List of ship commissionings in 1917

The list of ship commissionings in 1917 includes a chronological list of all ships commissioned in 1917.

	Operator	Ship	Flag	Class and type	Pennant	Other notes
January	Royal Navy	Glorious		Courageous-class battlecruiser		Converted to aircraft carrier
24 January	United States Navy	Allen		Sampson-class destroyer	DD-66
February	Kaiserliche Marine	Nürnberg		Königsberg-class light cruiser
8 February	Royal Netherlands Navy	Z 5		Z 5-class torpedo boat	Z 5
8 February	Royal Netherlands Navy	Z 6		Z 5-class torpedo boat	Z 6
19 February	Royal Navy	Skate		R-class destroyer
9 April	United States Navy	Shaw		Sampson-class destroyer	DD-68
24 April	Royal Navy	Anzac		Parker-class destroyer leader		transferred to Royal Australian Navy in 1919
1 May	United States Navy	Cyclops		collier
5 May	Royal Netherlands Navy	O 8		H-class submarine	O 8	former HMS H6
10 May	Kaiserliche Marine	Hindenburg		Derfflinger-class battlecruiser
26 June	Royal Navy	Furious		Courageous-class battlecruiser	47	converted to aircraft carrier
30 August	United States Navy	L-8		L-class submarine	SS-48
1 September	Royal Navy	Ramillies		Revenge-class battleship	07
26 September	United States Navy	N-1		N-class submarine	SS-53
26 September	United States Navy	N-2		N-class submarine	SS-54
26 September	United States Navy	N-3		N-class submarine	SS-55
15 October	United States Navy	Manley		Caldwell-class destroyer	DD-74
1 December	United States Navy	Caldwell		Caldwell-class destroyer	DD-69
7 December	United States Navy	L-6		L-class submarine	SS-45
7 December	United States Navy	L-7		L-class submarine	SS-46
18 December	United States Navy	Mississippi		New Mexico-class battleship	BB-41