Here they actually ram a US navy ship. This was back when the US Navy didn't change course even a super power tried to make us flinch.
Now, I hear tales of the US Navy ships changing course to avoid colliding with those little boats the Iranian Navy sends out to harrass us. How embarrassing that we don't just drive over them. Total sign of weakness, which just emboldens Iran.
Wonder if things like this went on when Britain ruled the seas.