title: USS Badger
text: # USS Badger
  
  Three ships of the United States Navy have been named Badger:
  
  * USS Badger (1889), an auxiliary cruiser purchased in 1898 and used in the Spanish–American War
  * USS Badger (DD-126), a Wickes-class destroyer commissioned in 1919 and active during World War II
  * USS Badger (FF-1071), a Knox-class destroyer escort commissioned in 1970, reclassified as a frigate in 1975 and decommissioned in 1991
  