List of ship launches in 1917

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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

References

1. "Pacific Marine Review". February 1917. p. 41.
2. "Lancashire". The Yard. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
3. "DANFS: USS N-2".
4. "Pacific Marine Review". March 1917. p. 62.
5. "Pacific Marine Review". February 1917. p. 40.
6. "Marine Review". February 1917. p. 55.
7. "HMS Skilful". The Yard. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
8. Friedman 2009, p. 310.
9. "DANFS: USS N-3".
10. Friedman 2009, p. 311.
11. "Minnekahda". The Yard. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
12. "Pacific Marine Review". April 1917. p. 58.
13. Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, pp. 434, 436.
14. "First Steel Craft is Launched". The Oregon Daily Journal. 1 April 1917. p. 1.
15. "Orca". The Yard. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
16. "Regina". The Yard. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
17. Friedman 2009, p. 312.
18. "Glenavy". The Yard. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
19. "S/S Stavangerfjord, NAL - The Norwegian-America Line". 2017-05-21.
20. "Marine Review Vol. 49". Penton Publishing Company. February 1919. pp. 103–114.
21. "Pacific Marine Review". July 1917. p. 80.
22. "War Shamrock". The Yard. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
23. Friedman 2009, p. 314.
24. "Pacific Marine Review". February 1918. p. 101.
25. "Pacific Marine Review". January 1917. p. 54.
26. "War Clover". The Yard. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
27. "Rimouski". The Yard. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
28. "Pacific Marine Review". February 1918. p. 90.
29. "War Trefoil". The Yard. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
30. "War Hostage". The Yard. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
31. "Pacific Marine Review". July 1918. p. 90.
32. "War Cobra". The Yard. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
33. "Pacific Marine Review". January 1918. p. 131.
34. "DANFS: USS Gwin".
35. "War Expert". The Yard. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
36. "War Python". The Yard. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
37. Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 246.
38. Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 439.
39. Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 405.
40. Mitchell & Sawyer 1990, p. 404.
41. Sixth Annual Report of the United States Shipping Board. United States Government Printing Office. 1922. p. 264.

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