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


Date Country Builder Location Ship Class / type Notes
6 January  United States Moore Dry Dock Company Oakland, California Thordis Cargo ship For private owner.[1]
11 January  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Lancashire Passenger ship For Bibby Steamship Co.[2]
16 January  United States Seattle Construction and Drydock Company Seattle, Washington N-2 N-class submarine For United States Navy.[3]
18 January  United States New York Shipbuilding Camden, New Jersey Tidewater Collier For Darrow-Mann Company.[4]
20 January  United States Alameda Works Shipyard Alameda, California Unnamed Cargo ship For H. S. Bjoeness.[5][6]
20 January  United States Alameda Works Shipyard Alameda, California Regulus Cargo ship For private owner.[5]
23 January  United Kingdom W. Harkness & Sons Ltd. Middlesbrough Flaminian Cargo ship For Ellerman & Papyanni Lines.
24 January  United Kingdom Hawthorn Leslie and Company Hebburn Calypso C-class cruiser For Royal Navy.
25 January  United States Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia Mississippi New Mexico-class battleship For United States Navy.
27 January  Japan Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Nagasaki Hyūga Ise-class battleship For Imperial Japanese Navy.
3 February  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Govan Skilful Destroyer For Royal Navy.[7]
10 February  United Kingdom Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson Wallsend Torrid R-class destroyer For Royal Navy.[8]
21 February  United States Seattle Construction and Drydock Company Seattle, Washington N-3 N-class submarine For United States Navy.[9]
24 February  United Kingdom J. Samuel White Cowes Tristram R-class destroyer For Royal Navy.[10]
3 March  Germany AG Vulcan Stettin Wiesbaden Cöln-class cruiser For .Imperial German Navy
8 March  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Minnekahda Passenger ship For Atlantic Transport Co.[11]
8 March  United Kingdom Hawthorn Leslie and Company Hebburn Thisbe R-class destroyer For Royal Navy.[8]
9 March  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Govan HMS Springbok Destroyer For Royal Navy.
10 March  United Kingdom John I. Thornycroft & Company Southampton Taurus R-class destroyer For Royal Navy.
14 March  United States Seattle Construction and Drydock Company Seattle, Washington Golden Gate Cargo ship For Knute Knutsen.[12]
20 March  United Kingdom Richardson, Duck & Co. Ltd. Thornaby-on-Tees Farnworth Cargo ship For R. S. Dalgleish Ltd.[13]
24 March  United Kingdom John Brown & Company Clydebank Ceres C-class cruiser For Royal Navy.
24 March  United Kingdom Cammell Laird Birkenhead Valentine V-class destroyer For Royal Navy.
31 March  United States Northwest Steel Portland, Oregon Vesterlide Cargo ship [14]
5 April  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Orca Passenger ship For Pacific Steam Navigation Company.[15]
11 April  United States Seattle Construction and Drydock Company Seattle, Washington Key West Cargo ship For Knute Knutsen.
13 April  United States New York Naval Shipyard Brooklyn, New York New Mexico New Mexico-class battleship For United States Navy.
19 April  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Govan Regina Passenger ship For Dominion Line.[16]
20 April  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Govan Tetrarch Destroyer For Royal Navy.
21 April  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Melita Passenger ship For Canadian Pacific Railway.
21 April  United Kingdom John I. Thornycroft & Company Southampton Teazer R-class destroyer For Royal Navy.[8]
23 April  United States Portsmouth Navy Yard Portsmouth, New Hampshire L-8 L-class submarine For United States Navy.
25 April  Germany Blohm + Voss Hamburg Dresden Cöln-class cruiser For Imperial German Navy.
8 May  United Kingdom William Denny and Brothers Dumbarton Valorous V-class destroyer For Royal Navy.[17]
15 May  United Kingdom Pembroke Dockyard Pembroke Curacoa C-class cruiser For Royal Navy.
17 May  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Glenavy Cargo ship For Glen Line.[18]
21 May  United Kingdom Cammell Laird Birkenhead Stavangerfjord Passenger ship For Den Norske Amerikalinje.[19]
21 May  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Govan Tenacious Destroyer For Royal Navy.
21 May  United Kingdom J. Samuel White Cowes Wallace W-class Destroyer For Royal Navy.
22 May  United Kingdom Cammell Laird Birkenhead Valhalla V-class destroyer For Royal Navy.
25 May  United Kingdom William Denny and Brothers Dumbarton Valkyrie V-class destroyer For Royal Navy.
29 May  United States Staten Island Shipbuilding Company Port Richmond, New York Snug Harbor Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[20]
6 June  United States Seattle Construction and Drydock Company Seattle, Washington Storviken Cargo ship For Haakon Wallen Co.[21]
7 June  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Govan P62 Patrol boat For Royal Navy.
14 June  United Kingdom John Brown & Company Clydebank Vanoc V-class destroyer For Royal Navy.
21 June  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast War Shamrock Cargo ship For British Shipping Controller.[22]
23 June  Germany Blohm & Voss Hamburg Priwall Barque For F. Laeisz.
30 June  United States Camden, New Jersey New York Shipbuilding Idaho New Mexico-class battleship For United States Navy.
