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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 01:41

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:

What are some examples of the use of the word “piacere” in Italian? What do they mean and how would you translate them into English?

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