List of ship commissionings in 1917
The list of ship commissionings in 1917 includes a chronological list of ships commissioned in 1917. In cases where no official commissioning ceremony was held, the date of service entry may be used instead.
| Date | Operator | Ship | Class and type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 24 |  United States Navy | Allen | Sampson-class destroyer | |
| January (unknown date) |  Royal Navy | Glorious | Courageous-class battlecruiser | Converted to an aircraft carrier |
| February 8 |  Royal Netherlands Navy | Z 5 | Z 5-class torpedo boat | |
| February 8 | Royal Netherlands Navy | Z 6 | Z 5-class torpedo boat | |
| February 19 | Royal Navy | Skate | R-class destroyer | |
| February (unknown date) |  Imperial German Navy | Nürnberg | Königsberg-class cruiser | |
| March 14 | Imperial German Navy | Baden | Bayern-class battleship | |
| April 9 | United States Navy | Arawan II | Section patrol craft | |
| April 9 | United States Navy | Shaw | Sampson-class destroyer | |
| April 18 | United States Navy | Actus | Section patrol craft | |
| April 24 | Royal Navy | Anzac | Parker-class destroyer leader | Transferred to Royal Australian Navy in 1919 |
| May 1 | United States Navy | Cyclops | Collier | |
| May 5 | United States Navy | Arvilla | Section patrol craft | |
| May 5 | Royal Netherlands Navy | O 8 | H-class submarine | Ex-HMS H6 |
| May 10 | United States Navy | Abalone | Section patrol craft | |
| May 10 | Imperial German Navy | Hindenburg | Derfflinger-class battlecruiser | |
| May 12 | United States Navy | Althea | Section patrol craft | |
| May 17 | United States Navy | Amagansett | Minesweeper | |
| May 18 | United States Navy | Almax II | Section patrol craft | |
| May 19 | United States Navy | Alpha | Section patrol craft | |
| May 27 | United States Navy | Abarenda | collier | Under command of Lt. Commander Harry M. Bostwick, USNRF[1] |
| May 30 | United States Navy | Alacrity | Section patrol craft | |
| May 31 | United States Navy | Akbar | Section patrol craft | |
| June 5 | United States Navy | Aloha | Section patrol craft | |
| June 5 | United States Navy | Aphrodite | Section patrol craft | |
| June 6 | United States Navy | Advance | Section patrol craft | Transferred to United States Coast Guard in 1919 |
| June 9 | United States Navy | Arcady | Section patrol craft | |
| June 25 | United States Navy | Arroyo | Section patrol craft | |
| June 26 | Royal Navy | Furious | Courageous-class battlecruiser | Converted to an aircraft carrier |
| June 27 | United States Navy | Astrea | Section patrol craft | |
| July 6 | United States Navy | Helianthus | Section patrol craft | Transferred to United States Coast and Geodetic Survey in 1919 |
| July 7 | United States Navy | Apache | Section patrol craft | Transferred to United States Coast Guard in 1919 |
| July 10 | United States Navy | Vergana | Section patrol craft | |
| July 27 | United States Navy | Advance | Section patrol craft | |
| July 28 | United States Navy | Alcedo | Section patrol craft | |
| July 28 | United States Navy | Avis | Section patrol craft | |
| August 10 | United States Navy | Albatross | Section patrol craft | |
| August 11 | United States Navy | Ameera | Section patrol craft | |
| August 15 | United States Navy | Ardent | Section patrol craft / minesweeper | |
| August 16 | United States Navy | Annabelle | Section patrol craft | |
| August 17 | United States Navy | Anado | Section patrol craft | |
| August 18 | United States Navy | Anderton | Section patrol craft / minesweeper | |
| August 18 | United States Navy | Arcturus | Section patrol craft | |
| August 30 | United States Navy | L-8 | L-class submarine | |
| September 1 | Royal Navy | Ramillies | Revenge-class battleship | |
| September 26 | United States Navy | N-1 | N-class submarine | |
| September 26 | United States Navy | N-2 | N-class submarine | |
| September 26 | United States Navy | N-3 | N-class submarine | |
| September 27 | United States Navy | Atlantis | Section patrol craft | |
| October 1 | United States Navy | Aurore II | Section patrol craft | |
| October 5 | United States Navy | Anton Dohrn | Section patrol craft | |
| October 15 | United States Navy | Manley | Caldwell-class destroyer | |
| October 17 | United States Navy | Artemis | Section patrol craft | |
| October 18 | United States Navy | Acoma | Section patrol craft | |
| October 31 | United States Navy | Tanguingui | Section patrol craft | Returned to original owned on April 21, 1919 |
| November 1 | United States Navy | Arval | Section patrol craft | |
| November 2 | United States Navy | Aramis | Section patrol craft | |
| November 5 | United States Navy | Audwin | Section patrol craft | Transferred to United States Coast and Geodetic Survey 1919 |
| December 1 | United States Navy | Caldwell | Caldwell-class destroyer | |
| December 7 | United States Navy | L-6 | L-class submarine | |
| December 7 | United States Navy | L-7 | L-class submarine | |
| December 17 | United States Navy | Adelante | Section patrol craft | |
| December 18 | United States Navy | Mississippi | New Mexico-class battleship | |
| December 30 | United States Navy | A-1 | Section patrol craft | |
| unknown date | United States Navy | Albacore | Section patrol craft |
References
- ^ Cressman, Robert J. (8 February 2016). "Abarenda I (Collier No. 13)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
After the United States entered World War I, Abarenda was placed back in commission on 27 May 1917, Lt. Cmdr. Harry M. Bostwick, USNRF, in command when her officers and crew were sworn into the Naval Auxiliary Reserve