30 June  Germany AG Vulcan Hamburg Württemberg Bayern-class battleship For Imperial German Navy.
5 July  United Kingdom Vickers Limited Barrow in Furness Curlew C-class cruiser For .Royal Navy
6 July  United Kingdom Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson Wallsend Coventry C-class cruiser For Royal Navy.
7 July  United Kingdom John I. Thornycroft & Company Southampton Shakespeare Thornycroft type flotilla leader For Royal Navy.[23]
2 August  United States Northwest Steel Portland, Oregon War Viceroy Cargo ship For United States Shipping Board.[24][25]
15 August  United States William Cramp & Sons Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Siboney Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[20]
16 August  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast War Clover Cargo ship For British Shipping Controller.[26]
18 August  United Kingdom John Brown & Company Clydebank Vanquisher V-class destroyer For Royal Navy.
21 August  United Kingdom R. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie & Co. Ltd. Newcastle upon Tyne Verdun V-class destroyer For Royal Navy.
23 August  United States Pusey & Jones Gloucester City, New Jersey Chestnut Hil Tanker Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[20]
25 August  United States Moore Dry Dock Company Oakland, California Coronado Cargo ship For Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[20]
30 August  United States Bethlehem Alameda Alameda, California J. E. O'Neil Tanker Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[20]
30 August  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Rimouski Cargo ship For Dominion Line.[27]
1 September  United Kingdom William Doxford & Sons Sunderland Vega V-class destroyer For Royal Navy.
2 September  United States J. F. Duthie & Company Seattle, Washington West Point Cargo ship For private owner.[20][28]
4 September  United Kingdom J. Samuel White Cowes Vectis V-class destroyer For Royal Navy.
14 September  United States Northwest Steel Portland, Oregon Landaas Cargo ship For private owner.[25][24]
15 September  Sweden Götaverken Gothenburg Drottning Victoria Sverige-class coastal defence ship For Royal Swedish Navy.
15 September  Sweden Kockums Mekaniska Verkstad Malmö Gustav V Sverige-class coastal defence ship For Royal Swedish Navy.
15 September  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast War Trefoil Cargo ship For British Shipping Controller.[29]
29 September  United States Chester Shipbuilding Company Chester, Pennsylvania Sudbury Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.
6 October  United States Baltimore Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Company Baltimore, Maryland Elinor Cargo ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[20]
13 October  United States William Cramp & Sons Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Santa Ana Transport ship Requisitioned by United States Shipping Board.[20]
15 October  Japan Kure Naval Arsenal Kure Ro-11 Kaichū I-type submarine For Imperial Japanese Navy.
16 October  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast War Hostage A0 Tanker For British Shipping Controller.[30]
17 October  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Govan Minnedosa Passenger ship For Canadian Pacific Railway.
18 October  United Kingdom Cammell Laird Birkenhead Scott Admiralty type flotilla leader For Royal Navy.[23]
20 October  United Kingdom Robert Duncan & Co. Port Glasgow Mahratta Cargo ship For T. & J. Brocklebank Ltd.
20 October  United States Standard Shipbuilding Company Shooters Island, New York Muscatine Refrigerated cargo ship Requisitioned by the United States Shipping Board.[20]
26 October  United States New York Shipbuilding Camden, New Jersey Sylvan Arrow Tanker Requisitioned by the United States Shipping Board.[20]
27 October  United States Bethlehem Fore River Quincy, Massachusetts K. I. Luckenbach Cargo ship Requisitioned by the United States Shipping Board.[20]
27 October  United States Bethlehem Alameda Alameda, California A. C. Bedford Tanker Requisitioned by the United States Shipping Board.[20]
27 October  United States McDougall-Duluth Shipbuilding Duluth, Minnesota Lake Traverse Cargo ship Requisitioned by the United States Shipping Board.[20]
30 October  United States Moore Dry Dock Company Oakland, California Yosemite Cargo ship Requisitioned by the United States Shipping Board.[20]
31 October  United Kingdom Greenock & Grangemouth Dockyard Company Grangemouth Wellpark Cargo ship For Denholm Line Steamers Ltd.
