On the photo - the destroyer type "Fletcher" "William D. Porter", on board number DD-579. Known for attacking U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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Once in the middle of the Atlantic, the Iowa cruise ship was carrying Roosevelt on board. The president was heading to Morocco, and at the same time he planned to go to the Tehran conference. “William D. Porter” was part of the escort.

During the storm on the "Porter" crashed a deep bomb, which did not slow to crash. The escort decided that he was attacked and arranged a deep bombardment. During the storm it looked impressive. Roosevelt was convinced that Denis had put his best forces on him.

On November 14, the next day, when the storm ceased, the commander of the convoy ordered to hold exercises. "Porter", performing the attack on the surface target described the circulation and released a torpedo on the linkor, as the sea water connected the protector in the torpedo apparatus. He immediately told me about it on the radio.

In Iowa it was crazy. Linkor escaped and immediately brought all the cannons to the destroyer. In any case. We are now on the destroyer.

Roosevelt personally saved the situation by his direct order. The commander of the "Porter" succeeded only with an excuse for not being able to target during a torpedo attack.

From that day until the middle of 1945, when the Porter sunk the kamikaze near Okinawa, all the encountering ships signaled: “Don’t shoot, we are Republicans.”