“This one time, in the United States, we may or may not have had a notoriously clumsy ship.” The very clumsy ship in question in this episode of Historically Accurate was the USS William Porter, also known as the Willie Dee, which blew a boiler tube, lost a man to an enormous wave, and accidentally launched a torpedo at Franklin D. Roosevelt… all on the same day. Join host Dawn-Michelle and her guest Keith Bowerman, friend and first Patreon supporter, as they investigate the true adventures of the Willie Dee -- and the many myths that follow this accident-prone boat. All of this leads Dawn-Michelle and Keith to explore the real meaning of history, and how to use deduction and thorough research to separate myth from fact.
Quotes:
“I’ve always heard that history is best described as a point of view.” (7:49-7:56)
“This one time, in the United States, we may or may not have had a notoriously clumsy ship” (9:55-10:04)
Sources:
Ingram, B.D. USS William D. Porter, DD-579, Blogger, 18 July 2020, uncommonsenseok.blogspot.com/2020/02/uss-william-d-porter-dd-579.html?m=1.
“Why Do Ships Have a Gender?” Imperial War Museums, www.iwm.org.uk/history/why-do-ships-have-a-gender.
Goldstein, Dana. “Two States. Eight Textbooks. Two American Stories.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 12 Jan. 2020, www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/01/12/us/texas-vs-california-history-textbooks.html.
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