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

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, 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.

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SP-727 ''Seven'' at Department of the Navy Naval History and Heritage Command Online Library of Selected Images: U.S. Navy Ships -- Listed by Hull Number "SP" #s and "ID" #s -- World War I Era Patrol Vessels and other Acquired Ships and Craft numbered from SP-700 through SP-799

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