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


Country Location Builder Ship Class / type Owner Notes
16 January  United States Seattle, Washington Seattle Construction and Drydock Company N-2 (SS-54) N-class submarine [1]
23 January  United Kingdom Middlesbrough, County Durham W Harkness & Sons Ltd Flaminian Cargo ship Ellerman & Papyanni Lines
24 January  United Kingdom Hebburn, England Hawthorn Leslie Calypso C-class cruiser
25 January  United States Newport News, Virginia Newport News Shipbuilding Mississippi New Mexico-class battleship
27 January  Empire of Japan Nagasaki Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Hyūga Ise-class battleship
10 February  United Kingdom Wallsend, England Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson Torrid R-class destroyer [2]
21 February  United States Seattle, Washington Seattle Construction and Drydock Company N-3 (SS-55) N-class submarine [3]
24 February  United Kingdom Cowes J. Samuel White Tristram R-class destroyer [4]
3 March  German Empire Stettin AG Vulcan Wiesbaden Cöln-class cruiser Imperial German Navy
8 March  United Kingdom Hebburn, England Hawthorn Leslie Thisbe R-class destroyer [2]
10 March  United Kingdom Southampton, England Thornycroft Taurus R-class destroyer [2]
14 March  United States Seattle Construction and Drydock Company Seattle, Washington Golden Gate 7,500dwt steel cargo Knute Knutsen of Hangesund, Norway [5]
24 March  United Kingdom Clydebank, Scotland John Brown Ceres C-class cruiser
22 March  United Kingdom Birkenhead Cammell Laird Valentine Admiralty V-class leader [6]
30 March  United States Portland, Oregon Northwest Steel War Baron [7]
11 April  United States Seattle, Washington Seattle Construction and Drydock Company Key West 7,500dwt steel cargo predicted launch date[8]
13 April  United States Brooklyn, New York New York Naval Shipyard New Mexico New Mexico-class battleship
21 April  United Kingdom Southampton, England Thornycroft Teazer R-class destroyer [2]
25 April  German Empire Hamburg Blohm + Voss Dresden Cöln-class cruiser Imperial German Navy
8 May  United Kingdom Dunbarton William Denny and Brothers Valorous Admiralty V-class leader [6]
15 May  United Kingdom Pembroke, Wales Pembroke Dockyard Curacoa C-class cruiser
21 May  Great Britain Birkenhead Cammell Laird Stavangerfjord Passenger ship Den Norske Amerikalinje [9]
21 May  United Kingdom Cowes J. Samuel White Wallace Admiralty V-class leader [6]
22 May  United Kingdom Birkenhead Cammell Laird Valhalla Admiralty V-class leader [6]
25 May  United Kingdom Dunbarton William Denny and Brothers Valkyrie Admiralty V-class leader
29 May  United States Port Richmond, New York Staten Island Shipbuilding Company 'Snug Harbor 3,500dwt steel cargo USSB requisition [10]
6 June  United States Seattle Construction and Drydock Company Seattle, Washington Storviken 7,500dwt steel cargo Haakon Wallen Co. of Bergen, Norway [11]
14 June  United Kingdom Clydebank, Scotland John Brown Vanoc Admiralty V-class destroyer
23 June  German Empire Hamburg Blohm + Voss Priwall Barque F Laeisz, Hamburg
30 June  United States Camden, New Jersey New York Shipbuilding Idaho New Mexico-class battleship
30 June  German Empire Hamburg AG Vulcan Württemberg Bayern-class battleship
5 July  United Kingdom Barrow in Furness, England Vickers Limited Curlew C-class cruiser
6 July  United Kingdom Wallsend, England Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson Coventry C-class cruiser
7 July  United Kingdom Southampton John I. Thornycroft & Company Shakespeare Thornycroft type flotilla leader [12]
2 August  United States Portland, Oregon Northwest Steel War Viceroy [7]
15 August  United States Philadelphia, Pennsylvania William Cramp & Sons Siboney 4,500dwt steel transport USSB requisition [10]
18 August  United Kingdom Clydebank, Scotland John Brown Vanquisher Admiralty V-class destroyer
23 August  United States Gloucester City, New Jersey Pusey & Jones Pennsylvania plant Chestnut Hill 7,000dwt steel tanker USSB requisition [10]
25 August  United States Oakland, California Moore Dry Dock Company Coronado 9,400dwt steel cargo USSB requisition [10]
30 August  United States Alameda, California Bethlehem Alameda J. E. O'Neil 10,475dwt steel tanker USSB requisition [10]
1 September  United Kingdom Sunderland William Doxford & Sons Vega Admiralty V-class destroyer
2 September  United States Seattle, Washington J. F. Duthie & Company West Point steel cargo or 15 October[10][13]
4 September  United Kingdom Cowes J. Samuel White Vectis Admiralty V-class destroyer
14 September  United States Portland, Oregon Northwest Steel Landaas [7]
15 September  Sweden Malmö Kockums Mekaniska Verkstad Gustav V Sverige-class coastal defence ship
15 September  Sweden Gothenburg Götaverken Drottning Victoria Sverige-class coastal defence ship
