EXHIBIT 23

               CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in (i) the Registration Statement
(Form S-8 No. 33-73550) pertaining to the 1993 Equity Incentive Plan of
Wolverine Tube, Inc.; (ii) the Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 33-73490)
pertaining to the 1993 Stock Option Plan for Outside Directors of Wolverine
Tube, Inc.; (iii) the Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 33-87687) pertaining
to the Savings Plan of Wolverine Tube, Inc.; (iv) the Registration Statement
(Form S-8 No. 333-67958) pertaining to the 1993 Equity Incentive Plan of
Wolverine Tube, Inc.; (v) the Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-67968)
pertaining to the 1993 Stock Option Plan for Outside Directors of Wolverine
Tube, Inc.; (vi) the Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-67972) pertaining
to the 2001 Stock Option Plan for Outside Directors of Wolverine Tube, Inc.; and
(vii) the Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-108003) pertaining to the
2003 Equity Incentive Plan of Wolverine Tube, Inc. of our report dated February
26, 2004 with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule of
Wolverine Tube, Inc., included in the Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year
ended December 31, 2003.

                                                           /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

March 12, 2004

Birmingham, Alabama