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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?

08.06.2025 22:48

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:

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

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