This ship is the Fletcher class destroyer USS WILLIAM D PORTER - also known as the “Willie D.” On November 14, 1943 she fired a LIVE TORPEDO at the then practically new battleship USS IOWA. What was going on? Did the torpedo hit IOWA? Why was Willie D shooting in the first place? Drop your guesses in the comments... Or come visit the ship and we’ll tell you... while you stand on the decks where it happened. bit.ly/TourTheIOWA For more info on the Willie D - the “unluckiest ship in the US Navy,”
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This ship is the Fletcher class destroyer USS WILLIAM D PORTER - also known as the “Willie D.” On November 14, 1943 she fired a LIVE TORPEDO at the then practically new battleship USS IOWA. What was going on? Did the torpedo hit IOWA? Why was Willie D shooting in the first place? Drop your guesses in the comments... Or come visit the ship and we’ll tell you... while you stand on the decks where it happened. bit.ly/TourTheIOWA For more info on the Willie D - the “unluckiest ship in the US Navy,”
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USS William D. Porter (DD-579) was a Fletcher-class destroyer in service with the United States Navy during World War II, best known for a series of unusual and unlucky incidents that earned it the reputation of “the unluckiest ship” in U.S. Navy history. 🚢 Launched on September 27, 1942, the ship was named after Rear Admiral William D. Porter. ⚓ On its very first mission in November 1943, while escorting the battleship USS Iowa carrying President Franklin D. Roosevelt to the Tehran Conference,
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USS William D. Porter (DD-579) was a Fletcher-class destroyer in service with the United States Navy during World War II, best known for a series of unusual and unlucky incidents that earned it the reputation of “the unluckiest ship” in U.S. Navy history. 🚢 Launched on September 27, 1942, the ship was named after Rear Admiral William D. Porter. ⚓ On its very first mission in November 1943, while escorting the battleship USS Iowa carrying President Franklin D. Roosevelt to the Tehran Conference,
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