World War II: The destroyer <a about="#mwt44" data-mw='{"parts":[{"template":{"target":{"wt":"USS","href":"./Template:USS"},"params":{"1":{"wt":"Reuben James"},"2":{"wt":"DD-245"},"3":{"wt":"6"}},"i":0}}]}' href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Reuben_James_(DD-245)" id="mwnw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="USS Reuben James (DD-245)" typeof="mw:Transclusion">USS<span typeof="mw:Entity"> </span><i>Reuben James</i></a> is torpedoed by a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_Germany" id="mwoA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Nazi Germany">German</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U-boat" id="mwoQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="U-boat">U-boat</a> near <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iceland" id="mwog" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Iceland">Iceland</a>, killing more than 100 U.S. Navy sailors. It is the first U.S. Navy vessel sunk by enemy action in WWII.