1 November  United States Skinner & Eddy Seattle, Washington War Flame Cargo ship For United States Shipping Board.[31]
3 November  United States Albina Engine & Machine Works Portland, Oregon Margit Cargo ship Requisitioned by the United States Shipping Board.[20][24]
4 November  United States Northwest Steel Portland, Oregon Halgren Cargo ship Requisitioned by the United States Shipping Board.[20][24]
6 November  United States J. F. Duthie & Company Seattle, Washington Hallbjorg Cargo ship Requisitioned by the United States Shipping Board.[20][28]
10 November  United States Baltimore Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Company Baltimore, Maryland Luella Refrigerated cargo ship Requisitioned by the United States Shipping Board.[20]
10 November  United States Pusey & Jones Gloucester City, New Jersey John M. Connelly Tanker Requisitioned by the United States Shipping Board.[20]
10 November  United States Bethlehem Alameda Alameda, California Redondo Cargo ship Requisitioned by the United States Shipping Board.[20]
11 November  United States Fore River Shipyard Quincy, Massachusetts Little Wickes-class destroyer For United States Navy.
11 November  United States Bethlehem Alameda Alameda, California Herbert. L. Pratt Tanker Requisitioned by the United States Shipping Board.[20]
15 November  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast War Cobra B-type cargo ship For British Shipping Controller.[32]
17 November  Germany Howaldtswerke Kiel Magdeburg Cöln-class cruiser For Imperial German Navy.
17 November  United States Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia Munaires Cargo ship Requisitioned by the United States Shipping Board.[20]
17 November  United States Chester Shipbuilding Company Chester, Pennsylvania Overbrook Tanker Requisitioned by the United States Shipping Board.[20]
19 November  United States Columbia River Shipbuilding Portland, Oregon War Sirdar Cargo ship Requisitioned by the United States Shipping Board.[24]
21 November  United States Seattle Construction and Drydock Company Seattle, Washington Sacramento Cargo ship Requisitioned by the United States Shipping Board.[20][33]
24 November  United States Skinner & Eddy Seattle, Washington Seattle Cargo ship For United States Shipping Board.[20][33]
24 November  United States Ames Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company Seattle, Washington Westerly Cargo ship Requisitioned by the United States Shipping Board.[20]
24 November  United States Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia J. C. Donnell Tanker Requisitioned by the United States Shipping Board.[20]
24 November  United States American Shipbuilding Company Cleveland, Ohio Lake Lillian Cargo ship Requisitioned by the United States Shipping Board.[20]
24 November  United States American Shipbuilding Company Detroit, Michigan Lake Duane Cargo Ship Requisitioned by the United States Shipping Board.[20]
25 November  United States Ames Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company Seattle, Washington War Brigade Cargo ship For United States Shipping Board.[33]
29 November  United States Albina Engine & Machine Works Portland, Oregon Erling Cargo ship Requisitioned by the United States Shipping Board.[20][24]
1 December  Japan Kure Naval Arsenal Kure Ro-12 Kaichū I-type submarine For Imperial Japanese Navy
1 December  United States Grays Harbor Motorship Corporation Grays Harbor, Washington Abrigada Cargo ship For United States Shipping Board.[20]
5 December  United States Northwest Steel Portland, Oregon War Ally Cargo ship Requisitioned by the United States Shipping Board.[20][24]
8 December  United States J. F. Duthie & Company Seattle, Washington Westfield Cargo ship Requisitioned by the United States Shipping Board.[20][33]
8 December  United States New York Shipbuilding Camden, New Jersey Fairmont Collier Requisitioned by the United States Shipping Board.[20]
9 December  United States Moore Dry Dock Company Oakland, California Yellowstone Cargo ship Requisitioned by the United States Shipping Board.[20]
12 December  United States Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging Company Seattle, Washington Dixmude Auxiliary schooner For the French government.[33]
12 December  United States Great Lakes Engineering Works Ecorse, Michigan Lake Elizabeth Cargo ship Requisitioned by the United States Shipping Board.[20]
12 December  United States Great Lakes Engineering Works Ecorse, Michigan Lake St. Clair Cargo ship Requisitioned by the United States Shipping Board.[20]
14 December  United States Fore River Shipyard Quincy, Massachusetts Kimberly Wickes-class destroyer For United States Navy.
15 December  United States Los Angeles Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company San Pedro, California Accomac Cargo ship For United States Shipping Board.[20]
15 December  United States Mare Island Navy Yard Vallejo, California Fairfax Wickes-class destroyer For United States Navy.
