USS Du Pont (TB-7)

USS Du Pont (TB-7) was a torpedo boat in the United States Navy. She was named for Rear Admiral Samuel Francis Du Pont.

Du Pont was laid down on 21 December 1896 at the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company in Bristol, Rhode Island. She was launched on 30 March 1897, sponsored by Miss Elizabeth H. Du Pont, the great-granddaughter of Rear Admiral Du Pont, and commissioned on 8 August 1897, Lieutenant Spencer S. Wood in command.

Initially assigned to the Torpedo Station at Newport, Rhode Island, Du Pont conducted experimental torpedo work and maneuvers until the outbreak of the Spanish-American War. She was then assigned to the Flying Squadron under Commodore Winfield Scott Schley and participated in the blockade of the Cuban coast. She was present during the Battle of Santiago de Cuba on 3 July 1898, assisting in the destruction of the Spanish fleet.

Following the war, Du Pont continued to operate along the Atlantic coast, participating in training exercises and fleet maneuvers. She was placed out of commission on 23 October 1900.

Du Pont was recommissioned on 29 July 1902 and resumed her duties along the Atlantic coast. In 1916, she was assigned to the Patrol Force operating along the coast of Mexico. Following the United States' entry into World War I, Du Pont was used for coastal patrol duties along the eastern seaboard.

Du Pont was decommissioned on 6 August 1919 and sold for scrap on 10 March 1920.