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 |
See also[]
| Ship events in 1917 | |||||||||||
| Ship launches: | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 |
| Ship commissionings: | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 |
| Ship decommissionings: | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 |
| Shipwrecks: | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 |
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