List of shipwrecks in 1917
January
{{See|List of shipwrecks in January 1917}}
February
{{See|List of shipwrecks in February 1917}}
March
{{See|List of shipwrecks in March 1917}}
April
{{See|List of shipwrecks in April 1917}}
May
{{See|List of shipwrecks in May 1917}}
June
{{See|List of shipwrecks in June 1917}}
July
{{See|List of shipwrecks in July 1917}}
August
{{See|List of shipwrecks in August 1917}}
September
{{See|List of shipwrecks in September 1917}}
October
{{See|List of shipwrecks in October 1917}}
November
{{See|List of shipwrecks in November 1917}}
December
{{See|List of shipwrecks in December 1917}}
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|ship=AG-13
|flag={{navy|Russian Empire}}
|desc=The AG-class submarine sank accidentally. She was refloated, repaired, and returned to service as AG-16.
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|ship={{ship||Ariel|schooner|2}}
|flag={{flag|United States|1912}}
|desc=The schooner was wrecked off the Inubōsaki Lighthouse, Japan.
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|ship={{ship|SY|Aurora||2}}
|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}
|desc=The ship was presumed to have been sunk by a mine with the loss of all hands in the second half of 1917. She was on a voyage from Sydney, New South Wales to Iquique, Chile.
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|ship={{SS|Belem||2}}
|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}
|desc=The ship sank near Bude, Cornwall.{{cite news|title=UK storms: World War One wreck revealed on beach|work=BBC News |date=26 February 2014 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-26352355|access-date=26 February 2014}}
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|ship=Catherine
|flag={{flag|United States|1912}}
|desc=The steamer was reported lost at Ugashik, Territory of Alaska.[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-c/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (C)]
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|ship={{ship|French trawler|Dorade||2}}
|flag={{navy|France}}
|desc=The naval trawler was lost sometime in 1917.
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|ship=Harriet G
|flag={{flag|United States|1912}}
|desc=During a voyage from Puget Sound to Hawaii with a cargo of lumber, the 252-ton brig capsized in the Pacific Ocean off Cape Flattery, Washington. The halibut schooner Sumner ({{flag|United States|1912}}) salvaged Harriett G, which was re-rigged as a three-masted schooner and placed back in service as Esther ({{flag|United States|1912}}).[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-e/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (E)][https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-h/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (H)][http://www.cimorelli.com/cgi-bin/magellanscripts/ship_dates_volume.asp?ShipName=Harriet cimorelli.com Harriet G (brig)][https://www.portrenfrew.com/wrecks.htm portrenfrew.com Shipwrecks of Juan de Fuca]
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|ship=Key West
|flag={{flag|United States|1912}}
|desc=The vessel was lost in Unimak Pass in the Aleutian Islands near Scotch Cap on the southwest corner of Unimak Island.[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-k/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (K)]
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|ship=Mary Sachs
|flag={{flag|United States|1912}}
|desc=The 30-ton, {{convert|60|ft|m|1|adj=on}} twin-screw schooner was wrecked on Banks Island near Cape Kellett off the coast of Canada′s Northwest Territories.[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-m/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (M)]
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|ship=Orthes
|flag={{flag|Norway}}
|desc=The barque was abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean. She subsequently foundered.{{cite web |url=http://www.clydeships.co.uk/view.php?a1PageSize=50&ship_listPage=13&a1Order=Sorter_year_built&a1Dir=DESC&a1Page=523&ref=22346&vessel=ORTHES|title=Orthes |publisher=Clydeships |access-date=6 November 2019 }}
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|ship=Prince John
|flag={{flag|United States|1912}}
|desc=The steamer was lost in Wrangell Narrows in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska.[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-p/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (P)]
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|ship=Reuben L. Richardson
|flag={{flag|United States|1912}}
|desc=The 92-net ton schooner was wrecked in Clarence Strait in the Alexander Archipelago in Southeast Alaska.[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-r/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (R)]
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|ship={{SS|Spes & Fides||2}}
|flag={{flag|Norway}}
|desc=The fishing steamer, a former whaler, suffered an engine malfunction and sank in a storm off Tromsø, Norway. There were no deaths in the shipwreck. The wreck was located by divers at a depth of {{convert|20|m|ft|abbr=on}} in 2014, after a search initiated by Sandefjord Museum.{{cite news |last=Hanssen |first=Kine |date=19 November 2014 |title=Fant forlist hvalbåt etter nesten 100 år |url=http://www.itromso.no/nyheter/article10365614.ece |newspaper=Bladet Tromsø |access-date=20 November 2014 |language=no }}
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|ship=Spokane
|flag={{flag|United States|1912}}
|desc=The steamer became a total loss at Farallon Bay ({{coord|55|11|40|N|133|04|45|W|name=Barren Islands}}) off northeastern Dull Island in Southeast Alaska.[https://alaskashipwreck.com/shipwrecks-a-z/alaska-shipwrecks-s/ alaskashipwreck.com Alaska Shipwrecks (S)]
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|ship={{SS|Taurus|1883|2}}
|flag={{flagcountry|UKGBI|civil}}
|desc=World War I: The coaster struck a mine and sank in the North Sea east of the Shetland Islands with the loss of nine crew. This was either during July 1917 or August 1917.{{cite web |url=http://uboat.net/wwi/ships_hit/5920.html |title=Taurus |publisher=Uboat.net |access-date=19 October 2012}}
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|ship={{SMU|U-50||6}}
|flag={{navy|German Empire}}
|desc=World War I: The Type U 43 submarine is believed to have struck a mine and sank in the North Sea off Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands on or after 31 August. }}
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