tons (445 t) standard |
| Length: | 51 m (167 ft 4 in) o/a |
| Beam: | 6.7 m (22 ft 0 in) |
| Draught: | 2.75 m (9 ft 0 in) |
| Propulsion: | 2 × Kampon Mk.23A Model 8 diesels, 2 shafts, 1,700 bhp (1,268 kW) |
| Speed: | 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
| Range: | 2,000 nmi (3,700 km) at 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
| Complement: | 68 |
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CH-17 was a No.13-class submarine chaser of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.
History[]
CH-17 laid down by Tokyo Ishikawajima Zosen at their Fukagawa shipyard in 1941, launched on 3 May 1941, and completed and commissioned on 31 July 1941.[1] In May 1942, she participated in the Battle of Midway (Operation "MI") where she was assigned to Miyamoto Sadachika's 16th Minesweeper Unit (along with auxiliary minesweepers Tama Maru No. 3, Tama Maru No. 5, Showa Maru No. 7, Showa Maru No. 8; submarine chasers CH-16, and CH-18; cargo ships Meiyo Maru and Yamafuku Maru; and auxiliary ammunition ship Soya).[1] On 28 April 1945, CH-17 was attacked and sunk by the submarine USS Springer west of Kyushu off the Gotō Islands (32°25′N 128°46′E / 32.417°N 128.767°ECoordinates: 32°25′N 128°46′E / 32.417°N 128.767°E) while conducting escort duty.[1][2] CH-17 was struck from the Navy List on 25 May 1945.[1]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Hackett, Bob; Kingsepp, Sander (2012). "IJN Subchaser CH-17". combinedfleet.com. http://www.combinedfleet.com/CH-17_t.htm. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ↑ "Chapter VII: 1945". The Official Chronology of the U.S. Navy in World War II. 2006. http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/USN-Chron/USN-Chron-1945.html. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
Additional references[]
- "Escort Vessels of the Imperial Japanese Navy special issue" (in Japanese). Kaijinsha. February 1996.
- (in Japanese) Model Art Extra No.340, Drawings of Imperial Japanese Naval Vessels Part-1. Model Art Co. Ltd.. October 1989.
- (in Japanese) The Maru Special, Japanese Naval Vessels No.49, Japanese submarine chasers and patrol boats. Ushio Shobō. March 1981.
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