Talk:Hibiki/@comment-103.14.60.199-20170110005644/@comment-26107364-20170110091458

There is a way to deliberately sink(scuttle) a ship that does not involve firing ammunition at her, opening what are called Kingston valves.

However, most navies will dispose of old ships by firing upon them so their sailors can get some "real-life" experience or to test new materiel.

Ships are first tools; I can understand getting sentimental because we've personified them, or even actual sailors loving the ship they sailed on.