Japanese submarine chaser Shonan Maru No. 17
| History | |
|---|---|
 Imperial Japanese Navy | |
| Name | Shonan Maru No. 7 |
| Namesake | Singapore |
| Owner | Nippon Suisan K.K. |
| Builder | Osaka Tekkosho K.K., Innoshima |
| Laid down | 14 January 1940 |
| Launched | 3 October 1940 |
| Completed | 20 November 1940 |
| Acquired | requisitioned by Imperial Japanese Navy, 26 September 1940 |
| Stricken | 3 May 1947 |
| Homeport | Tokyo |
| Identification | 47836[1] |
| Fate | unknown |
| Notes | |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | fishing ship |
| Tonnage | 355 gross register tons[1] |
| Length | 40.6 m (133 ft 2 in) o/a[1] |
| Beam | 8.2 m (26 ft 11 in)[1] |
| Draught | 4.5 m (14 ft 9 in)[1] |
| Propulsion | Steam |
| Armament | 2 x 25- millimeter single machine guns[2] |
Shonan Maru No. 17 (Japanese: 第十七昭南丸) was a Japanese fishing vessel that was requisitioned by the
History
She was laid down on 14 January 1940 at the
Shonan Maru No. 7 (第七昭南丸), Shonan Maru No. 8 (第八昭南丸), Shonan Maru No. 12 (第十二昭南丸), Shonan Maru No. 15 (第十五昭南丸), Shonan Maru No. 16 (第十六昭南丸), and Shonan Maru No. 17 (第十七昭南丸).[4]
On 26 September 1940, she was requisitioned by the
Third Fleet, as part of the 52nd Subchaser Division (along with netlayer Fukuei Maru No. 15 and subchaser Takunan Maru No. 5).[5][6] The division was attached to the First Base Force based at Takao, Formosa.[5][6] Her commanding officer was Reserve Lieutenant (J.G.) Yada Takeo (矢田武男).[7]
Invasion of Batan Island
She was assigned to the
invasion of the Philippines.[8]
On 7 December 1941, the 52nd Subchaser division along with the 53rd Subchaser Division (
Invasion of Lamon Bay
She was attached to the
14th Army; and Imperial Japanese Navy transports Hakusan Maru (carrying the 1st Quartermaster Ports and Docks Unit and 1st Naval Signal Unit), Kimishima Maru (carrying the 1st Naval Guard Unit), Senko Maru (carrying the 1st Naval Survey Unit), and Myoko Maru (carrying the 1st and 2nd Sasebo Special Naval Landing Forces).[5] The convoy’s escort consists of Shonan Maru No. 17, light cruiser Nagara, heavy cruiser Ashigara, six destroyers (Tokitsukaze, Yukikaze, Kawakaze, Suzukaze, Umikaze, Yamakaze), minelayer Aotaka, two minesweepers (W-7, W-8), auxiliary gunboat/minelayer Ikumshima Maru, four auxiliary gunboats (Busho Maru, Keiko Maru, Kanko Maru, Myoken Maru), one auxiliary netlayer (Fukuei Maru No. 15), and one auxiliary subchaser (Takunan Maru No. 5).[5] After the successful occupation, she returned to Kaohsiung on 6 January 1942 and then proceeded to Legazpi which had been seized by the Japanese on 12 January 1942.[2] She departed on 16 January 1942 escorting a small convoy consisting of transport ships Kenyo Maru (乾洋丸), Tokyo Maru (東京丸), and Giyu Maru (義勇丸) arriving Davao on 18 January 1941.[2] She then departed for Bangka Island, just east of Sumatra, arriving on 24 January 1942.[2]
Later operations
On 10 March 1942, the 52nd Subchaser Division was assigned to the
2nd Southern Expeditionary Fleet.[2]
On 1 March 1943, she was assigned to the Special Base Force 24 (二十四特別根據地隊),
Netherlands New Guinea[2] which had been overrun by the Japanese on 29/30 March 1942
.
On 30 November 1943, the Special Base Force 24 was attached to the
4th Southern Expeditionary Fleet, Southwest Area Fleet, Combined Fleet[2] based at Flores Island. The 4th Southern Expeditionary Fleet was carved out of the 2nd Southern Expeditionary Fleet; and tasked with patrolling the Sunda Islands and the seas to the west of New Guinea. She continued to operate out of Ambon.[2]
Fate
She survived the war. Her last port of call was
Navy list on 3 May 1947.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Toda, Gengoro S. "第七昭南丸 (Shonan Maru No. 7 - Stats)" (PDF). Imperial Japanese Navy - Tokusetsukansen (in Japanese). Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Toda, Gengoro S. (21 September 2019). "第十七昭南丸の船歴 (Shonan Maru No.17 - Ship History)". Imperial Japanese Navy -Tokusetsu Kansen (in Japanese).
- ^ Toda, Gengoro S. (21 September 2019). "Tokusetsu Kusentei (Page 2) (Converted Subchasers)". Imperial Japanese Navy - Tokusetsukansen (in Japanese).
- ^ a b Nagasawa, Fumio (1998). "第一昭南丸型 SHONAN MARU No.1 Class 13隻 (1938-1940)". Nostalgic Japanese Steamships (in Japanese).
- ^ a b c d e Casse, Gilbert; van der Wal, Berend; Cundall, Peter (2012). "Kyusetsumokan! Bosemmotei!: Fukuei Maru No. 15: Tabular Record of Movement". combinedfleet.com. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
- ^ a b Niehorster, Leo; Alsleben, Al; Yoda, Tadashi. "Administrative Order of Battle - 1st Base Force, 3rd Fleet, Combined Fleet, 7 December 1941". Imperial Japanese Armed Forces.
- ^ Niehorster, Leo; Donahoo, Jeff. "Converted Subchasers". Imperial Japanese Armed Forces.
- ^ United States Strategic Bombing Survey. United States Government Printing Office. pp. 26–51.
- ^ Hackett, Bob; Toda, Gengoro S.; Muehlthaler, Erich; Cundall, Peter (2012). "Kakyakusen: Transport Teiun Maru: Tabular Record of Movement". combinedfleet.com. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
- ^ Hackett, Bob; Kingsepp, Sander; Alsleben, Allan; Cundall, Peter (2012). "Tokusetsu Suijoki-Bokan!: IJN Seaplane Tender Sanuki Maru:: Tabular Record of Movement". combinedfleet.com. Retrieved 30 March 2020.