List of ship launches in 1917

The list of ship launches in 1917 includes a chronological list of some ships launched in 1917.

	Country	Builder	Location	Ship	Class / type	Notes
25 January	United States	Newport News Shipbuilding	Newport News, Virginia	Mississippi	New Mexico-class battleship
13 April	United States	New York Naval Shipyard	Brooklyn, New York	New Mexico	New Mexico-class battleship
23 June	Germany	Blohm + Voss	Hamburg	Priwall	Barque	For F Laeisz, Hamburg
30 June	United States	New York Shipbuilding	Camden, New Jersey	Idaho	New Mexico-class battleship
30 June	Germany	AG Vulcan	Hamburg	Württemberg	Bayern-class battleship
20 October	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	Robert Duncan & Co	Port Glasgow, Scotland	Mahratta	Cargo ship
11 November	United States	Fore River Shipyard	Quincy, Massachusetts	Little	Wickes-class destroyer
14 December	United States	Fore River Shipyard	Quincy, Massachusetts	Kimberly	Wickes-class destroyer
15 December	United States	Mare Island Navy Yard	Vallejo, California	Fairfax	Wickes-class destroyer
16 December	United States	Fore River Shipyard	Quincy, Massachusetts	Sigourney	Wickes-class destroyer
17 December	United States	William Cramp and Sons	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Rathburne	Wickes-class destroyer
Unknown date	Netherlands	Gebroeders van Diepen	Waterhuizen	De Lauwers	Schooner
Unknown date	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	Richardson, Duck & Co Ltd	Stockton on Tees	Farnworth	Cargo ship	For R S Dalgleish & Co Ltd.
Unknown date	Netherlands	L Smit & Zoon	Kinderdijk	Tilburg	Cargo ship	For NV Nederlandsche Scheepvaart Maatschappij Transatlanta