Fritz X
Two merchant ships may have been hit by Fritz X bombs at Salerno, though the evidence is uncertain. SS "Bushrod Washington" was hit by a glide bomb, either a Fritz X or a Hs 293, on 14 September while offloading a cargo of gasoline. SS "James W. Marshall" was set afire by a conventional bomb, Hs 293 or Fritz X on 15 September. As with "Bushrod Washington", the nature of the weapon that damaged "James W. Marshall" is uncertain. A witness aboard a ship nearby, Joseph A. Yannacci, attributes the attack to Ju 87 "Stuka" dive bombers, which were too small to carry glide bombs. While an attack with a Fritz X cannot be ruled out, there is at least an equal case to suggest that, if a glide bomb was involved, the culprit was actually a Hs 293 from II./KG 100; Luftwaffe records show that II./KG 100, armed only with Hs 293 glide bombs, was active over Salerno that day.