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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?

13.06.2025 05:52

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

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

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

Here’s another one:

Have you ever met someone and something seemed so unusual about them but you couldn't put your finger on what it was?

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