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

Last Updated: 02.07.2025 04:54

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

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

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

Here’s another one:

Why do Puerto Ricans come to this country flying their flags over in the United States all over their cars? They're so proud of their country. Why are they here?

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