Two ships of the
United States Navy
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have been named USS ''Wolverine''. The name refers either to the
mammal itself or the Wolverine State, a nickname for the state of
Michigan
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.
* , a sidewheel steamer in commission from 1844 to 1912, originally named , renamed ''Wolverine'' on 17 June 1905 and reclassified as
unclassified miscellaneous vessel
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IX-31 on 17 July 1920
* , a training
aircraft carrier in commission from 1942 to 1945
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United States Navy ship names