Japanese escort ship No.17

CD-17 was a C Type class escort ship (Kaibōkan) of the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Second World War.

No.17 on 10 April 1944 at Tokyo Bay
History
Name	CD-17
Builder	Nippon Kokan K. K.
Laid down	15 December 1943[1]
Launched	26 February 1944[1]
Completed	13 April 1944[1]
Commissioned	13 April 1944[1]
Stricken	10 March 1945[1]
Fate	Torpedoed 12 January 1945[1]
General characteristics
Class & type	Type C escort ship
Displacement	745 long tons (757 t) (standard)
Length	67.5 m (221 ft)
Beam	8.4 m (27 ft 7 in)
Draught	2.9 m (10 ft)
Propulsion	Geared diesel engines 1,900 hp (1,417 kW) 2 shafts
Speed	16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph)
Range	6,500 nmi (12,000 km) at 14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement	136
Sensors & processing systems	Type 22-Go radar Type 93 sonar Type 3 hydrophone
Armament	As built : 2 × 120 mm (4.7 in)/45 cal DP guns 6 × Type 96 Type 96 25 mm (0.98 in) AA machine guns (2×3) 12 × Type 3 depth charge throwers 1 × depth charge chute 120 × depth charges From 1944 : as above, plus 1 × 81 mm (3.2 in) mortar

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.^[1] During the war CD-17 was mostly busy on escort duties.^[1]

On 12 January 1945, off Cape St. Jacques in the South China Sea (10°20′N 107°50′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.^[1][2] She received three torpedo hits and sank at 0952.^[1] 159 crewman including 12 officers were killed.^[1] CD-19 and Chiburi were also sunk.^[1]

CD-17 was struck from the Navy List on 10 March 1945.^[1]