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List of ship commissionings in 1917

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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

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  1. ^ 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

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