USS William D. Porter: The Warship That Treated Friendly Fire Like a Personality Trait
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One of the great pleasures of this episode is how professionally the official records describe an event that, in human terms, was a full nervous breakdown in salt water. The deck log is almost offensively calm: torpedo accidentally fired, investigation being held, anti-aircraft practice resumed. That is the bureaucratic majesty of military paperwork.
USS William D. Porter: The Warship That Treated Friendly Fire Like a Personality Trait
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