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Were there any friendly fire incidents involving American submarines, aircraft carriers, or battleships during World War II or World War I?

Last Updated: 20.06.2025 02:25

Were there any friendly fire incidents involving American submarines, aircraft carriers, or battleships during World War II or World War I?

Here’s another one:

USS Tang pictured above, was an ace US submarine… until she literally sank herself with a circular running torpedo.

USS Pompano was mistakenly bombed by aircraft from USS Enterprise but managed to escape.

If my heart stopped beating, would I have enough energy to walk out into the other room 20 ft away before I passed out and died?

Oh yeah. These kinds of incidents are quite common even in modern war, let alone back then.

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