| Date from | 01 January 1991 |
|---|---|
| Date to | 31 December 2003 |
| Collection type | Conflict |
| Scope note | Strength: 2,000 +. One Royal Australian Navy ship per rotation. Area of Operations (AO): The Persian Gulf, the Arabian Gulf and the Red Sea. Purpose: Following the liberation of Kuwait UN sanctions continued against Iraq, because it continued to defy Security Council Resolutions. HMAS Westralia remained in the Arabian Gulf supporting these sanctions and was replaced by HMAS Darwin in mid June 1991. In October 1991, HMAS Sydney replaced Darwin. Comments: Since then HMAS Darwin, Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne and Parramatta have rotated on six-month deployments. |