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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 01:08

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

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

Here’s another one:

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.