I-17 was a Japanese B1 type submarine of the Imperial Japanese Navy which saw service during World War II. This long-range submarine cruiser spent the early months of the war in the eastern Pacific and was the first Axis ship to shell the United States mainland. She later supported the Japanese Army in fighting around the Solomon Islands and remained active in the southwest Pacific until sunk in August 1943.
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