Two ships of the
United States Navy have been named USS ''Wolverine''. The name refers either to the
mammal
Mammals () are a group of vertebrate animals constituting the class Mammalia (), characterized by the presence of mammary glands which in females produce milk for feeding (nursing) their young, a neocortex (a region of the brain), fur or ...
itself or the Wolverine State, a nickname for the state of
Michigan.
* , a sidewheel steamer in commission from 1844 to 1912, originally named , renamed ''Wolverine'' on 17 June 1905 and reclassified as
unclassified miscellaneous vessel IX-31 on 17 July 1920
* , a training
aircraft carrier
An aircraft carrier is a warship that serves as a seagoing airbase, equipped with a full-length flight deck and facilities for carrying, arming, deploying, and recovering aircraft. Typically, it is the capital ship of a fleet, as it allows a ...
in commission from 1942 to 1945
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United States Navy ship names