| Unit Name: | Fighter Squadron 173 |
| Dates: | 11 August 1948 – 1 February 1959 |
| Country: | United States |
| Branch: | United States Navy |
| Role: | Fighter aircraft |
| Command Structure: | Inactive |
| Nickname: | Jesters |
Fighter Squadron 173 or VF-173 was an aviation unit of the United States Navy established on 11 August 1948 and disestablished on 1 February 1959.[1]
VF-173 was the first squadron equipped with the FJ-3 Fury replacing its F9F-6 Cougars in late 1954, VF-173 completed the carrier qualification of the FJ-3 aboard in early 1955.[2]
VF-173 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 17 (CVG-17) which was assigned to the from 1956 to 1958. In September 1957, VF-173 participated in Operation Deep Water.