USS Seven

Not to be confused with USS Severn (1918).

USS Seven (SP-727) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1918.

History
United States
Name	USS Seven
Namesake	Previous name retained
Builder	D. R. Shackford, Norfolk, Virginia
Completed	1917
Acquired	29 June 1917
Commissioned	1917
Stricken	2 November 1918
Fate	Ordered destroyed
General characteristics
Type	Patrol vessel
Length	20 ft (6.1 m)
Beam	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Draft	1 ft 8 in (0.51 m)
Speed	40 miles per hour[1]

Seven was built for private use as a motorboat of the same name in 1917 by D. R. Shackford at Norfolk, Virginia. On 29 June 1917, the U.S. Navy acquired "Seven" directly from her builder for use as a section patrol boat during World War I. She was commissioned as USS Seven (SP-727) in 1917.

Seven spent her entire career in the Hampton Roads, Virginia, area, operating as a rescue boat for flying students until shortly before the end of World War I.

Seven eventually was deemed unsuitable for further naval use, and was stricken from the Navy List on 2 November 1918. The Navy ordered her destroyed. Disposed of by burning 12 November 1918.^[2]