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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?

11.06.2025 03:00

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.

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

Here’s another one:

Why is the First Amendment referred to as a right to free speech instead of an immunity from punishment for one's words, regardless of their truthfulness?

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