The list of ship commissionings in 1923 includes a chronological list of all ships commissioned in 1923.

	Operator	Ship	Flag	Class and type	Pennant	Other notes
11 January	United States Navy	S-11		S-class submarine	SS-116
4 April	United States Navy	S-36		S-class submarine	SS-141
30 April	United States Navy	S-12		S-class submarine	SS-117
11 May	United States Navy	S-38		S-class submarine	SS-143
23 May	Royal Danish Navy	HDMS Niels Juel		Coastal defense ship
21 June	Royal Netherlands Navy	HNLMS K IX		K VIII-class submarine	K IX
9 July	United States Navy	S-25		S-class submarine	SS-130
14 July	United States Navy	S-13		S-class submarine	SS-118
16 July	United States Navy	S-37		S-class submarine	SS-142
20 August	Royal Netherlands Navy	Pro Patria		Pro Patria-class minelayer
24 August	United States Navy	S-24		S-class submarine	SS-129
30 August	United States Navy	Colorado		Colorado-class battleship	BB-45
14 September	United States Navy	S-39		S-class submarine	SS-144
24 September	Royal Netherlands Navy	K X		K VIII-class submarine	K X
15 October	United States Navy	S-26		S-class submarine	SS-131
30 October	United States Navy	S-23		S-class submarine	SS-128
20 November	United States Navy	S-40		S-class submarine	SS-145
1 December	United States Navy	West Virginia		Colorado-class battleship	BB-48
13 December	United States Navy	S-28		S-class submarine	SS-133