<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II" id="mwog" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="World War II">World War II</a>: The <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Kearny_(DD-432)" id="mwow" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="USS Kearny (DD-432)">USS <i id="mwpA">Kearny</i></a> becomes the first U.S. Navy vessel to be torpedoed by a U-boat.