 After damage assessment of "Joshan", fired one Harpoon missile at "Joshan"; however, "Joshan"s superstructure had been destroyed by the previous attacks, so the missile did not strike the target.The three ships of Surface Action Group Charlie closed on "Joshan", destroying it with naval gunfire.Fighting continued when the Iranian frigate "Sahand" departed Bandar Abbas and challenged elements of an American surface group.