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.
![And Now You Know” - Orange was getting ready to build Navy ships in 1940 - Orange Leader | Orange Leader And Now You Know” - Orange was getting ready to build Navy ships in 1940 - Orange Leader | Orange Leader](https://www.orangeleader.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2022/05/ships.jpg?w=622)
And Now You Know” - Orange was getting ready to build Navy ships in 1940 - Orange Leader | Orange Leader
![After the crew of the USS William D. Porter (DD-579) nearly sank the USS lowa (BB-61) while FDR was onboard the lowa en route to Cairo and Tehran, the crew of the After the crew of the USS William D. Porter (DD-579) nearly sank the USS lowa (BB-61) while FDR was onboard the lowa en route to Cairo and Tehran, the crew of the](https://imageproxy.ifunny.co/crop:x-20,resize:640x,quality:90x75/images/06d5327864bd30aa3c0298a1ced253c939906e763f2b981379640ce01f2487c8_1.jpg)
After the crew of the USS William D. Porter (DD-579) nearly sank the USS lowa (BB-61) while FDR was onboard the lowa en route to Cairo and Tehran, the crew of the
![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 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](https://49fe30bb3aa7406c16dc-5c968119d095dc32d807923c59347cc2.ssl.cf1.rackcdn.com/2013.495.792_1.jpg)
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
![File:USS William D. Porter (DD-579) sinking after a Kamikaze attack off Okinawa, 10 June 1945.jpg - Wikimedia Commons File:USS William D. Porter (DD-579) sinking after a Kamikaze attack off Okinawa, 10 June 1945.jpg - Wikimedia Commons](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/USS_William_D._Porter_%28DD-579%29_sinking_after_a_Kamikaze_attack_off_Okinawa%2C_10_June_1945.jpg/640px-USS_William_D._Porter_%28DD-579%29_sinking_after_a_Kamikaze_attack_off_Okinawa%2C_10_June_1945.jpg)
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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 En Route to North Africa, FDR Was Almost Killed by a Torpedo Fired By A US Navy Destroyer | War History Online](https://www.warhistoryonline.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/64/2015/12/FDR-Torpedo-2.jpg)
En Route to North Africa, FDR Was Almost Killed by a Torpedo Fired By A US Navy Destroyer | War History Online
![r/AzureLane on Twitter: "Preparation for Loading screen — William D. Porter #AzurLane https://t.co/ITFfrLlDUj https://t.co/fKFLz6a3cp" / Twitter r/AzureLane on Twitter: "Preparation for Loading screen — William D. Porter #AzurLane https://t.co/ITFfrLlDUj https://t.co/fKFLz6a3cp" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EubUgpOXAAAZa94.jpg:large)
r/AzureLane on Twitter: "Preparation for Loading screen — William D. Porter #AzurLane https://t.co/ITFfrLlDUj https://t.co/fKFLz6a3cp" / Twitter
![My* vote for the unluckiest ship in the USN: USS William D. Porter DD-579[800 x 615] : r/WarshipPorn My* vote for the unluckiest ship in the USN: USS William D. Porter DD-579[800 x 615] : r/WarshipPorn](https://i.redd.it/yq9r8bxi2he01.jpg)
My* vote for the unluckiest ship in the USN: USS William D. Porter DD-579[800 x 615] : r/WarshipPorn
![File:USS William D. Porter (DD-579) off the Charleston Naval Shipyard, South Carolina (USA), on 24 September 1943.jpg - Wikimedia Commons File:USS William D. Porter (DD-579) off the Charleston Naval Shipyard, South Carolina (USA), on 24 September 1943.jpg - Wikimedia Commons](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/USS_William_D._Porter_%28DD-579%29_off_the_Charleston_Naval_Shipyard%2C_South_Carolina_%28USA%29%2C_on_24_September_1943.jpg/2560px-USS_William_D._Porter_%28DD-579%29_off_the_Charleston_Naval_Shipyard%2C_South_Carolina_%28USA%29%2C_on_24_September_1943.jpg)