HMA ships Darwin and Adelaide sailed from Sydney to join the Multi-National forces in the Persian Gulf following the invasion of Kuwait by Iraq. The following day HMAS Success also sailed from Sydney as a part of the Task Force.
Australian Naval History on 13 August 1990
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