Wolverine at anchor in Lake Michigan on 6 April 1943. |
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| Career (US) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Seeandbee |
| Builder: | Detroit Shipbuilding Company |
| Launched: | 1912 |
| Acquired: | 2 March 1942 |
| Commissioned: | 12 August 1942 |
| Decommissioned: | 7 November 1945 |
| Renamed: | Wolverine on 2 August 1942 |
| Struck: | 28 November 1945 |
| Fate: | scrapped in December 1947 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 7,200 long tons (7,300 t) |
| Length: | 500 ft (150 m) |
| Beam: | 98 ft (30 m) |
| Draft: | 15.5 ft (4.7 m) |
| Installed power: | 8,000 ihp (6,000 kW) |
| Propulsion: | 4× coal-fired boilers, reciprocating engines |
| Speed: | 18 kn (21 mph; 33 km/h) |
| Complement: | 270 men |
USS Wolverine (IX-64) was a freshwater aircraft carrier of the United States Navy during World War II. She had been converted from a paddlewheeler coal-burning steamer to be used for advanced training for naval aviators in carrier take-offs and landings.