29 September  United States Chester, Pennsylvania Chester Shipbuilding Company Sudbury 7,500dwt steel cargo USSB requisition [10]
6 October  United States Baltimore, Maryland Baltimore Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Company Elinor 6,200dwt steel cargo USSB requisition [10]
13 October  United States Philadelphia, Pennsylvania William Cramp & Sons Santa Ana 4,986dwt steel transport USSB requisition [10]
15 October  Japan Kure Kure Naval Arsenal Submarine No. 19 (Ro-11) Kaichū I-type submarine Imperial Japanese Navy
18 October  United Kingdom Birkenhead Cammell Laird Scott Admiralty type flotilla leader [12]
20 October  United Kingdom Port Glasgow, Scotland Robert Duncan & Co Mahratta Cargo ship
 United States Shooters Island, New York Standard Shipbuilding Company Muscatine 7,300dwt steel reefer USSB requisition [10]
26 October  United States Camden, New Jersey New York Shipbuilding Sylvan Arrow 12,650dwt steel tanker USSB requisition [10]
27 October  United States Quincy, Massachusetts Bethlehem Fore River K. I. Luckenbach 11,550dwt steel cargo USSB requisition [10]
Alameda, California Bethlehem Alameda A. C. Bedford 14,900dwt steel tanker USSB requisition [10]
Duluth, Minnesota McDougall-Duluth Shipbuilding Lake Traverse 3,300dwt steel cargo USSB requisition [10]
31 October  United States Oakland, California Moore Dry Dock Company Yosemite 9,400dwt steel cargo USSB requisition [10]
1 November  United States Seattle, Washington Skinner & Eddy War Flame 8,800dwt steel cargo [14]
3 November  United States Portland, Oregon Albina Engine & Machine Works Margit 3,300dwt steel cargo USSB requisition yard's first; or Point Loma [10][7]
4 November  United States Portland, Oregon Northwest Steel Halgren 8,800dwt steel cargo USSB requisition or West Wind[10][7]
6 November  United States Seattle, Washington J. F. Duthie & Company Hallbjorg 8,800dwt steel cargo USSB requisition [10][13]
10 November  United States Baltimore, Maryland Baltimore Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Company Luella 6,200dwt steel reefer USSB requisition [10]
Gloucester City, New Jersey Pusey & Jones Pennsylvania plant John M. Connelly 7,000dwt steel tanker USSB requisition [10]
Alameda, California Bethlehem Alameda Redondo 6,000dwt steel cargo USSB requisition [10]
11 November  United States Quincy, Massachusetts Fore River Shipyard Little Wickes-class destroyer
Alameda, California Bethlehem Alameda Herbert. L. Pratt 10,475dwt steel tanker USSB requisition [10]
17 November  German Empire Kiel Howaldtswerke Magdeburg Cöln-class cruiser Imperial German Navy
 United States Newport News, Virginia Newport News Shipbuilding Munaires 7,430dwt steel cargo USSB requisition [10]
Chester, Pennsylvania Chester Shipbuilding Company Overbrook 9,000dwt steel tanker USSB requisition [10]
19 November  United States Portland, Oregon Columbia River Shipbuilding War Sirdir 8,800dwt steel cargo USSB requisition yard's first[7]
21 November  United States Seattle, Washington Seattle Construction and Drydock Company Hull No. 92 (Sacramento) 7,500dwt steel cargo USSB requisition [10][15]
24 November  United States Seattle, Washington Skinner & Eddy Seattle 8,800dwt steel cargo USSB contract [10][15]
Ames Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company Westerly 8,800dwt steel cargo USSB requisition yard's first[10]
Newport News, Virginia Newport News Shipbuilding J. C. Donnell 14,800dwt steel tanker USSB requisition [10]
Cleveland, Ohio American Shipbuilding Company Lake Lillian 3,100dwt steel cargo USSB requisition [10]
Detroit, Michigan American Shipbuilding Company Lake Duane 3,100dwt steel cargo USSB requisition [10]
25 November  United States Seattle, Washington Ames Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company War Brigade 8,800dwt steel cargo yard's first[15]
29 November  United States Portland, Oregon Albina Engine & Machine Works Erling 3,300dwt steel cargo USSB requisition [10][7]
1 December  Japan Kure Kure Naval Arsenal Submarine No. 20 (Ro-12) Kaichū I-type submarine Imperial Japanese Navy
 United States Grays Harbor, Washington Grays Harbor Motorship Corporation Abrigada 4,000dwt wood cargo USSB contract [10]
5 December  United States Portland, Oregon Northwest Steel War Ally 8,800dwt steel cargo USSB requisition or West Chester[10][7]
8 December  United States Seattle, Washington J. F. Duthie & Company Westfield 8,800dwt steel cargo USSB requisition or War General[10][15]
Camden, New Jersey New York Shipbuilding Fairmont 8,600dwt steel collier USSB requisition [10]
9 December  United States Oakland, California Moore Dry Dock Company Yellowstone 9,400dwt steel cargo USSB requisition [10]
12 December  United States Seattle, Washington Puget Sound Bridge & Dredging Company Dixmude aux. powered schooner French Gov. [15]
