The UN deadline for Iraq to remove it’s troops from Kuwait passed and Operation Desert Storm commenced. Australian ships in the Gulf were part of the force screening the aircraft carriers which conducted strikes against Iraqi targets. Additionally the RAN provided an underway replenishment ship, HMAS SUCCESS, a clearance diving team, and medical staff onboard the hospital ship USNS COMFORT.
Australian Naval History on 16 January 1991
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