USS Michigan (1843)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Michigan and USS Wolverine.

Wolverine
USS Michigan, seen here after her name was changed to USS Wolverine in 1905.
History
United States
NameMichigan
Ordered19 May 1839
BuilderStackhouse and Tomlinson
Laid down1839
Launched5 December 1840
Commissioned29 September 1844
Decommissioned6 May 1912
RenamedWolverine on 17 June 1905
Strickenc. 12 August 1923
FateScrapped in 1949
General characteristics
Tonnage685
Length163 ft (50 m)
Beam27 ft (8.2 m)
Draft9 ft (2.7 m)
Propulsion2 × 330 ihp (250 kW) steam engines
Speed10.5 kn (12.1 mph; 19.4 km/h)
Capacity115 tons of coal
Complement88 officers and men
Armament
  • As Michigan:
    • Original: 1 × 18-pounder
    • American Civil War: 1 × 30-pounder Parrott rifle, 5 × 20-pounder Parrott rifles, 6 × 24-pounder smoothbores, 2 × 12-pounder boat howitzers
  • As Wolverine: 6 × 3-pounders (47 mm (1.9 in))
Notes
USS Wolverine in a Great Lakes port in the early 1900s
USS Wolverine (IX-31)

USS Michigan was the United States Navy's first iron-hulled warship and served during the American Civil War. She was renamed USS Wolverine in 1905.[1]

  1. ^ Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships: Michigan.