15 December  United States American Shipbuilding Company Cleveland, Ohio Lake Otisco Cargo ship Requisitioned by the United States Shipping Board.[20]
15 December  United States American Shipbuilding Company Superior, Wisconsin Lake Tulare Cargo ship Requisitioned by the United States Shipping Board.[20]
15 December  United States Kruse & Banks Shipbuilding Company North Bend, Oregon North Bend Cargo ship For United States Shipping Board.[20]
15 December  United States Pusey & Jones Wilmington, Delaware Piqua Cargo ship Requisitioned by the United States Shipping Board.[20]
15 December  United States Skinner & Eddy Seattle, Washington Trontolite Tanker Requisitioned by the United States Shipping Board.[20]
15 December  United States Seattle Construction and Drydock Company Seattle, Washington Walter A. Luckenbach Cargo ship Requisitioned by the United States Shipping Board.[20][33]
16 December  United States Fore River Shipyard Quincy, Massachusetts Sigourney Wickes-class destroyer For United States Navy.
17 December  United States William Cramp & Sons Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Rathburne Wickes-class destroyer For United States Navy.
17 December  United States Bethlehem Alameda Alameda, California S. M. Spaulding Tanker requisitioned by the United States Shipping Board.[20]
18 December  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast Vedic Passenger ship For White Star Line.
19 December  United States Bethlehem Wilmington Wilmington, Delaware Saetia Cargo ship Requisitioned by the United States Shipping Board.[20]
20 December  United States American Shipbuilding Company Lorain, Ohio Lake Como Cargo ship Requisitioned by the United States Shipping Board.[20]
20 December  United States Great Lakes Engineering Works Detroit, Michigan Lake St. Regis Cargo ship Requisitioned by the United States Shipping Board.[20]
22 December  United States Skinner & Eddy Seattle, Washington Absaroka Cargo ship For United States Shipping Board.[20]
22 December  United States Seattle Construction and Drydock Company Seattle, Washington Gwin Caldwell-class destroyer For United States Navy.[34]
22 December  United States Standard Shipbuilding Company Shooters Island, New York Ice King Refrigerated cargo ship Requisitioned by the United States Shipping Board.[20]
22 December  United States Columbia River Shipbuilding Portland, Oregon War Agate Cargo ship For United States Shipping Board.[24]
22 December  United States New York Shipbuilding Camden, New Jersey Broad Arrow Tanker Requisitioned by the United States Shipping Board.[20]
27 December  United States New York Shipbuilding Camden, New Jersey Freeman Collier Requisitioned by the United States Shipping Board.[20]
28 December  United Kingdom William Beardmore and Company Dalmuir Vancouver V-class destroyer For Royal Navy.
28 December  United States Toledo Shipbuilding Company Toledo, Ohio Lake Sunapee Cargo ship Requisitioned by the United States Shipping Board.[20]
29 December  United States American Shipbuilding Company Detroit, Michigan Lake Conway Cargo ship Requisitioned by the United States Shipping Board.[20]
29 December  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast War Expert A0 tanker For British Shipping Controller.[35]
29 December  United Kingdom Harland & Wolff Belfast War Python B-type cargo ship For British Shipping Controller.[36]
30 December  United States Bethlehem Alameda Alameda, California W. M. Irish Tanker Requisitioned by the United States Shipping Board.[20]
Unknown date  United Kingdom S. P. Austin & Sons Ltd. Sunderland Buffs Collier For Wm. Cory & Sons Ltd.[37]
Unknown date  Netherlands Gebroeders van Diepen Waterhuizen De Lauwers Schooner For private owner.
Unknown date  United States Baltimore Shipbuilding Corporation Baltimore, Maryland Holden Evans tanker For unknown owner.[38]
Unknown date  United States Texas Steamship Company Bath, Maine Maine Cargo ship For United States Shipping Board.[39]
Unknown date  Netherlands L Smit & Zoon Kinderdijk Tilburg Cargo ship For NV Nederlandsche Scheepvaart Maatschappij Transatlanta.
Unknown date  United States Skinner & Eddy Seattle, Washington West Haven Cargo ship For United States Shipping Board.[40]
Summary of all launches of USSB ships[41]
Month Req. Steel Req S. dwt CS CSt CW CWt
April 2 12,500
May 3 20,330
June 4 21,400
July 7 39,835
August 16 127,055
September 12 63,339
October 17 116,576
November 19 135,805 1 8,800
December 21 134,730 2 17,600 2 8,000
Total 101 674,570 3 26,400 2 8,000

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