Originally Posted by
dead_pan
Is there any information circulating on the circumstances of the sinking of the Iranian warship i.e. was it instructed to sail to a particular port & surrender (assuming it was being shadowed by more than the sub)? If not it seems a bit unsporting if the sub just let rip w/o giving them a chance to throw in the towel.
That's quite an English perception, unsporting old boy. You do realise it's a war? They're an enemy ship, a legitimate target. Same as the the rest of the navy moored in Bander Abbas. It's their Pearl Harbour.
Besides the wouldn't have simply surrendered. Martyrdom and all that is part of their culture. They'd have gone down fighting. All due respect to them.