The USS Reuben James Was Sunk by a German U-Boat... in 1941 - Apparently.
The USS Reuben James, a U.S. Navy destroyer, was torpedoed by the German submarine U-562 off the coast of Iceland on October 31, 1941. The attack, which occurred more than a year before the United States' official entry into World War II, killed 115 crew members and was one of the deadliest naval losses of the war. The sinking was a significant blow to the U.S. Navy, and it was widely seen as a major escalation of the conflict between the United States and Germany.