Ever destroy a ship with all hands?

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by Missing Name

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Hammann_%28DD-412%29

The USS Hammann was torpedoed during the Battle of Midway while attempting salvage work on the USS Yorktown. The depth charges detonated as the ship sank below the preset depth.

If you had followed the reference link to the original source http://destroyerhistory.org/goldplat...1200&pid=41210 , you would have seen that the quote "from the destroyer's depth charges and torpedoes going off" isn't there, which means that the Wiki article author was guessing. Also you're guessing, as even the Wiki article doesn't contain your phrase "preset depth".

On the other hand, the Captain's and Gunnery Officer's official reports http://www.history.navy.mil/docs/wwii/mid9.htm does raise the possibility of a faulty depth charge or torpedo, but also insists that all depth charges were set to 'safe'.