a U.S. Navy PV-1 Ventura patrol bomber, but an official report on the incident identifies the plane as a U.S. Army Air Forces B-18 Bolo bomber. S-17 arrived at Coco Solo in the Panama Canal Zone on 8 August 1942 for repairs. S-17 operated from New London from September 1942 to July 1944. Her cruises from New London often included operations in Casco Bay, Maine. Decommissioning and disposal Decommissioned on 4 October 1944, S-17 was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 13 November 1944. She was intentionally sunk on 5 April 1945. In literature A fictional USS S-17 appears in Edward L. Beach's 1955 novel Run Silent, Run Deep. References United States S-class submarines World War II submarines of the United States Ships built in Bridgeport, Connecticut 1920 ships Ships sunk as targets Maritime incidents in February 1942 Maritime incidents in August 1942 Friendly fire incidents of World War II Maritime incidents in April 1945 Scuttled vessels