I agree Charley. If she was put in harm's way by the US Navy (read President on accounta he SURELY must have known, right?) and got sunk then it's not the fault of the Germans. In esscence, her presence guarding a munitions ship was an act of war. Perhaps the Germans explained "that" and nothing was done by the US in order to put a "media spin" on it???

Having said that, a number of men died that day it's... well... lest we forget.