U.S. Naval Institute - #OTD in 1943, the destroyer USS William D. Porter accidentally launched a live torpedo at the USS Iowa which was carrying President Franklin Roosevelt to the Tehran Conference.
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The Curious Tale of an Extremely Jinxed Ship – The USS William D. Porter (DD-579) | Naval station norfolk, Navy ships, Warship
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LCS(L) surrounding the sunken USS William D. Porter off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, 1945 | The Digital Collections of the National WWII Museum : Oral Histories
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En Route to North Africa, FDR Was Almost Killed by a Torpedo Fired By A US Navy Destroyer | War History Online
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