Wolverine was a launch powered by a gasoline engine that operated on the Coquille River on the southern coast of Oregon, United States, from 1908 to the 1920s.

[1] Willard had commanded the steamboat Antelope when that vessel was operating as a fishing tender on the Coquille River in 1906.

"[1] On April 22, 1908, Wolverine ran from Empire, Oregon south down the coast to Bandon in about 2.5 hours, much better time than had been expected.

[1] Wolverine safely passed both the Coos Bay and Coquille River bars, and arrived in Bandon at about 8:00 p.m.[6] Hundreds of people came to the Bandon docks to see the arrival of the new vessel and greet the people from Coos Bay.

[1] The improved service was expected to greatly benefit the business interests of Bandon and also the smaller inland towns.

[8] In April 1910, Wolverine made one round-trip per day on this route, for a total of 52 river miles travelled daily.

[9] From June 1912 to January 1, 1913, Wolverine carried 13,000 passengers, compared with Coquille's 21,000 (about 100 per trip) during the same period.

[12] In January 1909, Willard had bought out Swearingen's share, and had returned to being sole owner of Wolverine.

[17] Wolverine was badly damaged, but the full extent could not be estimated until boat could be evaluated, which the two companies concerned agreed to settle by arbitration.

[18] However, by October 5, 1909, Orsan R. Willard, owner of Wolverine, had filed a charge with the U.S. Steamboat Inspection Service against T.R.

[1] On or before October 18, 1909, two steamboat inspectors and a secretary had departed Portland, Oregon, bound by steamer to the Coos Bay region to investigate, among other things, the collision of September 16, 1909, between Wolverine and Coquille, and the charges that had been brought.

[21] The hearing on the Willard accusation was scheduled to be held on October 23, 1909, in Coquille, Oregon.

[18] In November 1909, Captain Willard was keeping Wolverine tied to a floating log boom on his place on the Coquille River.

On February 21, 1910, it was reported that in a driving rain Wolverine collided with a smaller gasoline boat that was occupied by a Coquille physician, but due to the maneuvering of Captain Willard at the wheel, Wolverine barely struck the smaller boat, so the damage was much less and no one was hurt.

[23] In 1915, another Willard-operated boat, Dora came into fierce competition with the gasoline launch Charm run by the Panters.

[24] Someone concerned about passenger safety contacted Sheriff Johnson, who in turn referred the matter to the Steamboat Inspection Service.

[24] The inspectors instructed captains Willard and Panter to each submit written reports of the incident.

[25] On July 13, 1915, it was announced that Captain Willard had sold his interest in the Coquille River Transportation Company and would refit Wolverine as the nucleus of another steamboat line.

[28] A week later, Captain Willard was reported to be "rebuilding the Wolverine, which has been tied up for some time" to establish a new transportation line between Bandon and Coquille City.

[30] Wolverine appears to have remained out of service until and possibly after January 25, 1916, when it was reported that the boat was "tied up".

[33] In 1935, Wolverine was still listed on the registry of merchant vessels, but with a new home port of Eureka, California, and a new owner, William Kay.