Ecorse, Michigan Great Lakes Engineering Works Lake Elizabeth 3,400dwt steel cargo USSB requisition [10]
Lake St. Clair 3,300dwt steel cargo USSB requisition [10]
14 December  United States Quincy, Massachusetts Fore River Shipyard Kimberly Wickes-class destroyer United States Navy
15 December  United States Vallejo, California Mare Island Navy Yard Fairfax Wickes-class destroyer
Seattle, Washington Seattle Construction and Drydock Company Walter A. Luckenbach 10,500dwt steel cargo USSB requisition or 19 December[10][15]
Skinner & Eddy Trontolite 9,000dwt steel tanker USSB requisition [10]
San Pedro, California Los Angeles Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company Accomac 8,800dwt steel cargo USSB contract [10]
North Bend, Oregon Kruse & Banks Shipbuilding Company North Bend 3,500dwt wood cargo USSB contract [10]
Wilmington, Delaware Pusey & Jones Piqua 4,000dwt steel cargo USSB requisition [10]
Cleveland, Ohio American Shipbuilding Company Lake Otisco 3,100dwt steel cargo USSB requisition [10]
Superior, Wisconsin American Shipbuilding Company Lake Tulare 3,100dwt steel cargo USSB requisition [10]
16 December  United States Quincy, Massachusetts Fore River Shipyard Sigourney Wickes-class destroyer
17 December  United States Philadelphia, Pennsylvania William Cramp & Sons Rathburne Wickes-class destroyer
Alameda, California Bethlehem Alameda S. M. Spaulding 10,475dwt steel tanker USSB requisition [10]
19 December  United States Wilmington, Delaware Bethlehem Wilmington Saetia 4,500dwt steel cargo USSB requisition [10]
20 December  United States Lorain, Ohio American Shipbuilding Company Lake Como 3,100dwt steel cargo USSB requisition [10]
Detroit, Michigan Great Lakes Engineering Works Lake St. Regis 3,300dwt steel cargo USSB requisition [10]
22 December  United States Portland, Oregon Columbia River Shipbuilding War Agate 8,800dwt steel cargo [7]
Seattle, Washington Skinner & Eddy Absaroka 8,800dwt steel cargo USSB contract [10]
Seattle Construction and Drydock Company Gwin (DD-71) Caldwell-class destroyer [16]
Shooters Island, New York Standard Shipbuilding Company Ice King 7,300dwt steel reefer USSB requisition [10]
Camden, New Jersey New York Shipbuilding Broad Arrow 12,650dwt steel tanker USSB requisition [10]
27 December  United States Camden, New Jersey New York Shipbuilding Freeman 4,900dwt steel collier USSB requisition [10]
28 December  United Kingdom Dalmuir William Beardmore and Company Vancouver Admiralty V-class destroyer
 United States Toledo, Ohio Toledo Shipbuilding Company Lake Sunapee 2,930dwt steel cargo USSB requisition [10]
29 December  United States Detroit, Michigan American Shipbuilding Company Lake Conway 3,100dwt steel cargo USSB requisition [10]
30 December  United States Alameda, California Bethlehem Alameda W. M. Irish 10,475dwt steel tanker USSB requisition [10]
Unknown date  Netherlands Waterhuizen Gebroeders van Diepen De Lauwers Schooner
Unknown date  United Kingdom Stockton on Tees Richardson, Duck & Co Ltd Farnworth Cargo ship R S Dalgleish & Co Ltd.
Unknown date  Netherlands Kinderdijk L Smit & Zoon Tilburg Cargo ship NV Nederlandsche Scheepvaart Maatschappij Transatlanta
Summary of all launches of USSB ships[17]
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


See also

References

  1. ^ "DANFS: USS N-2".
  2. ^ a b c d Friedman 2009, p. 310
  3. ^ "DANFS: USS N-3".
  4. ^ Friedman 2009, p. 311
  5. ^ "Pacific Marine Review". April 1917. p. 58. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  6. ^ a b c d Friedman 2009, p. 312
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Pacific Marine Review". February 1918. p. 101. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  8. ^ "Pacific Marine Review". April 1917. p. 58. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  9. ^ "S/S Stavangerfjord, NAL - The Norwegian-America Line". 2017-05-21.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd "Marine Review Vol. 49". Penton Publishing Company. February 1919. pp. 103–114. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  11. ^ "Pacific Marine Review". July 1917. p. 80. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  12. ^ a b Friedman 2009, p. 314
  13. ^ a b "Pacific Marine Review". February 1918. p. 90. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  14. ^ "Pacific Marine Review". July 1918. p. 90. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  15. ^ a b c d e f "Pacific Marine Review". January 1918. p. 131. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  16. ^ "DANFS: USS Gwin".
  17. ^ Sixth Annual Report of the United States Shipping Board. United States Government Printing Office. 1922. p. 264.
  • Friedman, Norman (2009). British Destroyers From Earliest Days to the Second World War. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-1-59114-081-8.
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